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 Strong advocate for protecting access to women's health care: Strongly Favors topic 1 Endorsed Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice Democratic women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Take action to end gender discrimination in pay: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Strong advocate for LGBTQ rights: 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)	Look again at affordable health care: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Adjust benefits for caregivers who take time off work: Opposes topic 6 Vital to protect program; increase cap but don't privatize: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Commitment to a quality public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Address serious water quality problem in Iowa & nationally: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Reform mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent offenders: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports banning assault rifles: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Block gun sales to those on terrorist watch-lists: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Our corporate tax code is broken; MNCs don't pay fair share: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	DACA and DAPA are first steps toward reforming broken system: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose TPP: I don't know that free trade is good for Iowa: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Use our diplomatic power to help create peace and stability: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Military is last resort, when diplomacy is exhausted: Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Deploy military only after diplomacy, dialogue, & sanctions: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Address unlimited amounts of undisclosed campaign money: Favors topic 16 Special interests get too much help from Congress: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports Iranian nuclear deal: Favors topic 17 Containment of ISIS and terrorists, by targeted air strikes: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Global warming is real and we need to take immediate action: Strongly Favors topic 18 Move away from fossil fuels & toward a clean energy economy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Legalize medical marijuana, but not recreational use: Opposes topic 19 Not vocal about legalizing, but opponent vocally against it: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Increase the federal minimum wage & all working wages: Strongly Favors topic 20