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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	100% ratings from NARAL & Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports public funding for abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports pro-choice legislation: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	To cops after George Floyd:"What in the hell are you doing?": Strongly Favors topic 2 Look at hiring standards, police should reflect diversity: Strongly Favors topic 2 Endorsed by The Feminist Majority indicating a pro-women's rights stance: Strongly Favors topic 2 Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Combat international and domestic Islamophobia: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Obtained $2.1 million to help those with HIV/AIDS: 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)	Opposes repealing mandated health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing the 2010 affordable care act: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protect Medicare and Social Security for our seniors: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Endorsed Endorsed by NCPSSM for protecting Social Security and Medicare: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	We need to focus more on our children graduating high school: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Equal access to quality education regardless of zip-code: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Endorsed by League of Conservation Voters: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices: Opposes topic 8 Rated Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Support police but we also have to deal with social ills: Opposes topic 9 Improve relationships between police & community: Strongly Opposes topic 9 As Police Chief, 40% drop in violent crime: Favors topic 9 Operation Positive Direction: mentoring at-risk youth: Opposes topic 9 Police work should be about building communities: Opposes topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Sponsored stricter rules for police accountability: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Biden's measured, evidence-based orders will save lives: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports restrictions on right to bear arms: Opposes topic 10 Supports gun-control legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports increasing income tax rates: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports tax increases to balance the budget: Favors topic 11 Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Criminalizing asylum seekers, caging children unacceptable: Favors topic 12 Opposes requiring illegals to return to country of origin: Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Voted for USMCA--not perfect but Democrats got changes: Favors topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	Being unified nation doesn't mean giving up beliefs: Favors topic 14 When US makes a promise, obligation to keep our word: Opposes topic 14 Seeing VP Harris sworn in demonstrated American promise: Favors topic 14 Rated Maintain World Bank funding as part of multilateralism: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	Got terror-prevention and preparedness grant under DHS: Favors topic 15 Killing Iran General Soleimani was reckless & destabilizing: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16 Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Remove US Forces from Hostilities Against Yemen: Favors topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports federally developing renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports regulation of greenhouse gas emission: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Rated Voted NO on additional Drug War funding for synthetic drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Tighten rules for the Opportunity Zone Program: Favors topic 20 Supports federal spending to promote economic growth: Strongly Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20

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