Tom Corbett on VoteMatch | |
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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 |
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Newly-elected governors (first seated in Jan. 2017):
DE-D: Carney IN-R: Holcomb MO-R: Greitens NH-R: Sununu NC-D: Cooper ND-R: Burgum VT-R: Scott WV-D: Justice Retiring 2017-18: AL-R: Robert Bentley(R) (term-limited 2018) CA-D: Jerry Brown (term-limited 2018) CO-D: John Hickenlooper (term-limited 2018) FL-R: Rick Scott (term-limited 2018) GA-R: Nathan Deal (term-limited 2018) IA-R: Terry Branstad (appointed ambassador, 2017) ID-R: Butch Otter (retiring 2018) KS-R: Sam Brownback (term-limited 2018) ME-R: Paul LePage (term-limited 2018) MI-R: Rick Snyder (term-limited 2018) MN-D: Mark Dayton (retiring 2018) NM-R: Susana Martinez (term-limited 2018) OH-R: John Kasich (term-limited 2018) OK-R: Mary Fallin (term-limited 2018) SC-R: Nikki Haley (appointed ambassador, 2017) SD-R: Dennis Daugaard (term-limited 2018) TN-R: Bill Haslam (term-limited 2018) WY-R: Matt Mead (term-limited 2018) |
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