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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)	I believe in reproductive rights and reproductive justice: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	At White House personnel office, worked on diversity: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	LGBTQ people welcome in Maryland: you make us stronger: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Remove religious exemptions in state non-discrimination laws: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Director of Outreach for the Cancer Moonshot: Strongly Favors topic 5 Healthcare is a human right, supports a public option: Strongly 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)	Public dollars should be used to improve public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Ease student loan debt for those who teach public school: Strongly Opposes topic 7 For comprehensive Sex Ed in public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Ban single-use plastic bags; achieve 100% composting: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Help farmers afford water conservation requirements: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Ban the use of chokeholds; end the money-bail system: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Repeal prohibition of prosecution for marital sexual assault: Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	Helped ban rapid-trigger devices, kept guns from abusers: Strongly Opposes topic 10 For universal background checks, universal licensing: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate the state income tax for 95% of Maryland workers: Strongly Favors topic 11 Ensure richest pay their fair share of taxes: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Police shouldn't ask individuals about immigration status: Favors topic 12 Advocate for Sanctuary counties & refugee right to counsel: 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)
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: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ban fracking; deactivate all in-state coal power plants: Strongly Favors topic 18 We need to invest in solar and offshore wind farms: Strongly Favors topic 18 We must take deliberate steps to focus on climate justice: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Legalize marijuana, expunge the records of those imprisoned: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Treat drug use as a public health crisis, not a crime: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Create the nation's first Guaranteed Jobs Program: Strongly Favors topic 20 Offer grants, incentives to grocers to serve food deserts: Strongly Favors topic 20

Ashwani Jain is a Hard-Core Liberal
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