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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Endorsed by Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1 Opposes tightening parental consent laws: Strongly Favors topic 1 Allow D&E abortion (dilation and evacuation): Strongly Favors topic 1 Don't restrict late term and partial birth abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Action has meant building an inclusive government: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Reinstate Equal Protection for LGBTQ+ state workers: Favors topic 3 College groups "religious freedom" means LGBT discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 3 Let local school boards decide on transgender women's sports: Favors topic 3 Opposes religious exemption for gay adoption: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (+5 points on Social scale)	Vetoed adoption bill relating to religious beliefs: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Expand Medicaid for more coverage and jobs: Favors topic 5 KanCare-based Medicaid expansion to save rural hospitals: Favors topic 5 Expand Medicaid, without further study or compromises: Strongly Favors topic 5 Cover an additional 150,000 Kansans by expanding Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 Kansas must become 37th state to expand Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 Ban gatherings over 10, including church, for coronavirus: Favors topic 5 Insurers to provide real-time information of benefits: Favors topic 5 Medicaid expansion is something we can do right now: Strongly Favors topic 5 Expand Medicaid; guarantee mental health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 Medicaid expansion comes at no additional cost to taxpayers: Strongly Favors topic 5 Only reason not to expand Medicaid is partisan politics: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Federal benefits should go to foster kids, not state agency: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Great schools plus early learning equal a bright future: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Expand pre-K programs; fully fund our K-12 schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Funding schools top budget priority, this year & every year: Strongly Opposes topic 7 My budgets will fully fund schools every year I'm Governor: Strongly Opposes topic 7 I'll continue to reject vouchers; they crush rural schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Reject re-routing public taxpayer dollars to private schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Increase funding for Office of Registered Apprenticeship: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposes cuts to EPA's funding; environment needs protection: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Fully fund State Water Plan; water supply is diminishing: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Put functions of child care agencies under one roof: Opposes topic 8 Streamline our systems to be more efficient and effective: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Abolish the state's death penalty: Opposes topic 9 End statute of limitations for cases of child sexual abuse: Strongly Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Kids should not be afraid of guns when going to school: Opposes topic 10 Supports common sense gun safety measures and safeguards: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Allow concealed carry of guns without a license: Strongly Favors topic 10 Prohibit schools & localities from enacting gun restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Address financial crisis without new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Experiment of no taxes on businesses drained our budget: Strongly Favors topic 11 Cutting state corporate income tax to zero is a non-starter: Favors topic 11 Raise threshold for taxing Social Security to $100,000: Opposes topic 11 No more tax cuts; restore balance to the tax system: Favors topic 11 Lowering state taxes on groceries a top priority: Opposes topic 11 $250 tax rebate to every Kansan who filed in 2021: Opposes topic 11 Axe the tax on groceries, diapers, feminine hygiene products: Strongly Favors topic 11 Before we know it the state food tax won't exist at all: Opposes topic 11 A flat tax benefits the super wealthy & threatens progress: Strongly Favors topic 11 I've signed into law $2 billion in tax cuts: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Wants immigration reform that has clear path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Kansas is an export state: Favors topic 13 First Democratic governor for US/Canada/Mexico trade deal: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-5 points on Social scale)	I am committed to honoring the service of Kansas' veterans: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	Lobbyist reforms & increased legislative transparency: Strongly Favors topic 16 Don't require voter identification for advance voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-5 points on Social scale)	Vetoed restrictions on foreign ownership of land in Kansas: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	For alternative energy that benefits the state, like wind: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports medical marijuana and treatment over incarceration: Opposes topic 19 Pay for Medicaid expansion with proceeds from medical pot: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Time for Kansas to finally legalize medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Funding & assistance to strengthen rural small businesses: Favors topic 20 Recharge the economy via growth in new industries: Favors topic 20 Future jobs need creative, innovative strategic investments: Strongly Favors topic 20 Invest in rural highway and digital infrastructure needs: Favors topic 20

Laura Kelly is a Moderate Liberal
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