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Greg Gianforte on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Supported anti-abortion campaigns through Family Foundation: Opposes topic 1 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 CC:De-fund Planned Parenthood: Opposes topic 1 CC:Parental notification for abortions by minors: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) | We need equal opportunity, not equal outcomes: Opposes topic 2 |
Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-3 points on Social scale) | Promoted openly gay workers despite his religious beliefs: Favors topic 3 CC:Sexual preference is not a protected right: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | Support Christian organizations' outreach on poverty: Strongly Favors topic 4 Helped build a museum based on creationist beliefs: Favors topic 4 |
Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Provide for those who cannot provide for themselves: Favors topic 5 Repeal healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 5 Keep ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Noah in the Bible was still working at age 600: Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Supports school choice and voucher initiatives: Strongly Favors topic 7 CC:Vouchers for private schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 PVS:States decide standards, not federal government: 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) |
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale) | Philosophically OK with death penalty; but is it worth it?: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Lifetime member of the NRA: Strongly Favors topic 10 Unrestricted right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | 406 Tax Relief plan: cut taxes & freeze government spending: Strongly Opposes topic 11 CC:Make federal income tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 CC:Elimination the Death Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Oppose efforts to relocate refugees into Montana: Opposes topic 12 Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12 PVS:Illegal immigrants must exit and re-enter: 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) | CC:Secure the grid against terrorism: Favors topic 15 PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
No opinion on
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale) | CC:Keep alliance with Israel: Opposes topic 17 PVS:Air support and more intervention in Mideast: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
No opinion on
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(0 points on Economic scale) | PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Don't regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Eliminate excessive regulations that burden businesses: Strongly Opposes topic 20 CC:Balanced Budget Consitutional Amendment: Opposes topic 20 PVS:Don't promote economic growth via federal spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
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AZ-8*:Lesko CA-39***:Kim FL-6:Waltz ; FL-15:Spano ; FL-17:Steube GA-7:Woodall ID-1**:Fulcher IN-4:Baird IN-6:Pence KS-2:Watkins MN-1:Hagedorn ; MN-8:Stauber MS-3:Guest MT-0*:Gianforte NC-9***:Harris ND-a:Armstrong NM-2***:Herrell OH-12*:Balderson ; OH-16:Gonzalez OK-1:Hern PA-9:Meuser ; PA-11**:Smucker ; PA-13:Joyce ; PA-14:Reschenthaler SC-4:Timmons SD-0:Johnson TN-2:Burchett ; TN-6:Rose ; TN-7:Green TX-2:Crenshaw ; TX-3:Taylor ; TX-5:Gooden ; TX-6:Wright ; TX-21:Roy ; TX-27*:Cloud VA-5:Riggleman ; VA-6:Cline WI-1:Steil WV-3:Miller |
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AZ-2**:Kirkpatrick ; AZ-9:Stanton CA-49:Levin ; CA-10:Harder ; CA-21:Cox ; CA-25:Hill ; CA-39:Cisneros ; CA-45:Porter ; CA-48:Rouda CO-2:Neguse ; CO-6:Crow CT-5:Hayes FL-26:Mucarsel-Powell ; FL-27:Shalala GA-6:McBath HI-1**:Case IA-1:Finkenauer ; IA-3:Axne IL-4:Garcia ; IL-6:Casten ; IL-14:Underwood KS-3:Davids KY-6***:McGrath MA-3:Trahan ; MA-7:Pressley MD-6:Trone ME-2:Golden MI-8:Slotkin ; MI-9:Levin ; MI-13:Tlaib ; MI-13*:Jones ; MI-11:Stevens MN-2:Craig ; MN-3:Phillips ; MN-5:Omar NC-9***:McCready NH-1:Pappas NJ-2:Van Drew ; NJ-3:Kim ; NJ-7:Malinowski ; NJ-11:Sherrill NM-1:Haaland ; NM-2:Torres Small NV-3:Lee ; NV-4**:Horsford NY-14:Ocasio-Cortez ; NY-11:Rose ; NY-19:Delgado ; NY-22:Brindisi ; NY-25:Morelle OK-5:Horn PA-4:Dean ; PA-5:Scanlon ; PA-6:Houlahan ; PA-7:Wild ; PA-17*:Lamb SC-1:Cunningham TX-7:Fletcher ; TX-16:Escobar ; TX-29:Garcia ; TX-32:Allred UT-4:McAdams VA-2:Luria ; VA-7:Spanberger ; VA-10:Wexton WA-8:Schrier |
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