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Kris Kobach on VoteMatch

 

 



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Strongly Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
Planned Parenthood like Nazi doctor: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Enforce life beginning at conception, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly support Born Alive Survivors, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Costco should end Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Signed letter demanding Costco end DEI policies: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly anti-reparations, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(-5 points on Social scale)
Do nothing to protect the rights of LGBT workers: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Gay marriage makes it worse for traditional families: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Business liberty over gay marriage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Anti-gender identity, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
(-5 points on Social scale)
Strongly protect religious liberty, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly pro-Judeo-Christian morality, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Support tax-free medical savings accounts: Opposes topic 5
Strongly anti-universal coverage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly pro-private insurance, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Allow self-managed private retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
No unfunded mandates; yes charters & vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8:
Businesses have a right to pollute
(-5 points on Social scale)
Relax rules on logging & recreational usage: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
Supports death penalty and mandatory minimums: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Opposes restrictions on guns: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Keep tax cuts despite state's budget hole: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Cut taxes; cut budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
End in-state tuition for illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Kansas shouldn't be the sanctuary state of the Midwest: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Crack down on illegals in Kansas: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly pro-border wall, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly pro-ICE, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly anti-sanctuary city, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly pro-E-verify, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Supports NAFTA, GATT, and WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Limit foreign aid; decrease UN support; keep Cuba embargo: Strongly Favors topic 14
No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly pro-free enterprise, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly anti-Israel boycott, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(-5 points on Social scale)
Keep detainees in Guantanamo, not Leavenworth: Favors topic 15
Strongly supports strong military, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale)
Fight widespread voter fraud with strict voting laws: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Tighten restrictions on voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Vice-chair of Presidential Commission on Election Integrity: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Contempt of court for blocking new voter registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Found in contempt for checking voter citizenship to register: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Tough prove-your-citizenship rule for new voters: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly supports Electoral College, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
(-5 points on Social scale)
Keep US troops in Iraq; pay for it with Iraqi oil: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Develop traditional energy resources, plus ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
Stricter punishment for importing & selling drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Skeptical of medical marijuana; we can't limit it: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly anti-recreational marijuana, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Strongly Anti-livable income, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Kris Kobach is a Hard-Core Conservative
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Jersey City Mayor (Non-partisan)
    Non-partisan general election Nov. 4; runoff Dec. 2:
  • Mussab Ali, former president of the Jersey City Board of Education
  • Steven Fulop, outgoing Mayor (2013-2025)
  • Bill O'Dea, Hudson County commissioner (since 1997)
  • Jim McGreevey, former N.J. Governor (2002-2004)
  • James Solomon, city councilor (since 2017)
  • Joyce Watterman, president of the Jersey City Council (since 2023)

Oakland CA Mayor
    Non-partisan special election April 14, 2025:
  • Barbara Lee, U.S.Rep CA-12 (1998-2025)
  • Loren Taylor, Oakland City Council (2019-2023), lost general election
  • Sheng Thao, Oakland Mayor, lost recall election Nov. 5, 2024
Abortion
Budget/Economy
Civil Rights
Corporations
Crime
Drugs
Education
Energy/Oil
Environment
Families/Children
Foreign Policy
Free Trade
Govt. Reform
Gun Control
Health Care
Homeland Security
Immigration
Infrastructure/Technology
Jobs
Local Issues
Principles/Values
Social Security
Tax Reform
War/Iraq/Mideast
Welfare/Poverty

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