Stephen Fincher on VoteMatch | |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Judges should be strict constructionists: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes both federal abortion funding & judicial activism: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibiting forced abortions by UN Population Fund: Opposes topic 1 Sponsored prohibiting abortion information at school health centers: Opposes topic 1 No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) | NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Protect traditional marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 State definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | Churches provide charity at 1/3 of government's cost: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports voluntary prayer in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Less government interference in medical decisions: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposes government-run healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale) | No privatization; keep contract with seniors: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes private retirement accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Rated 0% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Favors
topic 8:Society bears cost of pollution
(-3 points on Social scale) | Stop considering manure as pollutant or hazardous: Favors topic 8 |
Neutral on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale) | Rated 54% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad: Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Illegal immigration undermines our law & our labor force: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Free & fair trade is essential to continued economic growth: Favors topic 13 Rated 50% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade: Neutral on topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific: Strongly Favors topic 14 Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale) | A strong America is the best hope for peace: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Neutral on
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale) | Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes: Opposes topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Drill ANWR; we need to drill, drill, drill here at home: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Drill the Outer Continental Shelf; & license new nuke plants: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Let states lease energy rights on federal lands: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Let wind energy production tax credit expire: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: 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 |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 Prioritize critical spending in case debt limit reached: Opposes topic 20 YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Opposes topic 20 |
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TN Gubernatorial: Bill Haslam David French TN Senatorial: Bob Corker Gordon Ball Joe Carr Lamar Alexander Terry Adams Left 114th Congress, 2015-2016: AZ-1: Kirkpatrick(D,ran for Senate) CA-4: Hahn(D,ran for County) CA-46:Sanchez(D,ran for Senate) DE-0: Carney(D,ran for Governor) HI-1: Takai(D,deceased) IL-8: Duckworth(D,ran for Senate) IL-18:Schock(R,resigned) IN-3: Stutzman(R,ran for Senate) IN-9: Young(R,ran for Senate) LA-3: Boustany(R,ran for Senate) LA-4: Fleming(R,ran for Senate) MD-4: Edwards(D,ran for Senate) MD-8: Van Hollen(D,ran for Senate) MS-1: Nunnelee(R,deceased) NV-3: Heck(R,ran for Senate) NY-11:Grimm(R,resigned) OH-8: Boehner(R,resigned) |
Newly-elected Democrats taking office Jan.2017:
AZ-1:O`Halleran(D) CA-17:Khanna(D) CA-20:Panetta(D) CA-24:Carbajal(D) CA-44:Barragan(D) CA-46:Correa(D) DE-0:Rochester(D) FL-5:Lawson(D) FL-7:Murphy(D) FL-9:Soto(D) FL-10:Demings(D) FL-13:Crist(D) HI-1:Hanabusa(D) IL-10:Schneider(D) IL-8:Krishnamoorthi(D) MD-4:Brown(D) MD-8:Raskin(D) NH-1:Shea-Porter(D) NJ-5:Gottheimer(D) NV-3:Rosen(D) NV-4:Kihuen(D) NY-3:Suozzi(D) NY-13:Espaillat(D) PA-2:Evans(D) TX-15:Gonzalez(D) VA-4:McEachin(D) WA-7:Jayapal(D) |
Newly-elected Republicans taking office Jan.2017:
AZ-5:Biggs(R) FL-1:Gaetz(R) FL-2:Dunn(R) FL-18:Mast(R) FL-19:Rooney(R) FL-4:Rutherford(R) GA-3:Ferguson(R) IN-3:Banks(R) IN-9:Hollingsworth(R) KS-1:Marshall(R) KY-1:Comer(R) MI-1:Bergman(R) MI-10:Mitchell(R) MN-2:Lewis(R) NC-13:Budd(R) NE-2:Bacon(R) NY-19:Faso(R) NY-22:Tenney(R) PA-8:Fitzpatrick(R) TN-8:Kustoff(R) TX-19:Arrington(R) VA-2:Taylor(R) VA-5:Garrett(R) WI-8:Gallagher(R) WY-0:Cheney(R) |
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