Garret Graves on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Fight to protect the sanctity of human life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Human life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No taxpayer funding of abortions via ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: 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)
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Defend Louisiana's definition of traditional marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Marriage is a union of one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Rated Religious objections to GLBT services same as 1960s racism: Strongly Favors topic 3 Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Judeo-Christian framework is moral: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Obamacare is a massive expansion of government; repeal it: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient: Strongly 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)	Provide school choice for students in failing schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Oppose nationwide standards like Common Core: Favors topic 7 A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind: Favors topic 7 Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	More needed on coastal restoration and flood protection: Opposes topic 8 Voted YES to require GMO labeling: Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Death penalty for killing police officers: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	The right to bear arms is fundamental to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 10 Additional restrictive gun control laws are unneeded: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Reduce taxes, fees, bureaucracy, and regulation: Opposes topic 11 Death Tax is a pernicious double tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Secure the border, and enforce the laws: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Protect the border and prevent illegal entry: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service: Strongly Opposes 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: 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)	Support a strong military; and support veterans: Strongly Favors topic 15 Maintain a numerically superior nuclear arsenal: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Require photo ID for voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	ISIL must be defeated; combat these terrorists abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Keystone XL and other policies for US jobs & energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 No federal subsidies for wind & solar: Neutral on topic 18 Rated Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	We have a spending problem: $1.5M lifetime debt per child: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Free enterprise instead of assuring livable income: Opposes topic 20

Garret Graves is a Populist-Leaning Conservative
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