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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Expand access to all reproductive health services: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Great-grandfather enslaved; must grapple with racial equity: Strongly Favors topic 2 We undermine societal improvement by burying historic racism: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	End youth homelessness especially LGBTQ+ youth homelessness: Strongly Favors topic 3 Protect and increase access to gender-affirming health care: Strongly Favors 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)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Treat healthcare as a human right; ensure access for all: Strongly 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)	Ensure that public money goes to public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Expand education access; seek universal preschool: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Inspiring public school teachers saved my life: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Crack down on polluters, especially serial offenders: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Raise minimum age that minor can be tried in adult courts: Strongly 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 Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ask wealthiest to pay fair share, end corporate giveaways: Strongly Favors topic 11 If we have to pay a little more in taxes, we should: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Prevent local detention centers from contracting with ICE: Strongly 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)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Achieve 100% clean energy use in all Maryland schools: Strongly Favors topic 18 It's past time to act on climate change, shift to renewables: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Work to legalize and tax the sale of recreational cannabis: Strongly Opposes 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)

John B. King is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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