Patrick Wiesner on SenateMatch

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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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	A woman bears the burdens; so trust her judgment: Strongly Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Marriage for two same-sex persons making a life commitment: Strongly Favors 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)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Make ObamaCare work; repeal is unlikely: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raise $180B for Trust Fund by mandated bond interest rates: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	More revenue to increase K-12 funding and college funding: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Why do we waste effort on lesser prairie chicken regulation?: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Gun rights are limited: no concealed carry on college campus: Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	As CPA, I'll be the Senate expert on the tax code: Neutral on topic 11 Rewrite a new simpler tax code, but hire more IRS staff: Opposes topic 11 A new simpler code is needed; but IRS needs more staff: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Hispanics are hard workers--but no amnesty: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protect American companies against foreign dumping: Strongly Opposes 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)	Served 21 years in military; 3 years in Iraq & Afghanistan: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	No lobbyist-drafted bills; Senators must read all bills: Favors topic 16 Lobbyists should never be allowed to draft laws, nor donate: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	Protection of Iraqi oil reserves is a vital US interest: Strongly Favors topic 17 It's up to the US to completely defeat ISIS: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Build Keystone pipeline without environmental mistakes: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Remove tax credits for wind energy & agri-biodiesel fuels: Strongly Opposes topic 18 End tax credits for wind energy & biofuel--they're gimmicks: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Support the Keystone Pipeline, with environmental safeguards: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Failure to stop opioid drug trade is a failure of government: Strongly Favors topic 19 Legalizing pot would be surrender, but treat addicts who ask: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Immediately start work on roads, bridges, and airports: Strongly Favors topic 20 Pay off $19T national debt over a period of 25 years: Strongly Favors topic 20 Paying off the national debt is the duty of baby boomers: Strongly Opposes topic 20 End Washington DC's "let's borrow money" culture: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Generate surpluses & not deficits; pay off our national debt: Strongly Favors topic 20