Zach Lahn 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	It is our duty to protect life before birth: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Young white males are being told they don't matter: Strongly Opposes topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-5 points on Social scale)	Answers only to God, his family, & people of Iowa: Strongly Favors topic 4 We're a Christian nation with a Christian form of government: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Focus on healthy living and healthy food: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Make public schools good to compete with private schools: Opposes topic 7 Supports state voucher program for private schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-3 points on Social scale)	The EPA has been a captured agency for a very long time: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	More money for prisons, but also for mental health: Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Lessen the tax burden on Iowans: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	We will ban benefits for illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Tariffs are not the issue with farms operating at a loss: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Iowa First is more than a slogan--it's a commitment: Strongly Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Peace through Strength (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Election fraud occurs; go towards paper ballots: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (+5 points on Social scale)	Confiscate any land illegally owned by China: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Democrats & liberals subsumed by this religion of carbon: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Create incentives for young farmers to access land: Strongly Favors topic 20

Zach Lahn is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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