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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)	You don't have the right to an abortion in the Constitution: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Voted NO on nurses performing non-surgical abortions: Strongly 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants: Strongly Opposes 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)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Strengthen our rehabilitation and mental health services: Favors topic 5 Voted NO on expanding Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare: 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)	I strongly support school choice, charter schools: Favors topic 7 Don't teach about relationship violence in sex ed class: Strongly Favors topic 7 Voted NO on bilingual education in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 For suspension of students for willful defiance of authority: Strongly Favors topic 7 Voted NO on progress testing instead of achievement testing: Strongly Favors topic 7 Voted NO on student sports choice based on gender identity: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Seen businesses regulated to death by state bureaucrats: Strongly Favors topic 8 Don't ban single-use plastic bags: Strongly Favors topic 8 NO to new regional groundwater sustainability agency: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Rights of criminals shouldn't come before rights of victims: Strongly Favors topic 9 Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Voted NO on wider definition of assault rifles: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal the gas tax and roll back excessive regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Streamline path to citizenship, cooperate with ICE on crime: Favors topic 12 Opposes sanctuary state status: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Voted NO on driver's license for undocumented immigrants: Strongly Opposes 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	District-based elections OK even if protected class impaired: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Voted NO on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Voted NO on overturning Citizens United: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Forest management not climate change is cause of wildfires: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Energy goal: 100% reliable, affordable electricity: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on Charge Ahead: 1,000,000 zero-emission vehicles by 2023: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Against $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed: Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Medicinal and recreational cannabis laws are in conflict: Opposes topic 19 Voted NO on reducing possession from felony to misdemeanor: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	COVID: stop recklessly spending billions of dollars: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Clawbacks in state contracts for underperforming entities: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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