Helena Foulkes on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	She will always fight to protect a woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1 Eliminate ban on abortion coverage in state budget: Strongly Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports state amendment to protect marriage equality: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Worked to boost insurance enrollment after passage of ACA: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Fund universal Pre-K, public preschool for three-year-olds: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Promised a single term if school test scores don't improve : Strongly Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-3 points on Social scale)	Cut onerous red tape to help businesses of all sizes: Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ban the sale of high-capacity magazines and assault weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	$500 tax cut for anyone earning less than $100,000: Favors topic 11 We may have to tax the wealthiest in our state more: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Criticized Trump for terrorizing immigrant communities: Strongly Favors 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: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Peace through Strength (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Ensure citizens can exercise their right to vote: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Make Rhode Island a leader in clean, affordable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	We need to look at the long-term health effects of marijuana: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	A strong supporter of the line-item veto, accountability: Neutral on topic 20 State budget added new fees, raised taxes, failed to plan: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Helena Foulkes is a Moderate Liberal
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