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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Protect responsible Choice: Favors topic 1 Support Roe v. Wade, but respect differing views: Favors topic 1 Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Keep federal funding for family planning clinics: Strongly Favors topic 1 Born-Alive Survivors bill tries to illegalize abortion: 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
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Promote minority-owned business: Strongly Favors topic 2 End racial profiling; more minority police: Favors topic 2 We still need affirmative action, for now: Opposes topic 2 More state contracts for minority & women-owned businesses: Strongly Favors topic 2 Inclusivity means our spies look like where they're working: Strongly Favors topic 2 More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2 Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+2 points on Social scale)	Extend hate crimes to include sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3 Eliminated Family Rule, so unrelated couples can buy homes: Strongly Favors topic 3 Switched to supporting same-sex marriage in 2013: Favors topic 3 Let military leaders advise about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": Opposes topic 3 No employment discrimination based on sexual orientation: Favors topic 3 Let states recognize same sex marriage: Favors topic 3 Pro-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey: Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-3 points on Social scale)	Project Genesis: faith-based African-American home program: Favors topic 4 Supports Standards of Learning, but not tests: Neutral on topic 4 Require character education in public schools: Favors topic 4 No school prayer amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 4 2002 PASS initiative included private & faith-based groups: Favors topic 4 Expand enterprise zones: Favors topic 4 Require work to receive welfare benefits: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Answer seniors' questions with "Senior Navigator": Favors topic 5 Supports Virginia Health Care Foundation for under-served: Favors topic 5 Get every eligible child health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 As governor, 138,000 more children covered by insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Cannot allow 47 million Americans to go without access: Strongly Favors topic 5 Merge Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit: Favors topic 5 Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Bi-partisan commission on entitlements, with binding outcome: Favors topic 6 Rated 79% by ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues: Neutral on topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	Involve whole communities in schools: Favors topic 7 Supports public schools: Opposes topic 7 Promote public school competition & choice: Opposes topic 7 2004: 14 of 32 failing schools graduated from NCLB program: Favors topic 7 Home-schooling is ok; my sister home-schools her kids: Favors topic 7 No Child Left Behind Act isn't working: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposes drilling ANWR; but OK to drill offshore: Favors topic 8 Preserve open space & control suburban sprawl: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Economic prosperity depends on wise use of natural resources: Opposes topic 8 Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports a fair death penalty: Favors topic 9 More enforcement and more prevention: Favors topic 9 Supports Virginia's victim's bill of rights: Favors topic 9 Abolish parole: Strongly Favors topic 9 2004: much-needed funding for law enforcement: Favors topic 9 Co-sponsored Justice in Policing Act: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Edward Snowden was one of worst traitors in history: Strongly Favors topic 9 ICE agents should remove masks, identify themselves: Strongly Opposes topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Rated 64% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9 Support law enforcement, according to CC survey: Favors topic 9 Let ex-cons apply freely, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Protect sportsmen's rights & the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Strong defender of the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Restrict but don't ban high-capacity magazines: Favors topic 10 Support assault weapons ban plus background checks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Co-sponsored background check for every firearm sale: Strongly Favors topic 10 Pro-gun rights, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Fiscal conservatism: taxpayer money is sacred: Strongly Opposes topic 11 2003 tax package raised some taxes & removed low-income tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Roll back top-tier tax breaks: Strongly Favors topic 11 Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs: Favors topic 11 Undo tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 11 Keep inheritance tax, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Limit social payments to immigrants; support English: Opposes topic 12 Federal failure on immigration means states must take action: Opposes topic 12 Send migrant kids back to Central America, after processing: Opposes topic 12 Co-sponsored path to citizenship for "DREAMers": Strongly Favors topic 12 Terminate national emergency at the Southern border: Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Anti-border security, according to CC survey: Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports NAFTA, GATT, and WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 Renew Export-Import Bank to support U.S. businesses globally: Strongly Favors topic 13 Push TPP to remove limits on US poultry exports: Strongly Favors topic 13 Sponsored sugar quotas & import tariffs to stabilize prices: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Declined state commitment to CAFTA: Opposes topic 13 Declare Turkish rebar subject to anti-dumping duties: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Fight Chinese predatory trade practices on car tires: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Rated 75% by the USAE, indicating support for trade engagement: Strongly Favors topic 13 Ban imports from Xinjiang made by Uyghur forced labor: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	UN participation & economic aid only when within US interest: Favors topic 14 Important to consult on war with Congress & allies: Opposes topic 14 Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-3 points on Social scale)	Remove the "ghost fleet" of 100 aging ships in James River: Opposes topic 15 World-class benefits for military veterans: Favors topic 15 Signal app absolutely not safe for classified information: Opposes topic 15 $515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars: Favors topic 15 Exempt Veterans Affairs from federal hiring freeze: Favors topic 15 Secure the grid, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	No PAC contributions; yes full disclosure: Strongly Favors topic 16 Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures: Strongly Favors topic 16 Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill for election holiday & easier voting access: Strongly Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-3 points on Social scale)	Ending Gaza conflict could create united front against Iran: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Will allies share information if we treat it this sloppily?: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Foreign aid cuts destroy 75 years of American soft power: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Sensible timeline to bring troops home from Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 No timetable to end war in Iraq: Opposes topic 17 Withdraw from Iraq but no arbitrary timeline: Favors topic 17 Keep military action on the table against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Maduro is a bad guy, but troops in Venezuela is a disaster: Strongly Favors topic 17 Russia & China benefit when Trump threatens NATO & Greenland: Strongly Favors topic 17 We should've pushed out Maduro in 2024 when he lost election: Opposes topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Sponsored shutting down Iranian foreign reserves: Opposes topic 17 Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection: Opposes topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17 Pro-Israel, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Sponsored resolution to repeal 2002 AUMF against Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Drastically reduced emissions from VA coal power plants: Strongly Favors topic 18 Offshore drilling is acceptable but not the "silver bullet": Favors topic 18 All-of-the-above approach, including pro-coal: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Increase penalties for illegal drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19 Restricted meth ingredients and reduced meth labs: Favors topic 19 Place decongestants behind counter to slow meth production: Favors topic 19 Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Close the largest budget shortfall in Virginia's history: Opposes topic 20 Cut taxes for at least 65% of Virginians: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Pushed $1.4B tax increase to close $6B budget shortfall: Strongly Favors topic 20 $93M for LIHEAP: home heating for low income families: Favors topic 20 Rated 83% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record: Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20

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