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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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Has always stood up for Ohioans' right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	More women leaders, more diverse idea of what leadership is: Favors topic 2 Being young & female in politics offers unique leadership: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Presided over one of first Ohio gay marriages: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	No religious discrimination by business; Dayton open to all: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Build infrastructure to distribute millions of vaccines: Favors topic 5 Medicaid crucial to helping addicts; don't throw people off: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Funded universal preschool, expanded to three year olds: Strongly Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Police reform process led to major systemic changes: Opposes topic 9 Supports alternative response to certain non-violent calls: Strongly Opposes topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	Opposed "Stand Your Ground" bill enacted after shooting: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Heal after Dayton shooting; but #DoSomething on gun control: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Shift tax burden to rich: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Future economic growth depends on attracting new immigrants: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Expand registration by moving deadline closer to election: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	U.S. should take in Syrian refugees: Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Repeal law that gutted Ohio's renewable energy standards: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Move past stigma, treat addiction as the disease that it is: Favors topic 19 Ohio's heroin epidemic caused by drug companies: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in economic and neighborhood development: Strongly Favors topic 20 Protect tenants, reduce the number of evictions: Strongly Favors topic 20

Nan Whaley is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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