Shenna Bellows on SenateMatch

VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
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)	Leader in reproductive freedom: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Leader in Women's Leadership Coalition & women's rights: Favors topic 2 Ran micro-credit program for Women in Development: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	ENDA is a good start; full marriage equality is next: Strongly Favors topic 3 Battled to legalize same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Postponed her straight marriage until gay marriage allowed: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports ObamaCare & universal health coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Scrap the cap; apply payroll tax over $113,700: Opposes topic 6 Scrap the Cap: highest-paid Americans pay their fair share: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Voucher programs siphon public school money: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports recycling & conservation passionately: Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Was NRA member, but left because they became too extreme: Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Stop propping up big businesses that are "too big to fail": Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Leader in the Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	NAFTA damaged our manufacturing sector; so will TPP: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Served for two years in Peace Corps, in Panama: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	We cannot afford to be the world's policemen: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Stop spending billions on surveillance-industrial complex: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Funding her campaign $5 at a time from local events: Strongly Favors topic 16 Same-day voter registration for Maine & federally: Favors topic 16 Role in campaign to restore same-day voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Limits on drones; stop being world's police: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Green energy solutions instead of nuclear energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Anyone who farms can tell you that climate is warming: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports marijuana legalization: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Three past presidents acknowledged use; legalize pot: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	The sequester and the shutdown are unforgiveable: Favors topic 20 Priority to pensions and poverty programs, not government: Favors topic 20