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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	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)	Would leave decisions up to the Legislature and to voters: Neutral on topic 1 Pro-life; respect all human life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No state funding for any stem cell research: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports affirmative action: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	No same-sex marriage; no civil unions: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports abstinence-only education: Favors topic 4 My Catholic faith is part of my decision making: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	COVID: not against vaccinations, but opposes mandates: Opposes topic 5 No public option; no individual mandate: Strongly Opposes 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)	Shift control from statewide district to local community: Opposes topic 7 Substitute teacher in Hawai'i's public schools: Opposes topic 7 Yes to charters; no to national standards: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	Reducing amount of regulations sends message to businesses: Strongly Favors topic 8 Make Hawai'i the greenest place on Earth: Strongly Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	Spearheaded Hawai'i Drug Court for non-violent offenders: Opposes topic 9 Law degree rfom U. Hawaii; prosecutor & then judge: Favors topic 9 Prosecute minors as adults, but no capital punishment: Favors topic 9 Better schools help Native Hawaiians stay out of prison: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Background checks & no concealed carry, within 2nd amendment: Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate the general excise tax on food and medicine: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Shift taxes from low-income families to higher-income: Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	No in-state tuition for illegal 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)
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Has no evidence the 2020 election was stolen: Neutral on topic 16 Stem abuses with term limits for state legislature: Neutral on topic 16 Limit all political contributions: corporate & party: 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)	Maximize our many renewable energy resources: Strongly Favors topic 18 Fund alternative energy over traditional energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Primary architect of state's Drug Court's: Strongly Favors topic 19 No marijuana decriminalization but alternative sentencing ok: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Attract investment by opening a spaceport in Hawai'i: Favors topic 20 Creating affordable housing immediately is a top priority: Strongly Favors topic 20 State should be smarter; current resources are sufficient: Opposes topic 20

Duke Aiona is a Moderate Populist Conservative
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