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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Against abortion: life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortion, even for rape and incest: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Seeing premature granddaughter strengthened my resolve: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ready to ban abortion if Roe v. Wade overturned: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Signed Tennessee fetal heartbeat abortion ban: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life includes improving lives of struggling families: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Extending post-partum Medicaid coverage is pro-life: Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-3 points on Social scale)	Common sense view of gender: there are two sexes: Strongly Favors topic 3 My faith informs my view of marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Historical evidence: marriage is between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Marriage is between a man & a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Define "sex" as immutably determined at birth: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-5 points on Social scale)	Faith would influence my decisions as governor: Favors topic 4 Former chairman of the Tennessee Prayer Breakfast: Strongly Favors topic 4 Don't exclude faith from public life: Strongly Favors topic 4 Religious liberty is guaranteed to us by the constitution: Strongly Favors topic 4 Faith-based & community initiatives better than government: Strongly Favors topic 4 Proclaimed statewide Day of Prayer & Fasting: Strongly Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Extend coverage for new moms, mental health for children: Favors topic 5 Out-of-box approach to healthcare: create your own system: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare will not expand in Tennessee under my watch: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Community/faith-based care, not big government: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Expand funding for mental health treatment: Favors topic 5 Create K-12 Mental Health Trust Fund for teachers & students: Favors topic 5 Extend postpartum coverage under TennCare to 12 months: Favors topic 5 Tennessee first state to get Medicaid block grant waiver: Opposes topic 5 Defies judges; lets parents opt out of mask mandates: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Charter schools change lives of at-risk youth: Favors topic 7 Education, including vocational, is key to a bright future: Opposes topic 7 Supports charter schools & vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Fund school choice; competition via charters and ESAs: Strongly Favors topic 7 4% salary boost for teachers; make $40,000 minimum salary: Favors topic 7 Focus on new initiatives in teacher training: Favors topic 7 Set aside money per child for the public school they attend: Strongly Favors topic 7 Strive for best public schools, provide choices for parents: Favors topic 7 We can support choice and public schools at the same time: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-5 points on Social scale)	Cost-benefit analysis of agricultural regulations: Strongly Favors topic 8 Cutting red tape is a green light for job creators: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Men of Valor: re-entry program for former offenders: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Sentences should be upheld and violent offenders prioritized: Opposes topic 9 Electronic monitoring for low-risk offenders: Opposes topic 9 Volunteer to mentor degree-seeking inmates: Opposes topic 9 Increase penalties for firearm theft & reckless endangerment: Strongly Favors topic 9 Improve supervision; encourage hiring of former prisoners: Opposes topic 9 Improved enforcement training for police cadets: Favors topic 9 Respect rule of law; reject defund the police movement: Strongly Favors topic 9 At least one Homeland Security Agent in each of our counties: Favors topic 9 Drug traffickers should fear Tennessee: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Law-abiding citizens have a right to guns; don't punish them: Strongly Favors topic 10 Oppose any attempt to ban an entire class of weapons: Strongly Favors topic 10 Reintroducing concealed carry legislation: Strongly Favors topic 10 Mass shooting, concealed carry law "separate issues": Strongly Favors topic 10 Enact permitless "Constitutional Carry" of handguns: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Better to save for emergencies than spend now: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce the tax & regulatory burden for everyone: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Halve professional privilege tax, it's arbitrary and unfair: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Break from grocery tax, $150M tax relief to small business: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Build the border wall built and forbid sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Benefits for illegal immigrants is the wrong strategy: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes Trump's tariffs on China: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Teach civics, with unapologetic American exceptionalism: Strongly Favors topic 14 Expanding civics education with Civics Seal Initiative: Favors topic 14 Informed patriotism and American exceptionalism at colleges: Strongly Favors topic 14 State slogan: "Tennessee - America at Its Best": Strongly Favors topic 14 Elites don't always know best; everyday American people do: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-3 points on Social scale)	Adjust budget to include benefits, services veterans earned: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (+5 points on Social scale)	Shut down university group tied to Chinese Communist Party: Strongly Favors topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Nuclear power is clean energy that actually works: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Tennessee should be the leader in nuclear energy for America: Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Raise penalties on drug traffickers, aid non-violent addicts: Opposes topic 19 Opposes recreational marijuana; wait on medical marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19 Fight Medicaid fraudulent distribution of opioid medications: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Made hard decisions needed on company budget; it worked: Opposes topic 20 Investment & incentives to support rural counties: Favors topic 20 Addressing maintenance the fiscally responsible thing to do: Favors topic 20 Get government out of the way; give jobs chance to flourish: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Recruit business to locate in distressed, at-risk counties: Opposes topic 20

Bill Lee is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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