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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Life begins at conception; endorsed by Ohio Right to Life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: 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 Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Allow transgender people in the military: 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)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Negotiate Rx drug prices; cover pre-existing conditions: Favors topic 5 Replace ObamaCare with health savings accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Put entitlements on path towards sustainability: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	More local control and choice in our education system: Favors topic 7 Expand opportunities in skilled trades: Favors topic 7 PVS:States decide standards, not federal government: Favors topic 7
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)	Protect schools by arming school officials & metal detectors: Favors topic 10 Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: 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)	Supports 2017 tax cuts; continue rollback of regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Invest in border security; amend asylum laws: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	DACA: No amnesty or special pathway; find legal solution: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Rated Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Deal with trade deficit with new global trade regime: Favors topic 13 Move critical supply chain back to US from China: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	PVS:No nuclear weapons for hostile governments: Strongly Favors topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Support veterans with health care & mental health treatment: Strongly Favors topic 15 PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Co-sponsored bipartisan bill on election security: Favors topic 16 Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Rated Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	China cannot be trusted on international stage: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Make China pay for costs of global pandemic: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Defeat radical Islamic extremism wherever it exists: Strongly Opposes topic 17 PVS:Air support and more intervention in Mideast: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Rated 2002 AUMF against Iraq should apply to ISIS: Opposes 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)	Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Anthony Gonzalez is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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