Mark Herring on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Endorsed by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice stance: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated 100% by Planned Parenthood, indicating a pro-choice stance: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Governor should resign after wearing blackface, but not me: Opposes topic 2 Roll back institutionalizing discrimination in our laws: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Rated 100% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	No more political games with preexisting conditions: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Double Loudoun County's share of state education funding: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Rated 87% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Reform cash bail; more diversity in judiciary: Strongly Opposes topic 9 More resources for public safety and law enforcement: Favors topic 9 Innovative tech to protect children & catch perpetrators: Strongly Favors topic 9 Strengthen penalties for acts of domestic violence: Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Rated 7% by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly 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)	Opposes Trump "public charge" rule: Favors topic 12 Children held at border in inhumane conditions: 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)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Fights taking military construction money for border wall: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Roll back efforts to take away voting rights: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Marijuana criminalization doesn't work; expunge records: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Cannabis reform: decriminalization marijuana possession: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Crack down on dealers & traffickers who profit off addiction: Strongly Favors 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)

Mark Herring is a Moderate Liberal
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