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John James on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | De-fund Planned Parenthood; bad abortion even for rape: Strongly Opposes topic 1 100% pro-life; always have been; always will be: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Fight for the Constitution's principles, as written: Opposes topic 1 CC:Appoint strict Constitutionalist judges: Opposes topic 1 CC:De-fund Planned Parenthood: Opposes topic 1 CC:Parental notification for abortions by minors: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strict Constitutionalist, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Pro-parental notification, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Trump policies good for African-Americans & elevate everyone: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
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No opinion on
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale) | Employers shouldn't be able to fire someone for being gay: Favors topic 3 Opposed laws protecting LGBTQ from employment discrimination: Opposes topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Medicare for All terrible; barely paying for Medicare now: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Remove the monstrosity of ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 5 |
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Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Returning lifelong investment to seniors is moral obligation: Opposes topic 6 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | We have failed our children, supports school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports public money for private schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Every high school student should be career- or college-ready: Favors topic 7 |
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Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | Protect the national treasure of the Great Lakes: Opposes topic 8 |
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No opinion on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale) | Against defunding police, for community policing: Opposes topic 9 Support law enforcement, according to CC survey: Favors topic 9 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Second Amendment says semi-automatic weapons ok: Strongly Favors topic 10 2nd Amendment is enough said: Strongly Favors topic 10 Unrestricted right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10 Limit gun rights, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Trump tax cuts encourage companies to do business in America: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Trump's tax reform will aid working families & entrepreneurs: Opposes topic 11 CC:Make federal income tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 CC:Elimination the Death Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Pro-tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 End the Death Tax, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | We must end illegal immigration & secure the border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Proponent of Kate's Law; defund sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No nonsense view of illegal immigration--has to stop now: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border infrastructure, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Pro-border security, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Fight China over soybeans now, or bullets later: Opposes topic 13 Let master negotiator Trump re-work trade deals: Opposes topic 13 Free but fair trade, to keep jobs in Michigan: Opposes topic 13 |
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Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale) | More military influence on the foreign policy team: Favors topic 14 |
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Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | Adequately fund military but work toward balanced budget: Favors topic 15 Help prepare our veterans for re-entry into society: Opposes topic 15 CC:Secure the grid against terrorism: Favors topic 15 Secure the grid, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
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No opinion on
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale) | For Trump's Middle East peace proposal, two state solution: Strongly Opposes topic 17 The Iranian regime has blood on its hands: Strongly Favors topic 17 Iran nuclear treaty was a fatally flawed deal: Opposes topic 17 Army veteran who flew Apache helicopters in Iraq: Opposes topic 17 Pro-Israel, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 17 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Green New Deal would decimate Michigan's economy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale) | Opposes marijuana legalization for recreational use: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Liberal leftist socialist policies have failed in Michigan: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Opposes raising federal minimum wage to $15/hr: Opposes topic 20 Incumbent does not do enough to create or protect jobs: Opposes topic 20 Focus on cutting waste and getting to a balanced budget: Opposes topic 20 CC:Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Opposes topic 20 |
John James is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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MI Gubernatorial: Abdul El-Sayed Bill Schuette Brian Calley Gretchen Whitmer Jennifer Granholm John Tatar Justin Amash Mark Schauer Rick Snyder MI Senatorial: Bob Young Debbie Stabenow Gary Peters Marcia Squier Mike Bouchard Left office as of Jan. 2019: AZ:Flake(R,retired) FL:Nelson(D,lost) IN:Donnelly(D,lost) MN:Franken(D,resigned) MO:McCaskill(D,lost) MS:Cochran(R,resigned) ND:Heitkamp(D,lost) NV:Heller(R,lost) TN:Corker(R,retired) UT:Hatch(R,retired) Took office as of Jan. 2019: AZ:McSally(R) FL:Scott(R) IN:Braun(R) MN:Smith(D,2018) MO:Hawley(R) MS:Hyde-Smith(R,2018) ND:Cramer(R) NV:Rosen(D) TN:Blackburn(R) UT:Romney(R) |
Senate races 2019-20:
AK:  Sullivan(R,incumbent)
vs.Gross(I)
vs.AL: Jones(D,incumbent) vs. Tuberville(R)
vs.AR: Cotton(R,incumbent)
vs.Harrington(L)
vs.AZ: McSally(R,incumbent) vs. Kelly(D)
CO: Gardner(R,incumbent) vs. Hickenlooper(D)
vs.DE: Coons(D,incumbent)
vs.GA-2: Isakson(R,resigned) Loeffler(R,appointed)
vs.Warnock(D)
vs.Collins(R)
vs.Tarver(D)
vs.GA-6: Perdue(R,incumbent)
vs.Ossoff(D)
vs.Hazel(L)
vs.Tomlinson(D)
vs.Terry(D)
IA: Ernst(R,incumbent)
vs.Greenfield(D)
vs.ID: Risch(R,incumbent)
vs.Jordan(D)
vs.IL: Durbin(D,incumbent)
vs.Curran(R)
vs.KS: Roberts(R,retiring) vs. Marshall(R)
vs.Bollier(D)
vs.KY: McConnell(R,incumbent)
vs.McGrath(D)
vs.LA: Cassidy(R,incumbent)
vs.Perkins(D)
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MA: Markey(D,incumbent)
vs.O`Connor(R)
vs.Ayyadurai(R)
vs.ME: Collins(R,incumbent)
vs.Gideon(D)
vs.MI: Peters(D,incumbent)
vs.James(R)
vs.Squier(G)
MN: Smith(D,incumbent)
vs.Lewis(R)
vs.Overby(G)
vs.MS: Hyde-Smith(R,incumbent)
vs.Espy(D)
vs.MT: Daines(R,incumbent)
vs.Bullock(D)
vs.NC: Tillis(R,incumbent)
vs.Cunningham(D)
vs.NE: Sasse(R,incumbent)
vs.Janicek(R)
NH: Shaheen(D,incumbent)
vs.Messner(R)
vs.NJ: Booker(D,incumbent)
vs.Mehta(R)
vs.NM: Udall(D,retiring) vs. Lujan(D)
vs.Ronchetti(R)
vs.Walsh(L)
vs.OK: Inhofe(R,incumbent)
vs.Broyles(D)
vs.OR: Merkley(D,incumbent)
vs.Perkins(R)
vs.RI: Reed(D,incumbent)
vs.Waters(R)
SC: Graham(R,incumbent)
vs.Harrison(D)
vs.SD: Rounds(R,incumbent)
vs.Ahlers(D)
vs.TN: Alexander(R,retiring) vs. Hagerty(R)
vs.Bradshaw(D)
vs.TX: Cornyn(R,incumbent)
vs.Hegar(D)
vs.VA: Warner(D,incumbent)
vs.WV: Capito(R,incumbent)
vs.Swearengin(D)
vs.WY: Enzi(R,retiring) vs. Lummis(R)
vs.Ben-David(D)
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