VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposed law requiring interring aborted fetuses: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Civil rights statute should support sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports the legality of gay marriage in Indiana: Strongly Favors topic 3 Protect LGBT rights; religious rights are already protected: Strongly Favors topic 3 2012: No same-sex marriage; 2015: marriage & more for LGBT: Strongly Favors topic 3 Hoosiers welcome others inclusively; RFRA is divisive: Favors topic 3 Sexual orientation & gender identity are civil rights issues: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Calls himself a "gun-totin' Bible-quotin' Democrat": Strongly Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Protect CHOICE program for seniors aging at home: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pledge to always protect & strengthen Social Security system: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Totally against Indiana's school voucher program: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Work with teachers & Superintendent of Public Instruction: Opposes topic 7 Teachers must be a part of the education reform conversation: Opposes topic 7 I am not a fan of vouchers: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Reducing air pollution reduces healthcare costs for decades: Strongly Opposes topic 8 $16B for water projects via Infrastructure Bank: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Adult Protective Services is underfunded and understaffed: Favors topic 9 Push community policing through federal COPS resources: Opposes topic 9 Transparent investigations of deadly force incidents: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	I'm a gun-totin', Bible-quotin' Southern Indiana Democrat: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Recommends slashing corporate taxes: Strongly Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Unified strategy to promote Hoosier brand worldwide: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Increase federal vet benefits by 10%, plus state services: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Longer voting hours; make registration & mail voting easier: Strongly Favors topic 16 Voter Participation Plan: expand ID rules & early voting: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Indiana is the Saudi Arabia of coal; use it!: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Nuclear plants have safety concerns; not for Indiana: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Needle exchange helps stop HIV virus: Opposes topic 19 Legalize the medicinal use of marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Decriminalize marijuana; that's different than legalizing: Opposes topic 19 Study medical marijuana legalization before legalizing: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Roads and infrastructure are a priority: Favors topic 20 Attract, retain and support businesses that pay living wages: Favors topic 20 Build roads & bridges, as well as broadband capacity: Favors topic 20 Focus on living-wage jobs, not on social issues: Favors topic 20