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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	Sweeping ban on human cloning would harm medical research: Neutral on topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	OpEd: Mixed record on gender identity issues: Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	I would accept Medicaid expansion, under certain conditions: Favors topic 5 Don't leave LA at the mercy of Washington bureaucrats: Opposes topic 5 Don't accept Medicaid expansion as-is; get LA waiver: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Merge Elderly Affairs & Veterans Affairs into one department: Favors topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Common Core's high standards move LA in the right direction: Opposes topic 7 TOPS cannot be sustained without capping costs: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Coastal restoration with federal funding: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Let New Orleans police itself; remove state police sometime: Opposes topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal the death tax & the gift tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Don't increase enforcement against employers of illegals: 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)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Thank & remember our fallen heroes: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	Tighten disclosure rules for lobbyists, to limit influence: Favors topic 16 2006: Worked with other states to prevent voter fraud: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Championed increased early voting sites and hours: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Opposes legalizing marijuana: 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)

Jay Dardenne is a Centrist
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