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Peter Ricketts on VoteMatch

 

 



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Strongly Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
Opposes abortion and supports social conservative values: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1
Life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Nebraska is pro-life; my budget is pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Signed providing commemorative certificates for miscarriages: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Reduce government regulation of the private sector: Opposes topic 2
Protect hair textures/styles from job discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(-5 points on Social scale)
Opposes same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Judges shouldn't reinterpret marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Marriage is the union of one woman and one man: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
(-5 points on Social scale)
More faith-based practices in Nebraska schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Focus welfare on states & religious non-profits: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Supports health savings accounts & limiting lawsuits: Opposes topic 5
Oppose ObamaCare and oppose Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Cannot trust Medicaid federal matching grants: Opposes topic 5
Patients can be transferred if rural hospitals not prepared: Opposes topic 5
People shouldn't have to choose between job and vaccination: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Personal accounts are protected from Congress: Strongly Favors topic 6
No opinion on topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale)
Supports school vouchers to equalize opportunity: Strongly Favors topic 7
Oppose the implementation of Common Core: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Supports charters and vouchers for private schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
$16 million in scholarships to connect students with careers: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Fully fund aid to K-12 education, invest in next generation: Opposes topic 7
Scrap radically inappropriate sex education topics : Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8:
Businesses have a right to pollute
(-5 points on Social scale)
Compensate private landowners for enviro regulation cost: Strongly Favors topic 8
Biden's conservation goals would devastate state's economy: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9
Automated sentence calculation for Department of Corrections: Favors topic 9
First NE execution in 20 years, with new drug combination: Strongly Favors topic 9
Build a new, modern correctional facility: Strongly Favors topic 9
Fully fund replacement of Nebraska State Penitentiary: Strongly Favors topic 9
Vetoed setting aside of conviction after sentence served: Strongly Favors topic 9
Fought for ballot initiative to restore death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
I strongly support the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10
Allow concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
Supports Nebraska's concealed carry law: Strongly Favors topic 10
Restrict serious juvenile offenders from guns until age 25: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Supports line-item veto and fair & simple taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Death tax is based on jealousy of high achievement: Opposes topic 11
Protect taxpayers from bureaucracy & burdensome regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Provide tax relief through property tax regulations: Opposes topic 11
Ease burden of property taxes; plus 3% local cap: Opposes topic 11
Property tax relief is a top priority: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Reduce top individual tax rate from 6.84% to 5.84%: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Enacted $1 billion in annual state tax relief: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
Secure America's borders, without amnesty: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Secure the border and establish official English: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No state services for illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Biden administration has abdicated responsibility on border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Free trade in our vital interest: Strongly Favors topic 13
Supports NAFTA, CAFTA, GATT and WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13
Trade rules for labor & environment, but not human rights: Favors topic 13
Exports boost Nebraska economy: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
No Syrian refugee resettlement until full federal review: Favors topic 14
Remember: Nebraska is what America is supposed to be: Strongly Favors topic 14
I often say Nebraska is what America is supposed to be: Strongly Favors topic 14
We remain the cornerstone of global peace and prosperity: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(-5 points on Social scale)
Fully support strong national defense: Strongly Favors topic 15
Supports policy of pre-emptive military strikes: Strongly Favors topic 15
Retain our veterans with military retirement tax relief: Favors topic 15
Working to bring Space Command to the Heartland: Strongly Favors topic 15
Stressed the need for a strong national defense: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale)
No holiday for voting; no instant runoff voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Require Voter ID to boost belief in the integrity of voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
(-5 points on Social scale)
Need to keep putting pressure on Chinese Communist Party: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Better to fight terrorists in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Pursue the use of ethanol and bio-diesel fuels: Favors topic 18
Explore for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Reserve: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Don't reduce the ethanol Renewable Fuels Standard: Strongly Favors topic 18
Pipeline accidents are terrible but we can't take zero risk: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
More border security and stricter sentencing for drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
If you legalize marijuana, you're gonna kill your kids: Strongly Favors topic 19
Rated F by NORML: no medical marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
First priority is to reduce government spending: Opposes topic 20
Delivered historic tax relief by controlling spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Developing Youth Talent: connect 7,000 Nebraskans: Favors topic 20
We've been cutting red tape to keep Nebraskans working: Strongly Opposes topic 20
$56M of vetoes sustained, to cut budget: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Vetoed expanding food-assistance benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Vetoed expanding energy assistance qualifications: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Peter Ricketts is a Hard-Core Conservative
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vs. Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long (D)
vs. County Exec. Matt Meyer (D)
vs. State Rep.Mike Ramone (R)
IN: Gov. Eric Holcomb (R, term-limited);
vs. Sen. Mike Braun (R)
vs. Suzanne Crouch (R, lost May 7 primary)
vs. Eric Doden (R, lost May 7 primary)
vs. Attorney General Curtis Hill (R, lost May 7 primary)
vs. Jennifer McCormick (D)
MO: Gov. Mike Parson (R, term-limited):
vs. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R)
vs. State Senator Bill Eigel (R)
vs. Lt.Gov. Mike Kehoe (R)
vs. House Minority Leader Crystal Quade (D)
MT: Gov. Greg Gianforte (R)
vs. Ryan Busse (D)
vs. State Rep. Tanner Smith (R, lost June 4 primary)
Gubernatorial Debates 2024 (continued):
NC: Gov. Roy Cooper (D, term-limited);
vs. Lt.Gov. Mark Robinson (R)
vs. Attorney General Josh Stein (D)
vs. Treasurer Dale Folwell (R, lost March 5 primary)
vs. Justice Michael Morgan (D, lost March 5 primary)
vs. State Senator Andy Wells (R,withdrew)
ND: Gov. Doug Burgum (R, retiring)
vs. State Rep. Rick Becker (R)
vs. U.S.Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R)
vs. State Sen.Merrill Piepkorn (D)
NH: Gov. Chris Sununu (R, retiring)
vs. U.S.Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R)
vs. Mayor Joyce Craig (D)
vs. Acting Gov.Chuck Morse (R)
vs. Exec.Councilor Cinde Warmington (D)
UT: Gov. Spencer Cox (R)
vs. State Rep. Phil Lyman (R)
vs. Minority Leader Brian King (D)
VT: Gov. Phil Scott (R)
vs. Lt.Gov.David Zuckerman (D, withdrew)
vs. Selectman Peter Duval (D)
vs. Commissioner Esther Charlestin (D)
WA: Gov. Jay Inslee (D, retiring);
vs. Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D)
vs. U.S.Rep.Dave Reichert (R)
vs. State Sen. Mark Mullet (D)
vs. County Chair Semi Bird (R)
vs. Hilary Franz (D, withdrew to run for U.S.Rep.)
WV: Gov. Jim Justice (R, term-limited)
vs. WV Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R)
vs. Huntington Mayor Steve Williams (D)
vs. WV State Auditor JB McCuskey (R, withdrew)
vs. WV Secretary of State Mac Warner (R, lost May 14 primary)
vs. State Del. Moore Capito (R, lost May 14 primary)
Abortion
Budget/Economy
Civil Rights
Corporations
Crime
Drugs
Education
Energy/Oil
Environment
Families/Children
Foreign Policy
Free Trade
Govt. Reform
Gun Control
Health Care
Homeland Security
Immigration
Infrastructure/Technology
Jobs
Local Issues
Principles/Values
Social Security
Tax Reform
War/Iraq/Mideast
Welfare/Poverty

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