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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)	Allow nurses to perform non-surgical abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Authored state law against from genetic discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 2 What drives my public service passion are issues of equity: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants: Strongly Favors topic 3 Allow student sports choice based on gender identity: 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)	We've got to better support our health care infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 5 2006: Fought for universal health care: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Voted to better protect student athletes: Opposes topic 7 Expanded after school programs; reduced class sizes: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Ban single-use plastic bags: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Require search warrants for police use of drones: Opposes topic 9 End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	2006: Stopped felons from possessing body armor: Opposes topic 10 Voted YES on wider definition of assault rifles: Strongly Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Undocumented immigrants shouldn't have to fear deportation: Strongly Favors topic 12 Battle over Prop. 187 led to involvement in politics: Strongly Favors topic 12 Voted YES on driver's license for undocumented immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Urge China to lift tariffs on U.S. wines: Strongly Favors topic 13
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)	Maintain San Diego's Marine Corps Recruit Depot: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Implemented same-day voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16 Election security is ongoing effort, not once a generation: Strongly Favors topic 16 States run elections, Feds can standardize administration: Strongly Favors topic 16 Gave voter outreach money to consulting firm, not counties: Opposes topic 16 Has focused on lowering barriers to voting: Strongly Favors topic 16 Supported allowing let 17-year-olds vote in primaries: Strongly Favors topic 16 Reducing city council districts an assault on voting rights: Strongly Favors topic 16 Vote by mail works in blue states and red states: 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)	For expanding clean-tech manufacturing and solar power: Strongly Favors topic 18 Endorsed by LCV to tackle the climate crisis: Strongly Favors topic 18 Got state agency to increase use of renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 2006: for solar power, modernizing electrical grid: Strongly Favors topic 18 Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Reduce drug possession from felony to misdemeanor: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	These aren't stimulus checks; they're basic survival checks: Strongly Favors topic 20

Alex Padilla is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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