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Jim Justice on VoteMatch |
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topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale) | The Supreme Court ruled on abortion, and the law is the law: Favors topic 1 Without any question whatsoever, I stand with the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Governor's Minority Affairs director condemned by NAACP: Opposes topic 2 State human rights commission is understaffed & underfunded: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Black lives matter because all lives matter: Opposes topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Would sign Fairness Act to protect LGBTQ in housing, jobs: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | God is responsible for miracle of West Virginia: Strongly Favors topic 4 All the goodness in West Virginia is because of God above: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
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topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(0 points on Economic scale) | Don't plan on repealing Obamacare/ACA's Medicaid expansion: Favors topic 5 We can all agree on protection for preexisting conditions: Favors topic 5 Establish Medicaid Families First Reserve Fund: Favors topic 5 Mandates divide us, for crying out loud we're Americans: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Vaccinations helped me, but won't require vaccinations: Opposes topic 5 |
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Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Totally exempt on your Social Security from State income tax: Opposes topic 6 Eliminate state tax on Social Security benefits: Opposes topic 6 Signs law phasing out tax on Social Security for most: Opposes topic 6 |
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Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Pay our teachers what they're worth, to attract the best: Opposes topic 7 Return education back from bureaucracies to local level: Favors topic 7 Replace Smarter Balance with ACT testing: Favors topic 7 We're dead last: 2% teacher raise; and dump state testing: Opposes topic 7 5% teacher's pay raise, as part of education reform: Opposes topic 7 Cool to education savings accounts & charter schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Supports education, with focus on public school teachers: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Make all curriculum available online for parents to see: Favors topic 7 |
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topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | EPA regulations have been difficult, overreaching, and wrong: Opposes topic 8 Paid $900,000 fine for poor pollution controls at mines: Favors topic 8 I love the outdoors, but regulatory agencies tell you no: Favors topic 8 Invest $14M in tourism and revenue comes flying right back: Opposes topic 8 $60M upgrade to state parks: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
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Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | Stiffer laws for drug pushers; treatment for addicts: Favors topic 9 |
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Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale) | The Second Amendment is ingrained in me: Favors topic 10 |
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Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Raise business B&O tax, sales tax, state fees, & gas tax: Favors topic 11 Just Cut Taxes And Win: start with business taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Eliminate business inventory and machinery tax if we can: Opposes topic 11 Don't tax people to death; rein in government by attrition: Opposes topic 11 Increase fees, gas tax, and business tax to close deficit: Strongly Favors topic 11 Repeal income tax; increase sales tax 1 «%, add wealth tax: Favors topic 11 Reduce personal income tax by 50% over three years: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Attacks Democrats for not supporting border security: Strongly Opposes topic 12 I hope and pray we never have sanctuary cities here: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Bring manufacturing back from Vietnam, China and Mexico: Opposes topic 13 Change the trade imbalance with China: Opposes topic 13 Supports tariffs that lead to good deals when dust settles: Opposes topic 13 Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA: Favors topic 13 |
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No opinion on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | Exempt military retirees from the state income tax: Favors topic 15 More programs for National Guard and veterans: Favors topic 15 $5000 incentive for veterans to move to West Virginia: Favors topic 15 |
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Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale) | No contributions to legislators during legislative sessions: Favors topic 16 Ban fundraising while the legislature is in session: Favors topic 16 Appoint a Waste Czar to root out agency excess: Favors topic 16 |
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topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Promote new uses for central Appalachian coal: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Lower the severance tax on coal and gas: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Lower, and then tier, the severance tax on coal and gas: Favors topic 18 Coal miners back work is good; let's have more: Strongly Opposes topic 18 State's coal can be used for construction instead of fuel: Favors topic 18 I truly believe that coal has a future, a real future: Strongly Opposes topic 18 We should help our coal, gas, and oil companies: Strongly Opposes topic 18 I believe we need to welcome all sources of energy: Opposes topic 18 |
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Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale) | Three-pronged attack to go after the drug runners: Strongly Favors topic 19 Support the expansion of drug courts: Opposes topic 19 We have to have stiffer laws to fix the drug problem: Strongly Favors topic 19 Jim's Dream: job training program for drug addicts: Opposes topic 19 Jim's Dream: $10M for equipment at vo-tech training centers: Opposes topic 19 Adamantly opposed to recreational marijuana, but medical ok: Favors topic 19 Jobs & Hope: $29.7 million to guide people in recovery: Opposes topic 19 Create Narcotics Intelligence Unit strike force: Strongly Favors topic 19 Partnership to bring prevention programs to all schools: Favors topic 19 |
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Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Limit lawmaker pay to 5 work days for any special session: Opposes topic 20 Cut Rainy Day fund by $123M for WV's biggest depression ever: Favors topic 20 Balanced $217M budget deficit with no new taxes: Opposes topic 20 Proposed nearly $3 billion for infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 20 $30 to 50 million to entice business to West Virginia: Favors topic 20 Proposes Inflatocine: one-time pay bonus for public workers: Favors topic 20 Fighting food insecurity is a big priority of mine: Favors topic 20 We've got to say we're going to stop hunger in West Virginia: Favors topic 20 |
Jim Justice is a Centrist
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