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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)	Voted NO on nurses performing non-surgical abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Ban "Redskins" for school or athletic team name or mascot: Favors topic 2 Voted NO on amending "profiling" regulations for police: Opposes topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	Moderate who supports gay marriage: Favors topic 3 Voted NO on student sports choice based on gender identity: Opposes topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Teach about dating and sexual violence in sex ed class: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Voted NO on expanding eligibility for Medi-Cal: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	Supports charter schools, and founded one in Oceanside: Favors topic 7 Replace school achievement testing with progress testing: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't ban single-use plastic bags: Favors topic 8 Voted NO on $48M for hybrid and zero-emission vehicles: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability: Opposes topic 9 Endorsed by Sheriffs for strong support for public safety: Favors topic 9 Voted NO requiring search warrants for police use of drones: Strongly Favors topic 9 End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Voted NO on wider definition of assault rifles: Strongly 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 Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Only English language in public schools: Opposes topic 12 Voted NO on bilingual education in public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Voted NO on driver's license for undocumented immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	Block Syrian refugees until we upgrade our intel and vetting: Strongly Favors topic 14 We are home for the tired and oppressed, even Syrians: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Strengthen national security; increase veterans' benefits: Favors topic 15 Focus on national security: prepared to deal with ISIS: Favors topic 15 Charge in-state tuition for veterans attending state college: Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	District-based elections OK even if protected class impaired: Opposes topic 16 Voted NO on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots: Opposes topic 16 Voted NO on overturning Citizens United: Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	ISIS is growing bolder every day: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Voted NO on scientific study on fracking: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Reduce drug possession from felony to misdemeanor: 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)

Rocky Chavez is a Moderate Conservative
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