![]() |
Al Gross on SenateMatch |
VoteMatch Responses
(Click here for VoteMatch quiz) | |
---|---|
VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) |
Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) |
Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Endorsed by Planned Parenthood as pro-choice champion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Will defend right to choose & reproductive healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 1 Judicially liberal, according to CC survey: Favors topic 1 Pro-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 1 Anti-parental notification, according to CC survey: Favors topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale) | Pro-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey: 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) |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Alaska has most expensive health care in the world: Favors topic 5 Public option allows Alaska to compete on equal basis: Strongly Favors topic 5 System is broken; start with Medicare and public option: Favors topic 5 Increase access, lower prescription prices: Favors topic 5 Health care costs holds back economy, especially in Alaska: Favors topic 5 Led AK ballot initiatives to expand Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Strengthen security of pension plans: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Make college more affordable & accessible: Strongly Opposes 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) | More funding for tribal & rural public safety: Favors topic 9 |
No opinion on
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Undo tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale) | Anti-border security, according to CC survey: Favors topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | Military is important but need to attract other businesses: Favors topic 15 Sullivan cut Alaska bases to support border wall: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | End Citizens United; get dark money out of politics: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Promote clean energy for rural Alaska; rejoin Paris accord: Strongly Favors topic 18 Climate change a threat: Alaska literally losing villages: Strongly Favors topic 18 Opposes Canadian mine in Alaska operation EPA would allow: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale) | Take on big pharma on prices & opioid epidemic: Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Raise the minimum wage; defend collective bargaining rights: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Al Gross is a Liberal Populist
(Click for details)
| |||
Other candidates' VoteMatch: | Al Gross on the issues: | ||
AK Gubernatorial: Bill Walker Charlie Huggins Mark Begich Mead Treadwell Mike Chenault Mike Dunleavy Sean Parnell AK Senatorial: Cean Stevens Dan Sullivan Edgar Blatchford Joe Miller Lisa Murkowski Ray Metcalfe Thomas Lamb Left office as of Jan. 2019: AZ:Flake(R,retired) FL:Nelson(D,lost) IN:Donnelly(D,lost) MN:Franken(D,resigned) MO:McCaskill(D,lost) MS:Cochran(R,resigned) ND:Heitkamp(D,lost) NV:Heller(R,lost) TN:Corker(R,retired) UT:Hatch(R,retired) Took office as of Jan. 2019: AZ:McSally(R) FL:Scott(R) IN:Braun(R) MN:Smith(D,2018) MO:Hawley(R) MS:Hyde-Smith(R,2018) ND:Cramer(R) NV:Rosen(D) TN:Blackburn(R) UT:Romney(R) |
Senate races 2019-20:
AK: ![]() AL: Jones(D,incumbent) vs. ![]() AR: ![]() AZ: McSally(R,incumbent) vs. ![]() CO: Gardner(R,incumbent) vs. ![]() DE: ![]() GA-2: Isakson(R,resigned) ![]() ![]() GA-6: ![]() ![]() IA: ![]() ID: ![]() IL: ![]() KS: Roberts(R,retiring) vs. ![]() KY: ![]() LA: ![]() |
MA: ![]() ME: ![]() MI: ![]() MN: ![]() MS: ![]() MT: ![]() NC: ![]() NE: ![]() NH: ![]() NJ: ![]() NM: Udall(D,retiring) vs. ![]() OK: ![]() OR: ![]() RI: ![]() SC: ![]() SD: ![]() TN: Alexander(R,retiring) vs. ![]() TX: ![]() VA: ![]() WV: ![]() WY: Enzi(R,retiring) vs. ![]() |
Abortion
Budget/Economy Campaign Finance Civil Rights Corporations Crime Drugs Education Energy/Oil Environment Families Foreign Policy Free Trade Gay Issues Govt. Reform Gun Control Health Care Homeland Security Immigration Iraq/Mideast Infrastructure Jobs/Farming Medicare/Rx Principles Social Security Tax Reform Technology War/Peace Welfare/Poverty All Al Gross's positions Other AK politicians AK Archives Retiring in 2020 election: KS:Roberts(R) NM:Udall(D) Senators running for President in 2019-20: CA:Harris(D) CO:Bennet(D) MA:Warren(D) MN:Klobuchar(D) NJ:Booker(D) NY:Gillibrand(D) VT:Sanders(D) |