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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)	Require abortions performed only in hospitals not at clinics: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Restrict discussions on racism and sexism in classrooms: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports consenting adults, opposes gender indoctrination: Favors topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-5 points on Social scale)	Protect conscience & religious belief in schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Criticizes health benefits expansion that he voted for: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Ensure parental rights on education choices and curriculum: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-5 points on Social scale)	Seen his best friends killed due to federal overreach: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Pardoned by President Trump after conviction for ATV protest: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Give nonviolent offenders access to guns after three years: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Budget priority is limiting spending, not increasing taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Offer written drivers test in languages other than English: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports Trump; Biden does not put America first: Strongly Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Peace through Strength (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Get real about bona fide attacks on our elections: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Ban voting by mail & voter registration drives: 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Utah is already a leader in oil, gas, coal, and uranium: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Protect legal users of medical cannabis from sanctions: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	State budget increase used to justify socialist expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Phil Lyman is a Libertarian Conservative
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