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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Continue to protect women's rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 YES on penalties for violent offenses against pregnant women: Neutral on 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: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Voted YES on authorizing same-sex civil unions: Strongly 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)
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Raise teacher pay and support affordable college prices: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Require real-time emissions monitoring of air toxics: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Support public spaces and combat drought: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Restrict use of solitary confinement in local jails: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Expunge arrest records based on mistaken identity: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Voted YES on requiring all convicts to submit DNA: Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Protect the ACA; expand counseling services: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Voted NO on same-day voter registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Continue to support Ukraine: Opposes topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support a rapid transition to clean energy: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Allow changing marijuana designation from retail to medical: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Voted YES on regulating retail marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Hold corporations responsible for price gouging: Favors topic 20 Support workforce training and small businesses: Favors topic 20 Protect Social Security benefits: Strongly Favors topic 20

Brittany Pettersen is a Centrist
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