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)	Supports public funding for Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1 Endorsed by NARAL for perfect pro-choice voting records: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Raised $100,000 via nonprofit initiative #FergusonRebuild: Favors topic 2 Strengthen anti-human trafficking laws: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	SCOTUS has spoken: support gay marriage nationwide: Strongly Favors topic 3 Protect GLBT employees under nondiscrimination policy: 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)	Expand health care coverage for all, especially children: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Establish contributory retirement system for state employees: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Expand charter schools, plus more sponsorship options: Favors topic 7 Expand charter schools to cities & poor-performing districts: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Protect our state's air & water for future generations: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Rated 100% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	End school-to-prison pipeline: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Go after fraudsters big & small: scam artists & corporations: Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support 2nd amendment rights AND background checks: Opposes topic 10 Keep restrictions for concealed carry; don't loosen them: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Balance the budget each year without raising taxes: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Agree with Obama immigration plan, but not executive action: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Trans-Pacific Partnership should not be fast-tracked: Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports Iranian nuclear deal: Opposes topic 14 Let farmers sell to Cuba: a billion dollar industry: Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	The U.S. can't tolerate cowardly acts of terrorism: Favors topic 15 Served as military intelligence officer in Afghanistan: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Clean up worst-in-the-nation campaign finance & ethics laws: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Iraq War was a huge strategic error, and I said so then: Strongly Favors topic 17 Engage ISIS, including ground troops as a last resort: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Climate change is a real consequence of human activity: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports medical marijuana: Opposes topic 19 Drug testing for welfare recipients: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports federal spending to promote economic growth: Favors topic 20 Close tax loopholes for companies that send jobs overseas: Favors topic 20 Make it easy to start and maintain a business: Opposes topic 20