Will Boyd on VoteMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Funding for organizations providing women's healthcare: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Close the gender wage gap & champion race relations: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Add LGBTQIA to the Civil Rights Act of 1965: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (0 points on Social scale)	Currently serves as Presiding Bishop of Zion Ministries: Neutral on topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support a health care program affordable to all: Strongly Favors topic 5 Alabama should expand Medicaid, 90% paid by federal govt.: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose privatization of Social Security; protect benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ensure that no public dollars go to support private schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+5 points on Social scale)	Ensure access to clean drinking water and clean air for all: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Seek equal sentences for equal justice: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	I want you to have as many guns as you want: Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Pathway to citizenship; undocumented shouldn't have to leave: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Oppose agreements without recognized workers' rights: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Peace through Strength (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Support all efforts to end voter suppression: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Invest in renewable energy, but include coal in the mix: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Roll back Alabama's hemp ban; expand cannabis access: Strongly 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)

Will Boyd is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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