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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)	Pro-choice: 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)
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Maintain gay marriage law, although personally against it: 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)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Post costs for treatments to give consumers options: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Ran on platform of school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 In-district public school choice, money follows the child: Favors topic 7 Charters are part of the solution, but not whole solution: Favors topic 7 Local control instead of Common Core mandates: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Veto efforts to repeal the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Newtown law added inconveniences on law-abiding citizens: Strongly Favors topic 10 Let stand current gun laws, but no specific proposals: Neutral on topic 10 Enough on gun control; focus on preventing another Newtown: Favors topic 10 Supports 2nd amendment but require reporting stolen firearms: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Aggressively reduce spending so we can reduce taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	House child refugee immigrants at Southbury Training School: Strongly Favors topic 12 We need a federal comprehensive immigration policy: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Appoint veteran-friendly Commissioner of Veterans Affairs: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Allowing $10 ,000 lobbyist contributions is a step backward: Favors topic 16 Restrict state contractors donations to political parties: Strongly Favors topic 16 2010: criticized public campaign financing; 2014: accepts it: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	No gas tax increase to pay for rail transport: Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Recreational marijuana use is a gateway drug: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Raise minimum wage nationally, but focus on jobs in CT: Favors topic 20 New urban enterprise zones and urban renewal initiatives: Favors topic 20 Tax credits are spending; oppose $400M job expansion credits: Strongly Opposes topic 20 We pay huge sums in corporate welfare to keep jobs in CT: Opposes topic 20 Small Business Express Program is too generous with aid: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Aggressively reduce spending so we can reduce taxes: Opposes topic 20