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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Kansas prohibited slavery and prohibited abortion together: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Staunchly anti-abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Restrict late term and partial birth abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Safe and professional workplace, free from sexual harassment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Stamp out racial cleansing ideology at home and abroad: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Favors religious exemption for gay adoption: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No commitment to protecting LGBT workers from discrimination: Opposes topic 3 No executive order banning LGBT worker discrimination: Strongly 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)	Steadfastly opposed Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Helped privatize Medicaid as KanCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Open meetings on KanCare instead of invitation-only: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	My (Re) Employment Plan: KANSASWORKS technical education: Opposes topic 7 Invest in early childhood education & invest in our future: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Increased investments in K-12 Education: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Voluntary water conservation stabilized Ogallala Aquifer: Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Caitlin's Law: strengthen penalties for repeat DUI offenders: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Pro-Second Amendment, authentic conservative: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated A 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)	Low taxes & smallest possible government: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Fought in-state tuition for children of illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA: Favors topic 13 Devastating impact on Kansas if NAFTA were to go away: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	For new Constitutional convention to limit federal power: Favors topic 14 No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Supported Texas challenge to 2020 presidential election: Strongly Opposes topic 16 4-point plan to increase state government transparency: Strongly Favors topic 16 Supports voter ID requirements: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Require voter identification for advance voting: Strongly Opposes 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)
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	No proof that marijuana treats any medical conditions: Strongly Favors topic 19 Scourge of opioid and meth epidemics affect everyone: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Provide tools to fill 48,000 unfilled jobs in our state: Favors topic 20 Low taxes & less regulation key to expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Jeff Colyer is a Moderate Conservative
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