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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Life starts with conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Secure and strengthen gains we have made to protect life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit abortion for race, sex, diagnosis of disability: Strongly Opposes topic 1 CC:Appoint strict Constitutionalist judges: Opposes topic 1 CC:De-fund Planned Parenthood: Opposes topic 1 Voted YES to protect infant survivors of abortion: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Enforce Court decision ending college affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-5 points on Social scale)	Traditional marriage should be between a man & a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 There only two genders; no biological males in girls' sports: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Religious Freedom Act is not about LGBT discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-5 points on Social scale)	The Constitution protects our God-given rights: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Common sense solutions can offset ObamaCare shortfalls: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Innovation, competition can address high cost of healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Will never lockdown state or mandate masks for kids: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Balanced budget plan doesn't touch Social Security/Medicare: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	School choice should be legislated at the federal level: Strongly Favors topic 7 Everyone should be able to enroll in school of their choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 Ensure parents meaningful input on curriculum and materials: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-3 points on Social scale)	EPA's new emissions standards are overbearing overreach: Strongly Favors topic 8 Farmers try to prosper while attacked by climate alarmists: Strongly Favors topic 8 For climate bill compromise by industry & environmentalists: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Targeting police should lead to harshest penalties possible: Strongly Favors topic 9 Make sure the justice system is not failing law enforcement: Strongly Favors topic 9 Violent criminals will serve hard time in state prison: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	A hunter himself, he's a proud backer of the 2nd Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 100% pro-Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Prevent declaration that gun violence is a health emergency: Strongly Favors topic 10 Unrestricted right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Lowering taxes is a good start to empowering job creators: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Finance lower taxes by running more efficient government: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Pledged never to raise federal taxes, but infrastructure ok: Opposes topic 11 Reducing the size of government is the key to cutting taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Relief on property tax bills: Opposes topic 11 CC:Make federal income tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Hard line approach to illegal immigrants: build the wall: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Treat DACA recipients like other illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border infrastructure, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Support national emergency at the Southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	2016: Voted against clawbacks for moving jobs to Mexico: Favors topic 13 Trust Trump to negotiate tariffs on China: Opposes topic 13 America-first economic policy: prop up homegrown business: Opposes topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Ban imports from Xinjiang made by Uyghur forced labor: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Save America by making Indiana a beacon of freedom: Strongly Favors topic 14 Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-5 points on Social scale)	We need increased military to protect our interests abroad: Strongly Favors topic 15 North Korea & Russian dangers require strong US military: Strongly Favors topic 15 CC:Secure the grid against terrorism: Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Replace the swamp with citizen legislators and term limits: Favors topic 16 Mike fought against the federal takeover of elections: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-3 points on Social scale)	Defeat ISIS terrorists where they live: Favors topic 17 Re-impose sanctions on Iran for nuclear capability: Strongly Opposes topic 17 CC:Keep alliance with Israel: Opposes topic 17 President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Sponsored resolution to repeal 2002 AUMF against Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Businesses need time to make the transition to clean energy: Opposes topic 18 No transition to technologies that can't meet energy demands: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Marijuana use is about freedom of choice: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated B by NORML: marijuana is a state issue: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Don't pay politicians if they can't pass a budget: Opposes topic 20 Government isn't the driver of economic prosperity: Opposes topic 20 America First economic agenda brought unmatched prosperity: Strongly Opposes topic 20 2015: opposed increasing Indiana minimum wage to $10.10: Opposes topic 20 CC:Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Opposes topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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