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Sara Gideon on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Protect & expand access to women's reproductive care: Strongly Favors topic 1 Backed in primary by abortion-rights groups: Favors topic 1 Rated 0% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-choice stance: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated 100% by Planned Parenthood, indicating a pro-choice stance: Strongly Favors topic 1 Judicially liberal, according to CC survey: Favors topic 1 Pro-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 1 Anti-parental notification, according to CC survey: Favors topic 1 |
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Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Husband solicited to run for town council; she ran instead: Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Support LGBTQ+ people everywhere: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Let government negotiate to lower cost of drugs: Strongly Favors topic 5 Complete the work started under Affordable Care Act: Strongly Favors topic 5 Reduce prescription costs; protect pre-existing conditions: Strongly Favors topic 5 Public option for Medicare, but not Medicare-for-All: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Protect Social Security, Medicare from cuts & privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Access to high quality K-12 education for every family: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale) | Rated 96% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
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No opinion on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Oppose concealed carry without a permit: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Rated 33% by the NRA, indicating a mixed voting record on gun rights: Opposes topic 10 Pro-gun rights, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Roll back Trump tax cuts; breaks for hardworking families: Strongly Favors topic 11 Undo tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 11 Keep inheritance tax, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale) | Urged support for DREAM Act: Favors topic 12 Allow some immigrants to receive public assistance: Strongly Favors topic 12 Anti-border security, according to CC survey: Favors topic 12 |
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No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | Make sure that services vets have earned remain available: Favors topic 15 |
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No opinion on
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale) | Worked in Maine to pass automatic voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16 $500 fine for campaign finance ethics violation: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
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Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale) | Congress must provide oversight over military action: Favors topic 17 Stay out of Israeli wars, according to CC survey: Favors topic 17 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Passed aggressive goals reducing carbon emissions in Maine: Strongly Favors topic 18 Rejoin Paris Agreement; invest in clean energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Bold, immediate action on climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale) | Voted to regulate marijuana legalization in Maine: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Treatment for opioid addiction; hold big pharma accountable: Opposes topic 19 Don't allow marijuana for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Prioritize needs of small businesses; raise minimum wage: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Sara Gideon is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
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ME Gubernatorial: Alan Caron Eliot Cutler James Boyle Janet Mills Kenneth Capron Mary Mayhew Michael Michaud Mike Thibodeau Paul LePage Shawn Moody ME Senatorial: Angus King Betsy Sweet Chris Lyons Eric Brakey Janet Mills Susan Collins Susan Rice Zak Ringelstein Left office as of Jan. 2019: AZ:Flake(R,retired) FL:Nelson(D,lost) IN:Donnelly(D,lost) MN:Franken(D,resigned) MO:McCaskill(D,lost) MS:Cochran(R,resigned) ND:Heitkamp(D,lost) NV:Heller(R,lost) TN:Corker(R,retired) UT:Hatch(R,retired) Took office as of Jan. 2019: AZ:McSally(R) FL:Scott(R) IN:Braun(R) MN:Smith(D,2018) MO:Hawley(R) MS:Hyde-Smith(R,2018) ND:Cramer(R) NV:Rosen(D) TN:Blackburn(R) UT:Romney(R) |
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AK:  Sullivan(R,incumbent)
vs.Gross(I)
vs.AL: Jones(D,incumbent) vs. Tuberville(R)
vs.AR: Cotton(R,incumbent)
vs.Harrington(L)
vs.AZ: McSally(R,incumbent) vs. Kelly(D)
CO: Gardner(R,incumbent) vs. Hickenlooper(D)
vs.DE: Coons(D,incumbent)
vs.GA-2: Isakson(R,resigned) Loeffler(R,appointed)
vs.Warnock(D)
vs.Collins(R)
vs.Tarver(D)
vs.GA-6: Perdue(R,incumbent)
vs.Ossoff(D)
vs.Hazel(L)
vs.Tomlinson(D)
vs.Terry(D)
IA: Ernst(R,incumbent)
vs.Greenfield(D)
vs.ID: Risch(R,incumbent)
vs.Jordan(D)
vs.IL: Durbin(D,incumbent)
vs.Curran(R)
vs.KS: Roberts(R,retiring) vs. Marshall(R)
vs.Bollier(D)
vs.KY: McConnell(R,incumbent)
vs.McGrath(D)
vs.LA: Cassidy(R,incumbent)
vs.Perkins(D)
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MA: Markey(D,incumbent)
vs.O`Connor(R)
vs.Ayyadurai(R)
vs.ME: Collins(R,incumbent)
vs.Gideon(D)
vs.MI: Peters(D,incumbent)
vs.James(R)
vs.Squier(G)
MN: Smith(D,incumbent)
vs.Lewis(R)
vs.Overby(G)
vs.MS: Hyde-Smith(R,incumbent)
vs.Espy(D)
vs.MT: Daines(R,incumbent)
vs.Bullock(D)
vs.NC: Tillis(R,incumbent)
vs.Cunningham(D)
vs.NE: Sasse(R,incumbent)
vs.Janicek(R)
NH: Shaheen(D,incumbent)
vs.Messner(R)
vs.NJ: Booker(D,incumbent)
vs.Mehta(R)
vs.NM: Udall(D,retiring) vs. Lujan(D)
vs.Ronchetti(R)
vs.Walsh(L)
vs.OK: Inhofe(R,incumbent)
vs.Broyles(D)
vs.OR: Merkley(D,incumbent)
vs.Perkins(R)
vs.RI: Reed(D,incumbent)
vs.Waters(R)
SC: Graham(R,incumbent)
vs.Harrison(D)
vs.SD: Rounds(R,incumbent)
vs.Ahlers(D)
vs.TN: Alexander(R,retiring) vs. Hagerty(R)
vs.Bradshaw(D)
vs.TX: Cornyn(R,incumbent)
vs.Hegar(D)
vs.VA: Warner(D,incumbent)
vs.WV: Capito(R,incumbent)
vs.Swearengin(D)
vs.WY: Enzi(R,retiring) vs. Lummis(R)
vs.Ben-David(D)
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