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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)	Pro-life; fight extremist Democrats' to stop infanticide: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Authored "bathroom bill": no trans-gendered public restrooms: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Christian values and our Constitution made America great: Strongly Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	No federal vaccine mandates for coronavirus emergency: Opposes 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)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Rated Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Gun owner; endorsed by the NRA: Strongly Favors topic 10 Anti-gun control, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Lower taxes and smaller government: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Anti-taxation, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Pro-corporate tax cuts, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the border wall: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Pro-border wall, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Anti-illegal immigrant, according to PVS survey: Opposes topic 12 Rated Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Anti-tariffs, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Strong national defense is Constitutional & moral mandate: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Require photo ID to vote; supports Constitutional Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Weaken governor's appointment powers over elections board: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Overturn presidential election due to pandemic voting rules: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Rated Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Rated Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Pro-COVID relief, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 20 Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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