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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Endorsed by NARAL and Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1 Abortions always legally available, & government funded: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Maintain affirmative action in colleges & state hiring: Strongly Favors topic 2 Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Endorsed by pro-GLBT Basic Rights Oregon's Equality PAC: Strongly Favors topic 3 Recognize same-sex marriages: 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)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Healthcare reform needed at both state and federal levels: Favors topic 5 More federal funding for rural health services: Favors topic 5 Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure: Neutral on topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6 Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Governor's Cool Schools project is funded by teachers union: Opposes topic 7 Welcomes waiver from No Child Left Behind standards: Opposes topic 7 Improve and invest in public schools: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Prohibit motorized mining in riverbeds: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Seeks to balance environmental and economic interests: Opposes topic 8 More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups: Favors topic 8 Create block grants for Agricultural Stewardship: Neutral on topic 8 Focus on prevention and states for Endangered Species: Strongly Opposes topic 8 State primacy over water quantity & quality issues: Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Reduce sentences for non-violent offenses: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Spend $600M on education now instead of on prisons later: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Oppose the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 End parole for repeat violent felons: Strongly Favors topic 9 Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9 Zero tolerance for violence against government employees: Neutral on topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Increase restrictions on gun purchase and possession: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opportunity for revenue: capping total deductions & credits: Strongly Favors topic 11 No state sales tax; no flat tax; increase gas tax: Favors topic 11 No national sales tax or VAT: Neutral on topic 11 Federal tax incentives for energy, with state decisions: Neutral on topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Voted YES on driver's licenses for non-resident aliens: Strongly Favors topic 12 Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12 Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Encouraging more trade agreements with China: Strongly Favors topic 13 Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank: Favors topic 13
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)
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Limit individual campaign donations; require full disclosure: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Voted YES on electronic energy efficiency standards: Strongly Favors topic 18 Making renewable energy in state also keeps dollars in state: Strongly Favors topic 18 Transition away from damaging fossil fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically: Neutral on topic 18 Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries: Opposes topic 18 Collaborative, incentive driven, locally-based solutions: Neutral on topic 18 Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Decriminalize medicinal marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War: Favors topic 19 States should make drug policy, not feds: Neutral on topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	State recovering from Great Recession, but not every person: Favors topic 20 Beware uneven, unequal "recovery" without rural & minorities: Strongly Favors topic 20 Budget to focus on people's futures, not taxes or problems: Strongly Favors topic 20 Oregon Business Plan: create jobs & income; reduce poverty: Strongly Favors topic 20

John Kitzhaber is a Moderate Liberal
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