Andy Biggs on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Doctors must tell women drug-induced abortion is reversible: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Favor requiring notarized permission for minor's abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports pro-life legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Rated below average by gay rights groups: Opposes topic 3 Allow business to cite religion to not serve gays: Strongly Opposes 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 Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	End ObamaCare loopholes that benefit Members of Congress: Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing the 2010 affordable care act: Strongly Opposes topic 5 No federal vaccine mandates for coronavirus emergency: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Free our local schools from one-size-fits-all policies: Strongly Favors topic 7 Against establishing anti-bullying procedures for schools: Favors topic 7 Opposes states adopting federal education standards: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Rein in bureaucratic rule-making that devastates economy: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Rated Don't compromise community safety with sentencing reform: Strongly Favors topic 9 Rated Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Allow justifiable force as defense in gun cases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun-control legislation: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cut taxes on families and businesses: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes tax increases, even to balance the budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports lowering taxes to promote economic growth: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Protect innocent US citizens from violent illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Deport foreign criminals;punish nations denying repatriation: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports illegals returning to country of origin: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Rated Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Israel has God-given right of self-defense on all its lands: Favors topic 14 Rated Maintain World Bank funding as part of multilateralism: Strongly Opposes topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	No severance pay for elected officials caught in misconduct: Favors topic 16 Curb citizen initiatives to reduce fraud: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits: Favors topic 16 Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Overturn presidential election due to pandemic voting rules: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Rated Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Defeat ISIS and protect our homeland from terrorism: Opposes topic 17 Supports American intervention in Mideast beyond air support: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Sponsored bill to remove US forces from Yemen: Strongly Favors topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes regulation of greenhouse gas emission: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Rated Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes 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 Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	No Budget, No Pay, then a balanced budget: Opposes topic 20 Opposes federal spending to promote economic growth: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Rated Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Andy Biggs is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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