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The AmericansElect.org quiz outlines how elected officials and public figures address political topics, plus the relative importance they place on each key topic. The nine key topics are:

We list below summaries of one public figures's issue stances related to each topic, and which AmericansElect.org quiz answer each issue stance indicates. Click on the quiz answer link to see the full original excerpt and citations.
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Quiz Responses
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Question 1 answer A on Economy:

When you think about the US budget deficit, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
  • A: Cutting existing programs
  • B: More spending cuts than tax increases (mix of both solutions)
  • C: More tax increases than spending cuts (mix of both solutions)
  • D: Raising Taxes
  • E: Unsure
Summary answer 'A' from 5 out of 7 statements:

Repeal 16th Amednment; pass Balanced Budget Amendment: A on question 1
Restore fiscal sanity: less spending & less debt: A on question 1
Economic stimulus package cost $278,000 per job created: A on question 1
Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax: A on question 1
Repeal the death tax, immediately and with no expiration: A on question 1
Opposes stimulus spending, according to Faith2Action: B on question 1
Opposes stimulus spending, according to PVS rating: B on question 1
This question weighted at 100% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 7 statements.)

Question 2 answer D on Energy:

When you think about America’s energy needs, which of the following solutions comes closest to your opinion?
  • A: Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar
  • B: More drilling than investment in renewables (mix of both solutions)
  • C: More investment in renewable than drilling (mix of both solutions)
  • D: Strong focus on offshore drilling and allowing drilling in federal lands including wildlife reserves
  • E: Unsure
Summary answer 'D' from 7 out of 9 statements:

No subsidies for wind and solar: D on question 2
Drill off the West Coast, Alaska, and the Gulf of Mexico: D on question 2
Opposes restricting guns, according to Faith2Action: A on question 2
Supports Keystone XL, according to Faith2Action: D on question 2
Opposes regulating CO2, according to Faith2Action: D on question 2
Opposes restricting guns, according to PVS rating: A on question 2
Supports Keystone XL, according to PVS rating: D on question 2
Opposes regulating CO2, according to PVS rating: D on question 2
Rated Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico: D on question 2
This question weighted at 56% importance.
(Relative importance: 9 out of 16 statements.)

Question 3 answer D on Healthcare:

When you think about healthcare reform in the United States, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
  • A: The Government should be the sole provider of healthcare insurance
  • B: The Government should have a major role in providing healthcare insurance
  • C: The Government should have a limited role in providing healthcare insurance
  • D: Only private companies should provide healthcare insurance
  • E: Unsure
Summary answer 'D' from 5 out of 5 statements:

ObamaCare is economically devastating and unconstitutional: D on question 3
ObamaCare puts us on the road to socialist America: D on question 3
Supports repealing Obamacare, according to Faith2Action: D on question 3
Supports repealing Obamacare, according to PVS rating: D on question 3
Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient: D on question 3
This question weighted at 24% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 21 statements.)

Question 4 answer D on Immigration:

When you think about illegal immigration, which of the following solutions come closest to your opinion?
  • A: All illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US legally
  • B: Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US, with some exceptions
  • C: Most illegal immigrants should be deported, with some exceptions
  • D: All illegal immigrants should be deported
  • E: Unsure
Summary answer 'D' from 5 out of 6 statements:

Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry: D on question 4
No amnesty; no benefits to aliens; no sanctuary cities: D on question 4
Supports deportation of illlegals, according to Faith2Action: D on question 4
Supports deportation of illlegals, according to PVS rating: D on question 4
Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service: D on question 4
Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: B on question 4
This question weighted at 22% importance.
(Relative importance: 6 out of 27 statements.)

Question 5 answer A on Foreign Policy:

When you think about the US pursuing its interests abroad, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
  • A: The US should always act in its own interest regardless of what other countries think
  • B: The US should rarely listen to other countries
  • C: The US should listen to other countries more often than not
  • D: The US should always listen to other countries before pursuing its own interests
  • E: Unsure
Summary answer 'A' from 3 out of 3 statements:

Don't appease Iran's development of nuclear capability: A on question 5
World hates America for our immoral freedom: A on question 5
No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: A on question 5
This question weighted at 10% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 30 statements.)

Question 6 answer C on Education:

When you think about education in the US, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
  • A: School curriculums should be set entirely at a local school board level
  • B: School curriculums should be set more by local school boards than at a national level
  • C: School curriculums should be set more by national standards than at a local level
  • D: School curriculums should be set entirely at a national standardized level
  • E: Unsure
Summary answer 'C' from 1 out of 2 statements:

A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind: C on question 6
Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools: A on question 6
This question weighted at 6% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 32 statements.)

Question 7 answer A on Social Issues:

When you think about the rights of same-sex couples, which of the following is closest to your personal opinion?
  • A: Same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry or form any kind of civil union
  • B: Same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not to marry in the traditional sense
  • C: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, with all the same rights as traditional marriages
  • D: Unsure
Summary answer 'A' from 6 out of 7 statements:

Government shouldn't redefine marriage: A on question 7
Gays can get married, just not to one another: A on question 7
Purpose of hate-crime legislation: normalize homosexuality: A on question 7
ENDA is really about forcing liberalism upon businesses: A on question 7
Opposes same-sex marriage, according to Faith2Action: A on question 7
Opposes same-sex marriage, according to PVS rating: A on question 7
Rated Religious objections to GLBT services same as 1960s racism: C on question 7
This question weighted at 18% importance.
(Relative importance: 7 out of 39 statements.)

