Eric Brakey on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Pro-life, and anti-ObamaCare: Opposes topic 1 Oppose funding Planned Parenthood; require parental consent: Strongly Opposes topic 1 CC:Appoint strict Constitutionalist judges: Opposes topic 1 CC:De-fund Planned Parenthood: Opposes topic 1 CC:Parental notification for abortions by minors: Strongly Opposes 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 Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Leave transgender bathroom policy up to local school board: 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)	Do better than backdoor deals that led to ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Apply principles of freedom to broken healthcare system: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: 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)	Competition will improve our schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Support private schools, charter schools, or homeschooling: Strongly Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Being pro-life is why I oppose the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose background checks for individual gun transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10 The second amendment is essential for liberty: Strongly Favors topic 10 Bipartisan Republican leads the charge to less gun control: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow concealed carry guns without a permit: Strongly Favors topic 10 Unrestricted right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	No additional 3% tax on income above $200,000: Strongly Opposes topic 11 The government takes enough; we shouldn't raise taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Voted against raising the lodging tax to 10.5%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cut $400M in corporate welfare & return it to the people: Favors topic 11 CC:Make federal income tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	We must put our citizens first: Opposes topic 12 Secure the border and keep immigrants off welfare: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Allow some immigrants to receive public assistance: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	I don't think tariffs are a good thing: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Crazy that we have our troops in 177 different countries: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Deposing secular dictators in Mid-East empowers our enemies: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Apply limited government philosophy to the military: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Independent redistricting & automatic voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Ok to withdraw from Iran nuke deal so Trump can negotiate: Opposes topic 17 Learn from the past: we don't need another Mideast war: Strongly Favors topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports Question 1: implement regulated marijuana market: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Not just for economic freedom but also personal freedom: Opposes topic 20

Eric Brakey is a Moderate Libertarian Conservative
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