Kevin Mullin on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Repeal law requiring coroners to investigate stillbirths: Strongly Favors topic 1 Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons: Strongly Favors topic 1 Allow nurses to perform non-surgical abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 100% pro-choice; endorsed by NARAL: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Ban "Redskins" for school or athletic team name or mascot: Opposes topic 2 Voted YES on wider definition of assault rifles: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Allow student sports choice based on gender identity: Strongly Favors 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)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Expand Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Reduce prescription drug prices: 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)	End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority: Opposes topic 7 Allow bilingual education in public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Replace school achievement testing with progress testing: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Teach about dating and sexual violence in sex ed class: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Eliminate pre-1977 exemption on sale of rhino horn & ivory: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Ban single-use plastic bags: Strongly Favors topic 8 Establish new regional groundwater sustainability agency: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Require car seats for children under 2 years old: Strongly Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	Cut administrative fees on people in criminal justice system: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability: Opposes topic 9 Encourage climate Marshall Plan & carbon tax: Strongly Favors topic 9 Ban drone use for photography on private property: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Lift statutory cap on concealed carry license fee: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support a Carbon Tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Voted YES on driver's license for undocumented immigrants: Strongly 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)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Neighborhood districting increases minority representation: Favors topic 16 Voted YES on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots: Strongly Favors topic 16 Voted YES to amend Constitution to overturn Citizens United: Strongly Favors topic 16
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)	Charge Ahead: 1,000,000 zero-emission vehicles by 2023 : Strongly Favors topic 18 Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed: Favors topic 18 $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Reduce drug possession from felony to misdemeanor: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

Kevin Mullin is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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