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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Abortion procedure should be outlawed: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Voted NO on ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Voted no on state-level same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Voted NO on sex education including contraception: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Repeal and replace ObamaCare; not just repeal: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Parent policy until age 26 good; pre-existing coverage good: Favors topic 5 One-payer systems are not the answer: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Not a fan of ObamaCare, but it helps healthcare businesses: Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Voted NO on increasing state employees' pension plans: Favors topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated 83% by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	We cannot tax and spend our way to prosperity: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Visas for illegal immigrants, but no path to citizenship: Opposes topic 12 Make English our official language, a la "E Pluribus Unum": Strongly Opposes topic 12 Immigration control is intertwined with homeland security: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Challenge in China is lack of clarity on taxes: Favors topic 13 Invest in Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, India, and China: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	Obama's results are ok, but too often he does nothing: Favors topic 14 To understand China, read the 5-year plans: Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports funding cuts for the military: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Automatic voter registration when getting any state ID: Strongly Favors topic 16 Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Stay the course; gradual withdrawal from the Iraq war: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Clean renewables in future; for now, drill ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Who am I to say patients shouldn't use medical marijuana?: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Let doctoral psychologists prescribe controlled substances: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Massive overspending and over-borrowing crowds out jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Jim Oberweis is a Libertarian Conservative
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