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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports heartbeat bill (no abortion after 6 weeks): Strongly Opposes topic 1 Deflects questions about abortion during pandemic: Opposes topic 1 Enacted abortion ban if fetal heartbeat detected: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Religious employers may exclude contraception from insurance: Opposes topic 1 Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports "fetal heartbeat" law (abortion ban after 6 weeks): Favors topic 2 State can create job opportunities for disabled: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes sexual identity in anti-discrimination laws: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports anti-flag desecration amendment: Favors topic 4 Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record: Strongly Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Help kids with multiple medical and behavioral challenges: Favors topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare; add work requirements to Medicare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Treat mental illness as a health issue, not a crime: Strongly Favors topic 5 Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Only consider privatizing as part of complete reform package: Opposes topic 6 Rated 0% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports charter schools; supports vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Expand eligibility for EdChoice scholarship program: Strongly Favors topic 7 Use the evidence-based approaches of the Science of Reading: Neutral on topic 7 Rated 27% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Rated 16% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Create permanent funding for on-going police training: Favors topic 9 Get tough on convicted violent offenders who use guns: Strongly Favors topic 9 Rated 25% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports stand-your-ground; opposes bump stock ban: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal the State's sales tax on critical infant supplies: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports Trump tax cuts; exempt capital gains taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 New tax credits to encourage home construction, ownership: Opposes topic 11 Rated 69% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes: Neutral on topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports DREAMers; but let President decide: Favors topic 12 Cover child resident aliens under Medicaid and SCHIP: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Tariffs against dumping steel, & give fines to US companies: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Rated 100% by CATO, indicating a pro-free trade voting record: Strongly Favors topic 13 Free trade with post-Orange Revolution Ukraine: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	There is simply no better place to raise a family than Ohio!: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Rated 0% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports purging voter rolls: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Not healthy when people think election system isn't working: Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	Cannot set an artificial timetable for withdrawal from Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Multi-year commitment to Africa for food & medicine: Strongly Favors topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Challenged Obama's Clean Power Plan: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Repeal bribe-based nuclear subsidies; keep solar subsidies: Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Age-appropriate discussions in Kindergarten thru 12th grade: Strongly Favors topic 19 Keep low-level drug use a felony instead of a misdemeanor: Strongly Favors topic 19 Opposes recreational marijuana; opposes Ballot issue 1: Strongly Favors topic 19 Focus on children of drug abusers; and help parents: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Make Ohio a low tax, low regulation state: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Make a long-overdue, comprehensive investment in Appalachia: Strongly Favors topic 20 $2.5B to prepare infrastructure of large development sites: Strongly Favors topic 20

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