Andy Gipson on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Closed the last abortion clinic in Mississippi: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports eliminating goals set around diversity outcomes: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-5 points on Social scale)	Homosexual marriage is a sin, and horrific social policy: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-5 points on Social scale)	The Lord told me to run for governor: Strongly Favors topic 4 Put 'In God We Trust' back on the license plates: Strongly Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Make Mississippi Healthy Again with healthy farm-raised food: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-5 points on Social scale)	I spent four years fighting Biden's liberal administration: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Multiple year Law Enforcement Legislator of the Year: Strongly Favors topic 9 Arrest criminals, put the fear of God in the rest of them: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	NRA Defender of Freedom Award Recipient: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Will fight against any tax increase; will sign pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Need for immigrant workers but they need to be legal: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Worldwide connections promoting our state and markets: Favors topic 13 Have to end our dependance on cheap foreign food: Strongly Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Peace through Strength (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	How many solar farms do we really need? You can't eat solar: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Won't participate in regulating medical marijuana: Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Require government efficiency with Less Taxpayer Dollars: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Andy Gipson is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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