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Brian Kemp on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | We need to protect the unborn and the born: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports "Heartbeat Bill" and tough abortion laws: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Signed fetal heartbeat bill, tax deductions for fetuses: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Religious freedom: allow withholding contraceptive coverage: Opposes topic 1 |
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Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Against bigotry, but monuments are history: Opposes topic 2 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Allow rejecting gay customers on religious grounds: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | Giving to churches & charity s a great Georgia tradition: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
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Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Free market replacement for ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Rural counties deserve a patient-centered healthcare system: Favors topic 5 Don't expand the broken Medicaid system: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Require people to work to receive Medicaid: Opposes topic 5 Supported limited instead of full expansion of Medicaid: Favors topic 5 State Pathways to Coverage rather than Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 $4.5M in loan repayments to increase healthcare workers: Favors topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Invest in those who educate: keep teacher pay competitive: Strongly Opposes topic 7 $2000 pay raise for all public school teachers: Opposes topic 7 Fully fund public school education: Opposes topic 7 Supports vouchers to attend private schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Asked Georgia Board of Ed. to denounce critical race theory: Strongly Favors topic 7 We have given teachers a $7,000 pay raise in just five years: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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No opinion on
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale) | Rated 47% by the LCV, indicating a mixed record on environment: Neutral on topic 8 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale) | Collaborate with cities and sheriff's departments: Favors topic 9 Address the growing threat of gang activity: Strongly Favors topic 9 Give non-violent offenders a second chance at life: Opposes topic 9 Launched Anti-Gang Task Force to keep neighborhoods safe: Favors topic 9 We must end modern-day slavery in our state: Strongly Favors topic 9 Come after our children, and we will come after you!: Strongly Favors topic 9 Broadened prohibition on sex between teachers, students: Strongly Favors topic 9 Work around Federal ban on "no drone zones" at prisons: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | $69 million in one-time funding for school security grants: Opposes topic 10 Respect the 2nd Amendment if you want to date my daughter: Strongly Favors topic 10 Constitutional carry without permit: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated A+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Invest Georgia Exemption: first business $1M in exempt IPO: Strongly Opposes topic 11 $1 billion tax cut from the state's budget surplus: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | No immigrant driver licenses so they can't vote fraudulently: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Crack down on illegal immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Georgia interests over immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Check immigration status after minor offenses: Opposes topic 12 End DACA; round up criminal illegals: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Supports tariffs on China as part of trade negotiations: Opposes topic 13 Travelled to South Korea to expand trade with Georgia: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale) | We're in a real fight right now to make America great again: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
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Opposes
topic 15:Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale) | Vetoed Keeping Georgia's Schools Safe Act: unfunded mandate: Opposes topic 15 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale) | OpEd: refuses to process thousands of voter registrations: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Protect our elections from fraud with Voter ID: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Some say voter fraud is no big deal: Not on my watch: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Stricter voter ID laws against threat of illegal voters: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Require voter ID to ensure purity of elections: Strongly Opposes topic 16 53,000 voter registrations put "on hold": Strongly Opposes topic 16 OpEd: Precise name-match disenfranchises voters of color: Strongly Opposes topic 16 1.5 million voters removed from the voting rolls: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Removed 107,000 voters via "use-it-or-lose-it" law: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Webpage & app for voter registration & sample ballot: Favors topic 16 |
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No opinion on
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(0 points on Economic scale) | Radical Democrats push things like "the new green deal": Strongly Opposes topic 18 State invested in South Korean electric car battery company: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale) | Deport drug cartel kingpins: Favors topic 19 Unequivocally opposes recreational use of marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19 Signed Hope Act: allows for medicinal oils with up to 5% THC: Opposes topic 19 |
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Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Georgians First Commission: more diverse economy: Favors topic 20 Partner with local governments on workforce housing: Strongly Favors topic 20 Cut red tape & recruit biotech companies to GA 316: Favors topic 20 Cut government regulations to help small business owners: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Hi-speed internet for Great Recession in rural Georgia: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Brian Kemp is a Populist-Leaning Conservative
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