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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Pro-life; supports state restrictions on abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	$41.5 million for home and community-based disabled care: Favors topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports anti-LGBT-discrimination bill, but not gay marriage: Favors topic 3 Apologies for comparing gay marriage to incest: Opposes topic 3 Define marriage as between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes 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)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Resolve our pension crisis for state employees, without cuts: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Enable kids in bad schools to attend private schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Families trapped in failing schools: make funding portable: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	PA rivers are precious for generating many jobs: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Justice Reinvestment: eligible offenders out of system: Opposes topic 9 290 new state troopers plus 90 new civilian dispatchers: Favors topic 9 Cancel unneeded expensive prison project in Fayette County: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Tax increases choke growth; tax people less: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Support Arizona's law restricting illegal immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Expand Pennsylvania worldwide: 5-part Development plan: Favors topic 13 Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank: Favors topic 13
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)	Fight to keep Apache helicopters based in PA: Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Account for military & religious issues in voter photo ID: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Establish process to replace coal plants with green energy: Favors topic 18 Help three refineries survive by owners & unions cooperating: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Under Marcellus Shale is another bonanza, the Utica Shale: Strongly Opposes topic 18 End moratorium on natural gas drilling; develop oil shale: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't legalize medical marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Tax increases choke growth; tax people less: Strongly Opposes topic 20