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James Comer on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Not one penny of tax dollars to Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Abortion should NEVER be allowed, except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports human life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports defunding Planned Parenthood federally & locally: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports pro-life legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Don't require comparable pay regardless of gender: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Support traditional marriage between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports letting businesses disagree with same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports defining marriage as one-man-one-woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | I believe that public servants should put God above all else: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports Judeo-Christian framework of morality: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports religious liberty and sees it at risk: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | ObamaCare stifles businesses; pass tort reform instead: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports Congressionally repealing Affordable Care Act: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing the 2010 affordable care act: 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) | Teach without interference from the federal government: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core as a nationwide academic standard: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes states adopting federal education standards: 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) |
No opinion on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale) | Require DNA samples from all criminal parolees: Favors topic 9 Allow expungement of criminal records after 5 years: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Unwavering support of 2nd Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Strongly opposes restrictive gun laws: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun-control legislation: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Opposes tax increases, even to balance the budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports lowering taxes to promote economic growth: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Support the wall; oppose amnesty & sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Vocally in support of building a wall on the southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports constructing a wall to control our border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports illegals returning to country of origin: 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) |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Supports ban on resettlement of Syrian refugees: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale) | Advocate for investments in national defense: Strongly Favors topic 15 Supports maintaining a numerically superior nuclear arsenal: Strongly Favors topic 15 Constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits: Favors topic 15 |
No opinion on
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale) | Self-imposed term limit of 6 terms: Strongly Favors topic 16 Strongly opposes voting without photo id: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale) | Strongly opposes Islamic Sharia as threat to the US: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Opposes waiting; go after militant Islam abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | War on coal is a war on Kentucky's economy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports deregulating domestic oil exploration and drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes government developing wind and solar energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports building the Keystone XL pipeline: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes regulation of greenhouse gas emission: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale) | Help farmers with first hemp program in Kentucky: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Strongly opposes legalizing marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Federal fiscal restraint to tackle $19 trillion debt: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Opposes federal spending to promote economic growth: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
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KY Gubernatorial: Adam Edelen Alison Grimes Andy Beshear Ben Chandler Elaine Chao Jim Gray Matt Bevin Robert Goforth Rocky Adkins KY Senatorial: Alison Grimes Jim Gray Matt Bevin Rand Paul Freshman class of 2019: "Freshman class" means "not in Congress in January 2017", with exceptions: * Special election, so sworn in prior to Jan. 2019 ** Served in Congress in a previous term *** Lost recount or general election |
Freshman class of January 2019 (Republicans):
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-6:Gonzalez ; OH-12*:Balderson 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 |
Freshman class of January 2019 (Democrats):
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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