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Connie Johnson on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Advocate for women's reproductive freedom in State Senate: Strongly Favors topic 1 Respect life, but support woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1 Don't incarcerate women for biological functions with ova: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Companies should diversify their staffing: Strongly Favors topic 2 Women deserve equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Supports same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Job protection & housing rights for LGBT citizens: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | God is everywhere regardless of governmental policies: Strongly Favors topic 4 Freedom to worship or not worship: Favors topic 4 |
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topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Get mental health department up to speed by 2020: Strongly Favors topic 5 Expand Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 Expand ObamaCare; finish what we began: Strongly Favors topic 5 Improve ObamaCare and take advantage of its benefits: Favors topic 5 Provide options for Medicaid including private coverage: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Privatization would take money from hard working people: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Don't privatize our country's promises to our seniors: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Support public education, not vouchers: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Recognize critical importance of public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Strengthen our public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | Strongly oppose horse slaughter: Opposes topic 8 |
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topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale) | Aggressive sentencing reform, and abolish death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Stricter punishment only leads to higher costs: Favors topic 9 Moratorium on Oklahoma executions & three-strikes: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
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topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Support 2nd amendment, but deal with unabated gun violence: Favors topic 10 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Revenue is part of the problem: Strongly Favors topic 11 To whom much is given, much is required: Favors topic 11 |
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topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale) | Supports illegal immigrants earning citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Let college grads stay after student visa expires: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Secret trade agreements threaten US; UN does not: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Expand free trade, but with labor & environment protections: Favors topic 13 |
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topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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topic 15:Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale) | We already have the largest military on Earth: Opposes topic 15 The debt we owe our Veterans is non-negotiable: Favors topic 15 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Stricter limits on political campaign funds: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale) | Stay out of Iran: Strongly Favors topic 17 Don't send kids unless absolutely necessary: Favors topic 17 |
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topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Strongly support prioritizing green energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Stop subsidizing dirty fossil fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 Streamline permitting process for new oil refineries: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale) | Strong proponent of legalizing medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Ending the war on drugs would improve criminal justice: Opposes topic 19 Fund programs to combat opioid epidemic: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Advocate for decriminalized and medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Let state voters decide about pot legalization: Favors topic 19 End the War on Drugs and its mandatory minimums: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Higher minimum wage plus business incubators: Strongly Favors topic 20 The market won't lead recovery; stimulus is needed: Favors topic 20 |
Connie Johnson is a Hard-Core Liberal
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