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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Abortions should always be legal: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Maintain funding for Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1 Abortion is on the ballot with my anti-choice opponent : Favors topic 1 Minnesota will protect reproductive freedom including IVF: Strongly Favors topic 1 Codified abortion rights while surrounded by pro-life states: Strongly Favors topic 1 No registry of pregnancies; that's nobody else's business: Favors topic 1 Rated 100% by Planned Parenthood, indicating a pro-choice stance: Strongly Favors topic 1 Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women: Strongly Favors topic 1 Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Reach communities excluded from past capital investment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Continue Affirmative Action against unequal representation: Strongly Favors topic 2 Freedom from discrimination is elemental concept of nation: Strongly Favors topic 2 For too many getting back to normal isn't good enough: Strongly Favors topic 2 Close the wage gap that still exists between women and men: Strongly Favors topic 2 Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy: Favors topic 2 Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights: Strongly Favors topic 2 More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2 Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2 Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	No discrimination because of who they love: Strongly Favors topic 3 Student Non-Discrimination Act: address anti-gay bullying: Strongly Favors topic 3 Full marriage equality for same-sex couples: Strongly Favors topic 3 Ban conversion therapy; don't ban books: Favors topic 3 Protect gender affirming care for minors in Minnesota: Strongly Favors topic 3 We protected access to gender-affirming health care: Strongly Favors topic 3 Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools: Strongly Favors topic 3 Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 3 Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-3 points on Social scale)	Added religious-liberty protections to human-rights statutes: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports universal health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 Single-payer system is on Minnesota's horizon: Strongly Favors topic 5 Bring transparency to prescription drug costs: Favors topic 5 Debt Fairness Act: ease burden of medical debt : Strongly Favors topic 5 Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit: Favors topic 5 GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster": Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Increase the payroll tax: Opposes topic 6 Establish Council on Age-Friendly Minnesota: Opposes topic 6 Rated 90% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Vouchers for public schools; tax incentives for college: Favors topic 7 Recognized as the 2003 Minnesota Teacher of Excellence: Opposes topic 7 Fully fund pre-K-to-12; make Minnesota the education state: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Reform school financing, reflect diverse student body: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Make it easier for parents to find, pay for great child care: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015: Opposes topic 7 No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency: Opposes topic 7 Oppose private and religious school voucher programs: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+5 points on Social scale)	No net loss of prairie pothole wetlands & all wetlands : Strongly Opposes topic 8 $200M for broad ban on PFAS "forever chemicals": Strongly Opposes topic 8 Remove "forever chemicals" from our drinking water: Opposes topic 8 Voted YES to require GMO labeling: Opposes topic 8 Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Eliminate the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Supports prison rehabilitation & job training: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Funding for Criminal Apprehension and State Patrol HQ: Favors topic 9 Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program: Opposes topic 9 Rated 92% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance: Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	Supports concealed carry: Favors topic 10 Expand background checks; ban assault-style weapons: Strongly Favors topic 10 Schoolchildren shouldn't have to worry about being shot dead: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Students should worry about pop quizzes not mass shootings: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Establish red flag law; expand background checks: Opposes topic 10 2016: Rated "A" by NRA; 2018: switched to "F" rating: Opposes topic 10 Sign universal background checks & red flag law: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad: Favors topic 10 Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10 Dangerousness, not mental incompetence, limits gun rights: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	$545M in Child Tax Credits to 215,000 families : Favors topic 11 The wealthy are not the engine of our economy: Strongly Favors topic 11 Don't repeal the estate tax; do repeal Bush tax cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11 Trump tax cuts go mostly to top 1%: Strongly Favors topic 11 Child Tax Credit provides billions of dollars to parents: Favors topic 11 Raising estate tax to 1990s level means $448B in new revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports path to citizenship for undocumented workers: Strongly Favors topic 12 Helped resettle countless immigrants into this community: Favors topic 12 Give DREAMers a path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Driver's licenses for undocumented, live with dignity: Strongly Favors topic 12 We need to have comprehensive immigration reform: Favors topic 12 Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service: Strongly Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Opposes NAFTA and CAFTA, but stay in WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Rash tariffs on China against interests of America's farmers: Strongly Favors topic 13 Agricultural trade mission to Netherlands and Ireland: Favors topic 13 We need fair trading partners for soybeans and corn: Opposes topic 13 Tariffs will add another $4000 in costs to families: Favors topic 13 Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency: Opposes topic 13 Rated 50% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade: Neutral on topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support Ukraine; withdraw investments from Russia & Belarus: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Allow travel between the United States and Cuba: Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-3 points on Social scale)	Enlisted in Army National Guard at 17; served for 24 years: Favors topic 15 Suicide prevention programs & mental health for veterans: Strongly Favors topic 15 Endorsed by VoteVets.org; against wasteful defense spending: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Ban all privately funded congressional trips: Strongly Favors topic 16 Public funding for political campaigns: Strongly Favors topic 16 Remove barriers to voting: Strongly Favors topic 16 Restore voting rights for formerly incarcerated people: Strongly Favors topic 16 Got political when students were turned away from Bush event: Favors topic 16 Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures: Strongly Favors topic 16 Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements: Favors topic 16 Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16 Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-3 points on Social scale)	Gaza is horrific situation and Hamas is not a good actor: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Change the currnet course of action; need Iraq exit plan: Strongly Favors topic 17 Stabilize Iraq, if possible, before withdrawing: Opposes topic 17 Ensure an achievable mission in Iraq: Favors topic 17 Served overseas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom: Favors topic 17 Condemned Hamas attack on Israel, but discuss ceasefire: Opposes topic 17 Build coalition against Iranian nuclear weapons: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce our reliance on fossil fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 Climate change is real and urgent: Strongly Favors topic 18 Invest in statewide electric vehicle charging infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 18 Climate change is complex problem & existential threat: Strongly Favors topic 18 By 2040, 100% of utility power from carbon-free sources: Strongly Favors topic 18 Boost mass transit & new Amtrak rail line: Favors topic 18 Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Include agricultural products in renewable fuels: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Full legalization of medical and recreational marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Treatment options for fentanyl addiction & opioid crisis: Opposes topic 19 Scored A by NORML: "Prohibiting cannabis hasn't worked": Strongly Favors topic 19 Signed legalization & regulation of recreational cannabis: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated 75% by NORML, indicating a pro-legalization stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Level playing field for working families, small businesses: Strongly Favors topic 20 Invest budget surplus in things that make Minnesota strong: Favors topic 20 Plan to modernize state government to put families first: Strongly Favors topic 20 State investments come back to you tenfold over: Strongly Favors topic 20 Repair shelters, invest in affordable housing: Strongly Favors topic 20 Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion: Favors topic 20 Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016: Favors topic 20

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