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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Pro-choice, pro-marriage equality, pro-gun control: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Only one-sixth of staff are white, heterosexual males: Strongly Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Called on Congress to adopt LGBTQ rights legislation: Strongly Favors topic 3 Keep treatment of LGBTQ young adults as sex offenders: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supported same-sex marriage, LGBTQ rights legislation: 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)
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	COVID: I do not favor mandates; I favor education: Opposes topic 5 COVID: For vaccinating everyone, but not mandating: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	COVID: School closings not based on science: Favors topic 7 Better teacher salaries, give them tools they need: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Won't forget your safety is the government's top priority: Favors topic 9 I strongly support the death penalty in California: Strongly Favors topic 9 We didn't defund police, we hired more and kept us safe: Strongly Favors topic 9 Time to have a governor who is going to put victims first: Strongly Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	City gun storage law enacted without his signature: Neutral on topic 10 Keep California's tight restrictions, no need for changes: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	He will veto any tax increase that comes to his desk: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Incumbent backed higher taxes and destroyed jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	DREAMers are living in only country they've ever known: Strongly Favors topic 12 Repeal Medicaid expansion to undocumented immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supported USMCA trade pact, chaired pro-trade group: Strongly Favors topic 13 NAFTA has been phenomenally successful: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Helping Our Heroes: exempt military retirement from taxes: Favors topic 15
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)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Unleash technological might to become energy independent: Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	COVID: important that we save both lives and livelihoods: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Conduct a top-to-bottom review of spending: Opposes topic 20 Cut red tape; promote policies to get people off the street: Opposes topic 20 Would veto elimination of single-family zoning: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Kevin Faulconer is a Centrist
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