James W. Byrd 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)	Personal healthcare decisions should remain private: Strongly 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)
No opinion on topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Strengthen rural clinics, lower prescription costs: 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)	Criticized support for homeschooling & charter schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Don't increase penalty for impeding critical infrastructure: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Don't establish "stand your ground" defense for shootings: 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)
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Hire more judges to reduce court backlog: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Tariffs caused Chinese to stop buying US grain and beef : Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Peace through Strength (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	SAVE Act would make it harder for some to vote: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (+5 points on Social scale)	Dropping bombs on Tehran related to domestic gas prices: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support our miners and energy workers : Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Voted YES on banning property forfeiture in drug cases: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Grazing leases on public lands keep ranchers afloat: Strongly Favors topic 20

James W. Byrd is a Progressive Libertarian
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