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DE 2024 debates: Gov. John Carney (D, term-limited);
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vs. Suzanne Crouch (R)
vs. Eric Doden (R)
vs. Jennifer McCormick (D)
KY (2023): Incumbent Andy Beshear(D)
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vs.Ambassador Kelly Craft(R)
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vs.Shawn Wilson(D)
vs.John Schroder(R)
vs.Sharon Hewitt(R)
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vs. Mike Kehoe (R)
vs. Crystal Quade (D)
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Incumbent Tate Reeves(R)
vs.Bill Waller(R,withdrew)
vs.Brandon Presley(D)
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vs. Tanner Smith (R)
vs. Ryan Busse (D)
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vs. Dale Folwell (R)
vs. Michael Morgan (D)
vs. Mark Robinson (R)
vs. Josh Stein (D)
vs. Andy Wells (R)
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vs. State Rep. Rick Becker (R)
vs. U.S.Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R)
vs. State Sen.Merrill Piepkorn (D)
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vs. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R)
vs. Joyce Craig (D)
vs. Chuck Morse (R)
vs. Cinde Warmington (D)
UT 2024 debates: Gov. Spencer Cox (R)
vs. State Rep. Phil Lyman (R)
vs. State Rep. Brian King (D)
VT 2024 debates: Gov. Phil Scott (R)
vs. Lt.Gov.David Zuckerman (D, withdrew)
vs. Selectman Peter Duval (D)
vs. Commissioner Esther Charlestin (D)
WA 2024 debates: Gov. Jay Inslee (D, retiring);
Hilary Franz (D, withdrew)
vs. State Sen. Mark Mullet (D)
vs. County Chair Semi Bird (R)
vs. WA Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D)
WV 2024 debates: Gov. Jim Justice (R, term-limited);
vs. WV State Auditor JB McCuskey (R, withdrew)
vs. WV Secretary of State Mac Warner (R)
vs. State Del. Moore Capito (R)
vs. WV Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R)
vs. Huntington Mayor Steve Williams (D)
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Deirdre Gilbert on Abortion
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  • Life is life! We cannot choose!. (Jun 2022)
Deirdre Gilbert on Budget & Economy
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Deirdre Gilbert on Civil Rights
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  • Include people from varied backgrounds for policy diversity. (Jun 2022)
  • Consistent Justice for All. (Jun 2022)
  • Diversity is not divisive: include different genders. (Jun 2022)
Deirdre Gilbert on Corporations
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    No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
Deirdre Gilbert on Crime
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  • WE THE PEOPLE have been stripped of constitutional rights. (Sep 2022)
Deirdre Gilbert on Drugs
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  • Community-based alternatives instead of mandatory minimums. (Sep 2022)
Deirdre Gilbert on Education
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  • Invest in the state's education system. (Nov 2021)
Deirdre Gilbert on Energy & Oil
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Deirdre Gilbert on Environment
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Deirdre Gilbert on Families & Children
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Deirdre Gilbert on Foreign Policy
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Deirdre Gilbert on Free Trade
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Deirdre Gilbert on Government Reform
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  • Texas has a 150 year history of voter suppression. (Sep 2022)
Deirdre Gilbert on Gun Control
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Deirdre Gilbert on Health Care
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  • Should not punish people for refusing to get vaccinated. (Dec 2021)
  • Attention in healthcare laws for the least of us. (Nov 2021)
Deirdre Gilbert on Homeland Security
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Deirdre Gilbert on Immigration
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  • No stance on border immigration. (Feb 2021)
Deirdre Gilbert on Jobs
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  • Served as union representative in Houston schools. (Nov 2021)
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Deirdre Gilbert on Local Issues
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Deirdre Gilbert on Principles & Values
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  • Suing to get on ballot after rejected by state officials. (Sep 2022)
  • I believe that God has put me on the road for campaign. (Nov 2021)
Deirdre Gilbert on Social Security
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Deirdre Gilbert on Tax Reform
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  • One-sided power makes tax cuts for the wealthy permanent. (Sep 2022)
Deirdre Gilbert on Technology
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Deirdre Gilbert on War & Peace
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Deirdre Gilbert on Welfare & Poverty
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  • Responsibility to serve the citizenry: "ALL" and not "SOME". (Sep 2022)


VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
(Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale)
Life is life! We cannot choose!: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Include people from varied backgrounds for policy diversity: Strongly Favors topic 2
Consistent Justice for All: Strongly Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale)
Diversity is not divisive: include different genders: Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)
I believe that God has put me on the road for campaign: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Should not punish people for refusing to get vaccinated: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Attention in healthcare laws for the least of us: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Invest in the state's education system: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
WE THE PEOPLE have been stripped of constitutional rights: Strongly Opposes topic 9
No opinion on topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
One-sided power makes tax cuts for the wealthy permanent: Strongly Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale)
No stance on border immigration: Neutral on 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)
Texas has a 150 year history of voter suppression: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
Community-based alternatives instead of mandatory minimums: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Responsibility to serve the citizenry: "ALL" and not "SOME": Favors topic 20

Deirdre Gilbert is a Moderate Liberal
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