Josh Gottheimer on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Fight any attempt to get between a woman and her doctor: Strongly Favors topic 1 Protect reproductive freedom, keep IVF accessible: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports public funding for abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports pro-choice legislation: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ensure that women receive equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2 Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Combat international and domestic Islamophobia: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Treat everyone equally whatever their sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports sexual preference as a protected minority status: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-3 points on Social scale)	I will always stand up to bigotry in all forms: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes repealing mandated health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing the 2010 affordable care act: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose any attempt to privatize or cut benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes diverting some FICA into personal accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Emphasize STEM skills to bridge huge skills gap: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+2 points on Social scale)	Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Prison reform for nonviolent offenders: Opposes topic 9 Hire more cops on the beat and expand community policing: Strongly Favors topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Sponsored stricter rules for police accountability: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports restrictions on right to bear arms: Opposes topic 10 Supports gun-control legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Comprehensive reform to lower rates & close loopholes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 I will cut property taxes for everyone by nearly 15%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing income tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Opposes tax increases, even to balance the budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports lowering taxes to promote economic growth: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism: Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-3 points on Social scale)	Imperative to fix budget shortfall in veterans benefits: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Fight to defend the Voting Rights Act: Strongly Favors topic 16 No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote: Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-3 points on Social scale)	No room for compromise in the war on terror: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Supports American intervention in Mideast beyond air support: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Remove US Forces from Hostilities Against Yemen: Favors topic 17 President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Affordable energy will take an all-of-the-above approach: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports federally developing renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	Opposes jail sentences for non-violent drug offenders: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Sponsored bill for combatting epidemic of synthetic drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Invest in R&D and infrastructure, and shrink our debt: Opposes topic 20 Expand Child Tax Credit to help cover cost of child care: Favors topic 20 Supports federal spending to promote economic growth: Strongly Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20

Josh Gottheimer is a Moderate Liberal
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