Tommy Pope on VoteMatch | |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | 100% pro-life, period: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Repeal and replace ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Fund the state retirement system to keep our promises: Opposes topic 6 |
Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale) | $100 million for repairs in poor rural school districts: Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale) | Rated 80% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
No opinion on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Rated 93% by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
No opinion on
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale) | Build the border wall, and cut off sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Allow opt-out for REAL ID rules for drivers licenses: Favors 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) | Peace thru strength: provide military with needed resources: 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) | End hands-off policy and destroy ISIS: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
No opinion on
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale) | Curb the opioid epidemic and focus on future prevention: Favors topic 19 |
No opinion on
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Retirements as of January 2019 (Republicans):
AZ-2:Martha McSally CA-49:Darrell Issa FL-6:Ron DeSantis FL-15:Dennis Ross FL-17:Tom Rooney FL-27:Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ID-1:Raul Labrador IN-4:Todd Rokita IN-6:Luke Messer KS-2:Lynn Jenkins MI-11:Dave Trott MS-3:Gregg Harper NH-1:Carol Shea-Porter NJ-2:Frank LoBiondo NJ-11:Rodney Frelinghuysen NM-2:Steve Pearce NY-27:Chris Collins NC-9:Robert Pittenger ND-0:Kevin Cramer OH-16:Jim Renacci OK-1:Jim Bridenstine PA-6:Ryan Costello PA-7:Pat Meehan PA-9:Bill Shuster PA-11:Lou Barletta PA-15:Charlie Dent PA-18:Tim Murphy SC-1:Mark Sanford SC-4:Trey Gowdy SC-5:Mick Mulvaney SD-0:Kristi Noem TN-2:Jimmy Duncan TN-6:Diane Black TN-7:Marsha Blackburn TX-2:Ted PoeTX02'>2 TX-3:Sam Johnson TX-5:Jeb Hensarling TX-6:Joe Barton TX-21:Lamar Smith TX-27:Blake Farenthold UT-3:Jason Chaffetz VA-5:Tom Garrett VA-6:Bob Goodlatte WA-8:Dave Reichert WV-3:Evan Jenkins WI-1:Paul Ryan |
Retirements as of January 2019 (Democrats):
AZ-9:Kyrsten Sinema CO-2:Jared Polis CT-5:Elizabeth Esty HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa IL-4:Luis Gutierrez MD-6:John Delaney MA-3:Niki Tsongas MI-9:Sander Levin MN-1:Tim Walz MN-5:Keith Ellison MN-8:Rick Nolan NV-3:Jacky Rosen NV-4:Ruben Kihuen NM-1:Michelle Lujan-Grisham PA-1:Bob Brady TX-16:Beto O'Rourke TX-29:Gene Green Challengers for November 2018 (Democrats): DE-0:Rochester(D) KY-6:McGrath(D) MA-7:Pressley(D) MI-13:Brenda Jones MI-13:Rashida Tlaib Challengers for November 2018 (Republicans): CA-49:Rocky Chavez HI-1:Cam Cavasso ID-1:Russ Fulcher NV-3:Danny Tarkanian OH-12:Troy Balderson PA-14:Rick Saccone PA-16:Lloyd Smucker PA-18:Rick Saccone SC-4:Lee Bright SC-5:Pope(R) TX-27:Michael Cloud UT-3:John Curtis WA-8:Dino Rossi |
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