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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports law allowing for late term abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Signed bill codifying abortion protections: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Rhode Island Supreme Court now multiracial, majority female: Strongly Favors topic 2 Fight for pay equity for working women: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Signs law helping gay veterans get state and local benefits: Strongly Favors topic 3 Signed Pride Month proclamation, defying local bishop: Strongly Favors topic 3 Ban conversion therapy for minors: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Your family and faith will always be there: Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	COVID: civil liability immunity for hospitals, nursing homes: Opposes topic 5 Privatized & cut budgets for Medicaid: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Almost 97% insurance rate through state health exchange: Favors topic 5 Reinvent Medicaid: expand and improve access: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Reformed state pension program, raised retirement age: Favors topic 6 Moved workers from state pensions to 401(k)-like plans: Favors topic 6 Cut tax on Social Security payments: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Get most state retirees a cost of living increase: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Made community college tuition free before most states: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Additional $30 million to support schools statewide: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Replace freeze with major investment repairing schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 More pre-K classrooms; free community college: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Major investment to repair crumbling schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 All-day kindergarten for all; computers in every school: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Treat teachers as professionals; rebuild school classrooms: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	66% increase in green jobs--good for business: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Coordinated marketing effort to promote R.I. tourism: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Evidence-based approach to parole is being smart on crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Tackle human trafficking and strip clubs: Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pushed for a permanent ban on 3D-printed guns: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Close loopholes; ban assault weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Ban all firearms from public school buildings and grounds: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Enact common-sense gun control measures: Strongly Opposes topic 10 States for Gun Safety: fill void left by no Federal policy: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Cut car tax & unemployment insurance tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 OpEd: Raimondo wants tax increases: Favors topic 11 Reduced the corporate minimum tax: Opposes topic 11 Cut car tax by at least 30%: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	COVID: Get tested; no immigration officials at testing sites: Strongly Favors topic 12 Driver's licenses for DREAMers, pathway for citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Opposes deporting DREAMers: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	In Israel for economic development mission: Strongly Favors topic 13 Support long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Help settle Syrian refugees: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Close deficit, boost budget of RI Veterans Home: Favors topic 15 At least 3% of contracts to go to veteran-owned companies: Favors topic 15 Honor and support our veteran population, including housing: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Made RI ninth state to enact automatic voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16 Allow online voter registration: 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)	First state to be 100% renewable energy by end of decade: Strongly Favors topic 18 Green energy means jobs: Strongly Favors topic 18 Be most collaborative and aggressive state on wind energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Make R.I. a model for climate change preparedness: Favors topic 18 Create state "Green Bank" for clean energy financing: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Legalize marijuana, since we're surrounded by legal states: Opposes topic 19 Jobs and insurance, to combat addiction: Opposes topic 19 Address substance use disorders outside of emergency rooms: Opposes topic 19 Rated B+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	We've made it easier to do business in Rhode Island: Strongly Favors topic 20 Create dedicated funding stream to build new housing: Strongly Favors topic 20 Training for changing job market: Favors topic 20 Touts unemployment rate of 4.3%, lowest rate since 2001: Favors topic 20 Investing in job training, incentives helped business: Strongly Favors topic 20 Rhode Island Innovation Institute: bring back manufacturing: Strongly Favors topic 20 Pair CCRI with local businesses for job training: Favors topic 20 Sustainable funds for RIPTA; revolving funds for roads: Favors topic 20

Gina Raimondo is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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