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Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Lead the fight to protect the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strong advocate for the unborn: Strongly Favors topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Kansas ABLE: tax-free savings for people with disabilities: Favors topic 2 Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare must be repealed: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Oppose government telling us how to educate our children: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Fight the intrusive arm of the EPA: Strongly Favors topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Support the safety of law enforcement officers: Favors topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Rated Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support the rights of gun owners, sportsmen, and hunters: Strongly Favors topic 10 Support for concealed carry reciprocity: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun control, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Simplified, fairer, flatter tax code grows the economy: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Securing the Southern border must be our first priority: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12 PVS:Illegal immigrants must exit and re-enter: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Rated Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism: Favors topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Keep detainees in Guantanamo, not Leavenworth: Favors topic 15 PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Five-year ban on members of Congress working as lobbyists: Favors topic 16 Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Overturn presidential election due to pandemic voting rules: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Rated Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Take the fight to ISIS and exit the disastrous Iran deal: Strongly Opposes topic 17 PVS:Air support and more intervention in Mideast: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated Voted NO on removing US forces from Yemen: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Rated 2002 AUMF against Iraq should apply to ISIS: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Don't regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Rated Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Returned $113M in unclaimed property, including tax refunds: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Support a balanced budget amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 20 We returned $65 million to Kansans to help grow the economy: Strongly Opposes topic 20 PVS:Don't promote economic growth via federal spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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