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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Vice president of Planned Parenthood of MN/SD/ND: Strongly Favors topic 1 Served as a Planned Parenthood executive: Strongly Favors topic 1 Stop Comstock Act from preventing mailing abortion material: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1 CC:Oppose strict Constitutionalist judges: Favors topic 1 CC:Publicly fund abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 CC:No parental notification for abortions by minors: Favors topic 1 Born-Alive Survivors bill tries to illegalize abortion: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	End federal contracts if employer mistreats employees: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Maintain LGBT health info on federal websites: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pushed state subsidy for the expansion of the Mayo Clinic: Favors topic 5 Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Raise payroll cap; no to raising eligibility age: Opposes topic 6 No privatization nor cuts to benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Allow public servants to get full Social Security payments: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Free all-day kindergarten: Strongly Opposes topic 7 School vouchers create a 2-tiered education system: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+5 points on Social scale)	Reduce water usage 15%; increase recycling 75%: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Open PolyMet copper-nickel mine in the Iron Range: Favors topic 8 Supports EPA agreement on St. Louis River contamination: Strongly Opposes topic 8 No cutbacks to EPA; keep responsible environmental policy: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports comprehensive police-reform legislation: Strongly Opposes topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports common-sense gun laws: Opposes topic 10 Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Rated 0% by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Restrict right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 10 Co-sponsored background check for every firearm sale: Strongly Favors topic 10 Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate corporate tax loopholes & tax relief for families: Favors topic 11 We need to tax wealthier Minnesotans, to fix problems: Strongly Favors topic 11 CC:Reverse federal income tax cuts: Favors topic 11 CC:Keep the inhertiance tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Extend DACA before 800,000 Dreamers face deportation: Strongly Favors topic 12 Opposes more border security, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 12 Terminate national emergency at the Southern border: Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Immediate action on steel dumping, to protect U.S. jobs: Opposes topic 13 Farmers worried about losing their access to markets: Strongly Favors topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Ban imports from Xinjiang made by Uyghur forced labor: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale)	Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14 Sponsored bill to oppose Israeli annexation of West Bank: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-3 points on Social scale)	Preserved funding for state-owned National Guard facilities: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Restore voting rights to ex-felons: Favors topic 16 Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill for election holiday & easier voting access: Strongly Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (+5 points on Social scale)	Voted for partial arms embargo on Israel: Opposes topic 17 Keep the Iran Nuclear Agreement in place: Strongly Favors topic 17 No War with Iran without Congressional OK: Favors topic 17 Voted to remove US armed forces from Yemen: Strongly Favors topic 17 CC:Don't keep alliance with Israel: Strongly Favors topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Sponsored resolution to repeal 2002 AUMF against Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Energy conservation and saving money go hand-in-hand: Strongly Favors topic 18 Climate change is real & poses a threat: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Opioid Stewardship: Big Pharma contributes to prevention: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Learn from states that have legalized recreational: Neutral on topic 19 Remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Strengthen Minnesota's economy through economic development: Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20

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