Matt Rosendale on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	No abortion; no exceptions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Against abortion in all circumstances: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Rejected that insurers have plans with and without abortion: Strongly Favors 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 Enforce life beginning at conception, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly support Born Alive Survivors, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Media portrays racial relations as worse than they are: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Strongly anti-reparations, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Support traditional marriage between one man & one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Keep criminalization of gay sex: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No civil unions; no same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Business liberty over gay marriage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Strongly anti-gender identity, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Require written parental permission for sex education: Strongly Favors topic 4 Provide religious exemption to birth control insurance law: Strongly Favors topic 4 Strongly protect religious liberty, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4 Strongly pro-Judeo-Christian morality, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	I won't give up on repealing & replacing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Full repeal of Obamacare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 5 Strongly anti-universal coverage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Strongly pro-private insurance, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Anti-ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Modifications may be necessary moving forward: Favors topic 6 Protect Social Security & Medicare for Montana seniors: Opposes topic 6 Let younger Americans invest privately instead of paying in: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Limit entitlements, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Privatization is critical to improve our education system: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports charters and vouchers; opposes tenure: Strongly Favors topic 7 Pro-local education, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	More local management for healthy forests; fewer fires: Opposes topic 8 No state funding for open space preservation: Strongly Favors topic 8 Anti-GHG restrictions, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	No capital punishment; yes prosecute minors as adults: Favors topic 9 Pro-mandatory minimum, according to AFA survey: Favors topic 9 Rated Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Second Amendment rights are non-negotiable: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Don't check if gun buyers are on terrorist watch-list: Strongly Favors topic 10 Veto barring state enforcement of federal semi-automatic ban: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Citizens can own any number and type of firearms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Unrestricted right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10 Anti-gun control, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Trump tax cuts mean more jobs for Montanans: Strongly Favors topic 11 New tax law changes depreciation rules to allow expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 11 You deserve to keep more of your hard-earned money: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Get rid of tax on multimillion-dollar estates: Strongly Opposes topic 11 CC:Make federal income tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 CC:Elimination the Death Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Anti-taxation, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Pro-corporate tax cuts, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Rule of law has been ignored for illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No in-state tuition for illegal immigrants: Opposes topic 12 Supports border infrastructure, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly pro-border wall, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly pro-ICE, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly anti-sanctuary city, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Pro-border wall, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Anti-illegal immigrant, according to PVS survey: Opposes topic 12 Rated Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Stop tolerating what China has been doing for decades: Strongly Opposes topic 13 China is a cheater; need fairer free trade deal: Opposes topic 13 Anti-tariffs, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly pro-free enterprise, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14 Strongly anti-Israel boycott, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14 Intervene in Mideast, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	CC:Secure the grid against terrorism: Favors topic 15 Strongly supports strong military, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Voted to repeal same-day voter registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Yes voter ID; but also independent redistricting: Opposes topic 16 Strongly supports Electoral College, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Rated Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Iran deal handed over $1.7B to #1 state sponsor of terror: Opposes topic 17 Fight WMD proliferation, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Climate changes, but no draconian restrictions on business: Opposes topic 18 Develop fossil fuels, don't subsidize green energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Anti-renewable energy, according to PVS survey: Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Medical marijuana ok; let states decide full legalization: Opposes topic 19 Decriminalize and handle marijuana like a prescription drug: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Strongly anti-recreational marijuana, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cut government instead of stimulus spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Get Feds out of the way of the states: Strongly Opposes topic 20 CC:Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Opposes topic 20 Strongly Anti-livable income, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Anti-stimulus spending, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Pro-COVID relief, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 20 Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Matt Rosendale is a Hard-Core Conservative
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