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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes abortion and supports social conservative values: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 Life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Nebraska is pro-life; my budget is pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Signed providing commemorative certificates for miscarriages: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Reduce government regulation of the private sector: Opposes topic 2 Protect hair textures/styles from job discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Judges shouldn't reinterpret marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Marriage is the union of one woman and one man: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Focus welfare on states & religious non-profits: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports health savings accounts & limiting lawsuits: Opposes topic 5 Oppose ObamaCare and oppose Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Cannot trust Medicaid federal matching grants: Opposes topic 5 Patients can be transferred if rural hospitals not prepared: Opposes topic 5 People shouldn't have to choose between job and vaccination: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Personal accounts are protected from Congress: Strongly Favors topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports school vouchers to equalize opportunity: Strongly Favors topic 7 Oppose the implementation of Common Core: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Supports charters and vouchers for private schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 $16 million in scholarships to connect students with careers: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Fully fund aid to K-12 education, invest in next generation: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Compensate private landowners for enviro regulation cost: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 Automated sentence calculation for Department of Corrections: Favors topic 9 First NE execution in 20 years, with new drug combination: Strongly Favors topic 9 Build a new, modern correctional facility: Strongly Favors topic 9 Fully fund replacement of Nebraska State Penitentiary: Strongly Favors topic 9 Vetoed setting aside of conviction after sentence served: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	I strongly support the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Supports Nebraska's concealed carry law: Strongly Favors topic 10 Restrict serious juvenile offenders from guns until age 25: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports line-item veto and fair & simple taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Death tax is based on jealousy of high achievement: Opposes topic 11 Protect taxpayers from bureaucracy & burdensome regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Provide tax relief through property tax regulations: Opposes topic 11 Ease burden of property taxes; plus 3% local cap: Opposes topic 11 Property tax relief is a top priority: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce top individual tax rate from 6.84% to 5.84%: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Secure America's borders, without amnesty: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Secure the border and establish official English: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No state services for illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Free trade in our vital interest: Strongly Favors topic 13 Supports NAFTA, CAFTA, GATT and WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 Trade rules for labor & environment, but not human rights: Favors topic 13 Exports boost Nebraska economy: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	No Syrian refugee resettlement until full federal review: Favors topic 14 Remember: Nebraska is what America is supposed to be: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Fully support strong national defense: Strongly Favors topic 15 Supports policy of pre-emptive military strikes: Strongly Favors topic 15 Retain our veterans with military retirement tax relief: Favors topic 15 Working to bring Space Command to the Heartland: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	No holiday for voting; no instant runoff voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Better to fight terrorists in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Pursue the use of ethanol and bio-diesel fuels: Favors topic 18 Explore for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Reserve: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Don't reduce the ethanol Renewable Fuels Standard: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	More border security and stricter sentencing for drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	First priority is to reduce government spending: Opposes topic 20 Developing Youth Talent: connect 7,000 Nebraskans: Favors topic 20 We've been cutting red tape to keep Nebraskans working: Strongly Opposes topic 20 $56M of vetoes sustained, to cut budget: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Vetoed expanding food-assistance benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Vetoed expanding energy assistance qualifications: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Peter Ricketts is a Hard-Core Conservative
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