Roger Marshall on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Believes life begins at conception and should be protected: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Kansans for Life: national leader for pro-life legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes any efforts to use taxpayer funding for abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports pro-life legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: 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 Strict Constitutionalist, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Pro-parental notification, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Racism is wrong, but condemn defunding the police: Opposes topic 2 Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Strongly anti-reparations, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Supported ban on transgender people serving in the military: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Business liberty over gay marriage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Anti-gender identity, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 3 Anti-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Protect Church from any state efforts to restrict freedom: 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)	He and family took hydroxychloroquine to prevent coronavirus: Opposes topic 5 Government interferes with doctor-patient relationship: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Affordable Care Act is neither affordable nor caring: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing the 2010 affordable care act: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Anti-universal coverage, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 5 Strongly pro-private insurance, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Look at raising retirement age for future generations: Favors topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Overturn EPA rules surrounding Waters of the US: Strongly Favors topic 8 Puddles are not wetlands; ditches are not navigable streams: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Protests okay, but we have to be a land of law and order: Favors topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Support law enforcement, according to CC survey: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Never encroach on citizens' right to defend themselves: Strongly Favors topic 10 Make sure 2nd Amendment rights are never infringed upon: Strongly Favors topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun-control legislation: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 Limit gun rights, according to CC survey: 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 Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Pro-tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 End the Death Tax, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposed path to citizenship for DACA participants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Turn off magnets for migrants to enter under false pretenses: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Spend what is necessary to secure our southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports illegals returning to country of origin: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors 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 Strongly pro-E-verify, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Pro-border security, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supported USMCA trade deal replacing NAFTA: Favors topic 13 Trump trade deals provides certainty to farmers: Strongly Favors topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism: Favors topic 14 Strongly pro-free enterprise, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14 Strongly anti-Israel boycott, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Proudly supported a 20% increase in military funding: Strongly Favors topic 15 Ensure that our military installations are fully funded: Strongly Favors topic 15 Strongly supports strong military, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 15 Secure the grid, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Low voter turnout results from politicians not listening: Strongly Favors topic 16 Constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits: Favors topic 16 Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Overturn presidential election due to pandemic voting rules: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Strongly supports Electoral College, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Apply "peace through strength" to fight terrorism: Opposes topic 17 Supports American intervention in Mideast beyond air support: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Pro-Israel, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Voted for a resolution opposing a carbon tax: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports federally developing renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Opposes regulation of greenhouse gas emission: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Rated Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Willing to consider medical use but not convinced: Favors topic 19 Supports cultivation of industrial hemp: Opposes topic 19 Voted YES on combatting epidemic of synthetic drugs: Favors 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)	Lower taxes & decreased regulation for American greatness: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Work requirement for able-bodied adults on food stamps: Opposes topic 20 Get government out of the way, to allow prosperity: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Opposes federal spending to promote economic growth: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 Anti-livable income, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 20

Roger Marshall is a Hard-Core Conservative
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