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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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Make providing unlicensed abortions a felony, with jail time: Opposes topic 1 Require parental consent for underage abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No state government dollars for funding abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Proud to have led the country in protecting preborn lives: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Fewer regulations on private businesses: Opposes topic 2 We banned diversity statements in university hiring: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-5 points on Social scale)	Voter referendum to define marriage in State Constitution: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No to gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Defend our constitution by defining marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 I support the Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-3 points on Social scale)	Hard work, freedom, self-reliance, family and faith: Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	Replace ObamaCare with local control: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Respect voters' will if Proposition 2 passes: Opposes topic 5 Honor the will of the people & implement Medicaid expansion: Favors topic 5 First state to introduce "enhanced short-term plans": Opposes topic 5 Expanded telehealth access, let's make changes permanent: Favors topic 5 $50 million to improve behavioral healthcare across Idaho: Favors topic 5 Make behavioral health services more accessible: Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Cap medical benefits at $155/mo for government retirees: Favors topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Local and parental control of schools: Favors topic 7 Invest in public school teacher salary increases: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Doubled funding for literacy; don't rely on property tax: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Make sure all students can read by end of third grade: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Add $47 million in ongoing funding to literacy programs: Opposes topic 7 Empowering Parents grants let families control education: Favors topic 7 Support public schools AND educational freedom: Favors topic 7 I will continue to expand school choice in Idaho: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports "cleaner, safer carbon-free nuclear energy": Favors topic 8 Remove wolves from Endangered Species list.: Favors topic 8 Replenish more water into aquifers than we remove: Opposes topic 8 Revoke two regulations for every new regulation implemented: Favors topic 8 Idaho now the least-regulated state in the nation: Strongly Favors topic 8 Idaho is now the least regulated state in the nation: Strongly Favors topic 8 We have cut or simplified 95% of Idaho regulations: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 Expand community re-entry centers for former offenders: Opposes topic 9 Intervention better than incarceration to turn lives around: Opposes topic 9 Other places defund the police; Idaho defends the police: Strongly Favors topic 9 Idaho is a state that openly values its police officers: Strongly Favors topic 9 While others seek to defund the police, we DEFEND the police: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposes constitutional right to hunt, trap, and fish: Opposes topic 10 Second Amendment is a sacred trust: Strongly Favors topic 10 Remove the duty to flee in Idaho's self-defense laws: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Lift tax burden for everyone: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Inform taxpayers to increase state income tax withholdings: Favors topic 11 Budget proposes $35 million in grocery tax relief: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Proposes the single largest tax cuts in Idaho history: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Already cut $1 billion in taxes, relief for Bidenflation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Enacted $2.5B in tax relief to help offset Bidenflation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 We created a fair, predictable, and lower flat income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 We are on pace to deliver $3.7 billion in tax relief : Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Make English the official state language: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Secure the border to stop supply of fentanyl from Mexico: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Send more Idaho troopers to our lawless southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	New trade agreement with Canada & Mexico good for Idaho: Strongly Favors 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)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-5 points on Social scale)	Double scholarships for members of Idaho National Guard: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Term limits for governor but not state reps: Favors topic 16 Proactive integrity audits to enhance election transparency: Strongly Opposes topic 16
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)	Opposes requiring 2% biodiesel biodegradable fuel: Opposes topic 18 Wildfires are about land management, not climate change: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Five-year plan to face the scourge of opioid addiction: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Come out Great Recession with budget balanced: Opposes topic 20 Look for too much spending on autopilot: Opposes topic 20 Working for a Balance Budget Amendment to U.S. Constitution: Strongly Opposes topic 20 First-Time Home Buyer Account: tax break for young families: Favors topic 20

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