Val Arkoosh on SenateMatch

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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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	We need to codify Roe v. Wade immediately: Strongly Favors topic 1 Endorsed by EMILY's List for pro-choice women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Would be first woman physician elected to the Senate: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	For Equality Act to protect LGBTQ+ community: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Focus on disparities in health outcomes for Black moms: Strongly Favors topic 5 Led national physician's coalition for reform: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports funding of public schools, childcare, Pre-K: Strongly Opposes topic 7 COVID: Showed tears realizing what her own teens had lost: Neutral on topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Train our police in de-escalation techniques: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ban high-capacity magazines, assault weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Corporations, wealthy must pay their share: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Fair pathway to citizenship for those willing to work for it: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	For robust Buy America policies, incentivize retaining jobs: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Robust funding for military installations & veteran benefits: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Overturn Citizens United, won't take corporate PAC money: 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 Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports federal efforts to ban fracking nationwide: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Decriminalize marijuana, reform on nonviolent drug offenses: Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Voters set priorities: the economy, jobs, cost of child care: Favors topic 20

Val Arkoosh is a Moderate Liberal
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