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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Solidly pro-life; supports protecting rights of the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Signs bill criminalizing abortion after eight weeks: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Enforces law which shuts down only abortion clinic in state: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortion after the eighth week of pregnancy: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Signed "Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act": Strongly Opposes topic 1 Proud to report number of elective abortions is ZERO: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Overlooking minority, women businesses during health crisis: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-3 points on Social scale)	Gay people go to hell, but don't discriminate on earth: Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-3 points on Social scale)	OpEd:Exempting church from coronavirus rules could be deadly: Strongly Favors topic 4 Allowed Roman goddess statue to return to Capitol dome: Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports prescription database as tool to fight opioid abuse: Favors topic 5 Expand rural access & mental health needs: Favors topic 5 Backed Rx monitoring; couldn't overcome opposition: Favors topic 5 Expand rural access to emergency & mental health care: Favors topic 5 Against Medicaid expansion as massive tax increase: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Will expand Medicaid but be vigilant against fraud and waste: Favors topic 5 COVID: I don't support mandates; my position WILL NOT CHANGE: Strongly Opposes topic 5 $4.3M to address unacceptable maternal mortality rate: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	$400M in bonds to repair college campuses: Opposes topic 7 Invest in advanced training in high demand areas: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Cut education budget after COVID revenue shortfalls: Strongly Favors topic 7 Declared "Missouri School Choice Week": Strongly Favors topic 7 Raise teacher pay in every corner of this state: Opposes topic 7 Don't care where Missourians are getting a quality education: Strongly Favors topic 7 Increase Child Care Subsidy rates to child care providers: Opposes topic 7 Expand programs to link high school graduates with jobs: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-5 points on Social scale)	Right to farm & ranch, despite environmental critics: Favors topic 8 Let the feds clean up their 80 years of radioactive waste: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	I am not interested in building more prisons: Opposes topic 9 Time to stand up and support law enforcement: Strongly Favors topic 9 Require de-escalation and bias recognition police training: Opposes topic 9 Expand "dangerous felonies" to include guns & less probation: Strongly Favors topic 9 In Missouri, we DEFEND law enforcement, not defund them: Strongly Favors topic 9 Cleared clemency backlog; only pardoned the deserving: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	For 2nd Amendment rights; keep federal government at bay: Strongly Favors topic 10 Doesn't have a problem with background checks: Favors topic 10 Fight violent crime but protect Second Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Restructure state government, and save $120M tax dollars: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Wants legislative approval on big ticket tax expenditures: Opposes topic 11 Cut taxes in 2018 on top of significant 2014 tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 11 For lower taxes, but online retailers hurt local business: Favors topic 11 Second tax cut: new low rate of 5.3%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 We passed the largest income tax cut in our state's history: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	Supports all legal immigrants, wants enforced border control: Strongly Opposes topic 12 $2.2 million to send Missouri National Guard to Texas border: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Credits Trump for ending Japan restrictions on US beef: Favors topic 13 European trip to promote trade & investment in Missouri: Strongly Favors topic 13 Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA: Favors topic 13 Invest in semiconductor manufacturing, won't rely on China: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Missouri shouldn't rely on other countries & other states: Strongly Favors topic 14 Missouri is the best state in the United States: Strongly Favors topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Peace through Strength (+2 points on Social scale)	Ending low-income housing tax credit would hurt veterans too: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Moves primary due to virus, won't extend voter registration: Opposes topic 16 Voted for photo ID and proof of citizenship to vote: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (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)
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	Rate of opioid deaths decreasing but new ideas are needed: Opposes topic 19 Against marijuana legalization, OK with medical use: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports economic growth with accountability on taxes: Opposes topic 20 Workforce development programs has attracted businesses: Favors topic 20 Cut government jobs; eliminate one out of five regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Cutting off federal unemployment benefits the right call: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Investing $3M to expand apprenticeship opportunities: Strongly Favors topic 20 Invest $350M in bridges, and $5M internet access: Strongly Favors topic 20 Lack of access to high speed broadband is unacceptable: Strongly Favors topic 20

Mike Parson is a Moderate Conservative
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