Robin Kelly on VoteMatch | |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Work to preserve abortion rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Recognize 1961 Freedom Riders against segregated buses: Strongly Favors topic 2 Trump models disrespectful rhetoric & policies toward women: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Neutral on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Rated GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster": Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Oppose raising the eligibility age for receiving benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Sponsored keeping CPI for benefits instead of lower "Chained CPI": Strongly Opposes topic 6 Rated 100% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Sponsored 10/10 Loan Forgiveness: cancel college loans after 10 years: Opposes topic 7 Rated No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency: Opposes topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | Voted YES to require GMO labeling: Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | Rated 85% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Sponsored repealing "stand-your-ground" laws: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Rated Raising estate tax to 1990s level means $448B in new revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale) | Rated Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service: Strongly Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 |
Neutral on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale) | Sponsored sugar quotas & import tariffs to stabilize prices: Strongly Opposes topic 13 $25B more loans from Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale) | $500M and 3,000 troops to Africa to fight Ebola: Opposes topic 14 |
Neutral on
topic 15:Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote: Favors topic 16 Corporate political spending is not free speech: Favors topic 16 Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16 Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers: Favors topic 16 Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16 Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale) | No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale) | Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Fight the Republican assault on the middle class: Favors topic 20 Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016: Favors topic 20 NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Favors topic 20 |
Robin Kelly is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
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Special elections 2019-2020:
CA-25: Former Rep. Steve Knight (R, May 2020) MD-7: Former Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D, April 2020) NC-3: State Rep. Greg Murphy (R, Sept. 2019) NC-9: State Sen. Dan Bishop (R, Sept. 2019) NY-27: [Pending] (June 2020) PA-12: State Rep. Fred Keller (R, May 2019) WI-7: [Pending] (May 2020) House members who left Congress during 2019-20: CA-25: Katie Hill (D, scandal, Nov. 2019) CA-50: Duncan D. Hunter (R, scandal, Jan. 2020) MD-7: Elijah Cummings (D, deceased, Oct. 2019) NY-27: Chris Collins (R, scandal, Oct. 2019) NC-3: Walter Beaman Jones (R, deceased, Feb. 2019) NC-11: Mark Meadows (R, appointed, Mar. 2020) PA-12: Tom Marino (R, resigned, Jan. 2019) WI-7: Sean Duffy (R, resigned, Sept. 2019) House members retiring (open seats): AL-2: Martha Roby(R,since 2011) CA-53: Susan Davis(D,since 2001) FL-19: Francis Rooney(R,since 2017) GA-2: Sanford Bishop(D,since 1993) GA-7: Rob Woodall(R,since 2011) GA-14: Tom Graves(R,since 2010) IA-2: David Loebsack(D,since 2007) IL-15: John Shimkus(R,since 1997) IN-1: Pete Visclosky(D,since 1985) IN-5: Susan Brooks(R,since 2013) LA-5: Ralph Abraham(R,since 2015) MI-10: Paul Mitchell(R,since 2017) NC-2: George Holding(R,since 2013) NC-6: Mark Walker(R,since 2015) NY-2: Peter King(R,since 1993) NY-16: José Serrano(D,since 1990) NY-17: Nita Lowey(D,since 1989) OR-2: Greg Walden(R,since 1999) TN-1: Phil Roe(R,since 2009) TX-11: Mike Conaway(R,since 2005) TX-13: Mac Thornberry(R,since 1995) TX-17: Bill Flores(R,since 2011) TX-22: Pete Olson(R,since 2009) TX-23: Will Hurd(R,since 2015) TX-24: Kenny Marchant(R,since 2005) UT-1: Rob Bishop(R,since 2003) WA-10: Denny Heck(D,since 2013) WI-5: Jim Sensenbrenner(R,since 1979) |
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