Lori Swanson on VoteMatch

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No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Will fight for all citizens to receive the same civil rights: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Joined other AG's in fight to keep transgendered troops: 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)	Plans to make healthcare affordable and accessible to all: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Believes schools need K-12 funding & teachers need support: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Won settlement for corporation to pay $890M for pollution: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Warns citizens about new methods of phone scamming: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports variety of common sense gun safety reforms: Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Joined forces to fight against Trump's zero tolerance policy: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Fight to make campaign financing fairer & all-inclusive: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Proceed with caution approach to solar energy gardens: Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Joined with other AG's to investigate opioid manufacturers: Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)