Josh Turek 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)	Women should make decisions about their reproductive care: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Oppose "bathroom bill" requiring gender at birth: Strongly Favors topic 3 Defend the right for Americans to marry who they love: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	At some point we need to have a public option: Strongly Favors topic 5 Born with Spina Bifida; health care is a human right: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Strengthen it by ensuring billionaires pay their fair share: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Don't allow Educational Savings Accounts for private schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+5 points on Social scale)	Buyers should be aware about exposure to lead pipes: Strongly Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raise taxes on 1% to pay for social safety net: Strongly Favors topic 11 Close loopholes for billionaires and big corporations: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Strengthen border, simplify earned pathway to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Founders intended tariff power with the legislature: Favors topic 13 End the chaotic tariffs sending farms toward a crisis: 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)
Opposes topic 15: Peace through Strength (+2 points on Social scale)	Reverse cuts to VA staffing and health care: Favors topic 15 National Guard out of combat unless Congress declares war: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Set term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (+5 points on Social scale)	Bar investment connected to Chinese government or military: Strongly Favors topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

Josh Turek is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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