Question 8 answer C on Environment:

Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?
  • A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity
  • B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected
  • C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity
  • D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected
  • E: Unsure
Summary answer 'C' from 1 out of 1 statements:

Voted YES to require GMO labeling: C on question 8
This question weighted at 3% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 40 statements.)

Question 9 answer A on Reform:

Which of the following comes closest to your personal opinion?
  • A: To make this country great, we should return to the examples and values of our forefathers
  • B: This country is already great, we shouldn't change a thing
  • C: To make this country great, we should keep building and adapting for the future
Summary answer 'A' from 2 out of 2 statements:

View America as good, or dishonor our founding principles: A on question 9
Constitution has Divine and miraculous origin: A on question 9
This question weighted at 5% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 42 statements.)

Other candidates' AmericansElect.org quiz: Jody Hice on the issues:
GA Gubernatorial:
Andrew Hunt
Brian Kemp
Casey Cagle
Hunter Hill
Jason Carter
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Nathan Deal
Sonny Perdue
Stacey Abrams
Tom Price
GA Senatorial:
Allen Buckley
Amanda Swafford
Dale Cardwell
David Perdue
Derrick Grayson
Doug Collins
Jack Kingston
Jason Carter
Jim Barksdale
Jim Martin
John Barrow
Johnny Isakson
Jon Ossoff
Josh Lanier
Karen Handel
Kelly Loeffler
Matt Lieberman
Mike Thurmond
Paul Broun
Phil Gingrey
Rand Knight
Saxby Chambliss
Ted Terry
Teresa Tomlinson
Tom Price
Vernon Jones

Freshman class of 2019:
"Freshman class" means "not in Congress in January 2017", with exceptions:
* Special election, so sworn in other than Jan. 2019
** Served in Congress in a previous term
*** Lost recount or general election
Freshman class of January 2019 (Republicans):
AZ-8*:Lesko
CA-39***:Kim
FL-6:Waltz ; FL-15:Spano ; FL-17:Steube
GA-7:Woodall
ID-1**:Fulcher
IN-4:Baird
IN-6:Pence
KS-2:Watkins
MN-1:Hagedorn ; MN-8:Stauber
MS-3:Guest
MT-0*:Gianforte
NC-9***:Harris
ND-a:Armstrong
NM-2***:Herrell
OH-12*:Balderson ; OH-16:Gonzalez
OK-1:Hern
PA-9:Meuser ; PA-11**:Smucker ; PA-12*:Keller ; PA-13:Joyce ; PA-14:Reschenthaler
SC-4:Timmons
SD-0:Johnson
TN-2:Burchett ; TN-6:Rose ; TN-7:Green
TX-2:Crenshaw ; TX-3:Taylor ; TX-5:Gooden ; TX-6:Wright ; TX-21:Roy ; TX-27*:Cloud
VA-5:Riggleman ; VA-6:Cline
WI-1:Steil
WV-3:Miller
Freshman class of January 2019 (Democrats):
AZ-2**:Kirkpatrick ; AZ-9:Stanton
CA-49:Levin ; CA-10:Harder ; CA-21:Cox ; CA-25:Hill ; CA-39:Cisneros ; CA-45:Porter ; CA-48:Rouda
CO-2:Neguse ; CO-6:Crow
CT-5:Hayes
FL-26:Mucarsel-Powell ; FL-27:Shalala
GA-6:McBath
HI-1**:Case
IA-1:Finkenauer ; IA-3:Axne
IL-4:Garcia ; IL-6:Casten ; IL-14:Underwood
KS-3:Davids
KY-6***:McGrath
MA-3:Trahan ; MA-7:Pressley
MD-6:Trone
ME-2:Golden
MI-8:Slotkin ; MI-9:Levin ; MI-13:Tlaib ; MI-13*:Jones ; MI-11:Stevens
MN-2:Craig ; MN-3:Phillips ; MN-5:Omar
NC-9***:McCready
NH-1:Pappas
NJ-2:Van Drew ; NJ-3:Kim ; NJ-7:Malinowski ; NJ-11:Sherrill
NM-1:Haaland ; NM-2:Torres Small
NV-3:Lee ; NV-4**:Horsford
NY-14:Ocasio-Cortez ; NY-11:Rose ; NY-19:Delgado ; NY-22:Brindisi ; NY-25:Morelle
OK-5:Horn
PA-4:Dean ; PA-5:Scanlon ; PA-6:Houlahan ; PA-7:Wild ; PA-17*:Lamb
SC-1:Cunningham
TX-7:Fletcher ; TX-16:Escobar ; TX-29:Garcia ; TX-32:Allred
UT-4:McAdams
VA-2:Luria ; VA-7:Spanberger ; VA-10:Wexton
WA-8:Schrier
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