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AK: Dan Sullivan(R,incumbent)
vs.Andy Barr(R)
vs.Mary Peltola(D)
AL: Tommy Tuberville(R,retiring)
vs.Everett Wess(R)
vs.Barry Moore(R)
vs.Steve Marshall(R)
vs.Kyle Sweetser(R)
AR: Tom Cotton(R,incumbent)
vs.Dan Whitfield(I,withdrew)
vs.Hallie Shoffner(D)
vs.Ethan Dunbar(D,lost primary)
CO: John Hickenlooper(D,incumbent)
vs.Janak Joshi(R)
vs.Julie Gonzales(D)
vs.Mark Baisley(R)
DE: Chris Coons(D,incumbent)
vs.Mike Katz(I)
FL: Ashley Moody(R,appointee)
vs.Alan Grayson(D)
vs.Angie Nixon(D)
vs.Alex Vindman(D)
GA: Jon Ossoff(D,incumbent)
vs.Buddy Carter(R)
vs.Mike Collins(R)
vs.John F. King(R,withdrew)
IA: Joni Ernst(R,retiring)
vs.Ashley Hinson(R)
vs.Jim Carlin(R)
vs.Bob Krause(D)
vs.Josh Turek(D)
vs.Zach Wahls(D)
vs.J.D. Scholten(D,withdrew)
ID: Jim Risch(R,incumbent)
vs.David Roth(D)
vs.Todd Achilles(I)
IL: Richard Durbin(D,retiring)
vs.Juliana Stratton(D)
vs.Raja Krishnamoorthi(D)
vs.Robin Kelly(D)
vs.Don Tracy(R)
KS: Roger Marshall(R,incumbent)
vs.Patrick Schmidt(D)
KY: Mitch McConnell(R,retiring)
vs.Andy Barr(R)
vs.Nate Morris(R)
vs.Daniel Cameron(R)
vs.Charles Booker(D)
vs.Pamela Stevenson(D)
LA: Bill Cassidy(R,incumbent)
vs.John Fleming(R)
vs.Julia Letlow(R)
vs.Jamie Davis(D)
MA: Ed Markey(D,incumbent)
vs.Seth Moulton(D)
vs.John Deaton(R)
ME: Susan Collins(R,incumbent)
vs.Janet Mills(D)
vs.Graham Platner(D)
MI: Gary Peters(D,retiring)
vs.Haley Stevens(D)
vs.Mallory McMorrow(D)
vs.Mike Rogers(R)
vs.Abdul El-Sayed(D)
vs.Joe Tate(R,withdrew)
MN: Tina Smith(D,retiring)
vs.Angie Craig(D)
vs.David Hann(R)
vs.Peggy Flanagan(D)
vs.Royce White(R)
vs.Michele Tafoya(R)
MS: Cindy Hyde-Smith(R,incumbent)
vs.Scott Colom(D)
vs.Ty Pinkins(D then I)
MT: Steve Daines(R,retiring)
vs.Kurt Alme(R)
vs.Alani Bankhead(D)
vs.Reilly Neill(D)
vs.Seth Bodnar(I)
NC: Thom Tillis(R,retiring)
vs.Michael Whatley(R)
vs.Roy Cooper(D)
NE: Peter Ricketts(R,incumbent)
vs.Cindy Burbank(D)
vs.Dan Osborn(I)
NH: Jeanne Shaheen(D,retiring)
vs.Chris Pappas(D)
vs.John Sununu(R)
vs.Scott Brown(R)
NJ: Cory Booker(D,incumbent)
vs.Justin Murphy(R)
NM: Ben Ray Lujan(D,incumbent)
vs.Matt Dodson(D)
vs.Larry Marker(R)
OH: Jon Husted(R,appointee)
vs.Sherrod Brown(D)
OK: Markwayne Mullin(R,appointed to Cabinet)
vs.Troy Green(D)
OR: Jeff Merkley(D,incumbent)
vs.David Brock Smith(R)
vs.Jo Rae Perkins(R)
RI: Jack Reed(D,incumbent)
vs.Connor Burbridge(D)
SC: Lindsey Graham(R,incumbent)
vs.Catherine Fleming Bruce(D)
vs.Paul Dans(R)
vs.Annie Andrews(D)
SD: Mike Rounds(R,incumbent)
vs.Julian Beaudion(D)
vs.Brian Bengs(I)
TN: Bill Hagerty(R,incumbent)
vs.Diana Onyejiaka(D)
TX: John Cornyn(R,incumbent)
vs.Ken Paxton(R)
vs.James Talarico(D)
vs.Wesley Hunt(R,lost primary)
vs.Jasmine Crockett(D,lost primary)
vs.Wiley Nickel (D,withdrew)
VA: Mark Warner(D,incumbent)
vs.David Williams(R)
WV: Shelley Moore Capito(R,incumbent)
vs.Tom Willis(R)
vs.Rachel Fetty Anderson(D)
vs.Jeff Kessler(D)
vs.Zach Shrewsbury(D)
WY: Cynthia Lummis(R,retiring)
vs.Harriet Hageman(R)
vs.Reid Rasner(R)
vs.James Byrd(D)


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Seth Bodnar on Civil Rights
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  • Personally disgusted by homophobic views of professor. (Oct 2021)
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Seth Bodnar on Crime
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  • No place for violence or celebrations of it in civil society. (Oct 2025)
Seth Bodnar on Drugs
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  • I didn't smoke weed in college because I went to West Point. (Jan 2018)
Seth Bodnar on Education
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Seth Bodnar on Energy & Oil
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  • Some fossil fuel companies do R&D on alternative energy. (Jan 2018)
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Seth Bodnar on Foreign Policy
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  • How will we avoid another protracted Middle East war? (Mar 2026)
Seth Bodnar on Free Trade
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  • Tariffs drive up cost for farmers, destroy export markets. (Mar 2026)
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Seth Bodnar on Health Care
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  • Glad to see a focus on reducing prescription drug prices. (Mar 2026)
Seth Bodnar on Homeland Security
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  • Today military service is an exceptionally rare thing. (Nov 2022)
Seth Bodnar on Immigration
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  • Enforce immigration policies without trampling on liberties. (Mar 2026)
Seth Bodnar on Jobs
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  • Our executive team was more than 50 percent female. (Mar 2026)
  • If leadership team isn't diverse, it isn't effective. (Jan 2018)
Seth Bodnar on Principles & Values
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  • Green Beret; business leader; former president U. Montana. (Mar 2026)
  • Our obligation is to this country, not to any party. (Mar 2026)
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VoteMatch Responses
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No opinion on topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
If leadership team isn't diverse, it isn't effective: Strongly Favors topic 2
Our executive team was more than 50 percent female: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(+5 points on Social scale)
Personally disgusted by homophobic views of professor: 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)
Favors topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Glad to see a focus on reducing prescription drug prices: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
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)
No place for violence or celebrations of it in civil society: Opposes topic 9
No opinion on topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
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)
Enforce immigration policies without trampling on liberties: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Tariffs drive up cost for farmers, destroy export markets: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Our obligation is to this country, not to any party: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(-3 points on Social scale)
Today military service is an exceptionally rare thing: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
(+2 points on Social scale)
How will we avoid another protracted Middle East war?: Favors topic 17
Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Some fossil fuel companies do R&D on alternative energy: Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale)
I didn't smoke weed in college because I went to West Point: Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)

Seth Bodnar is a Moderate Libertarian Liberal
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