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Mike Parson on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Solidly pro-life; supports protecting rights of the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Signs bill criminalizing abortion after eight weeks: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Enforces law which shuts down only abortion clinic in state: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortion after the eighth week of pregnancy: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Signed "Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act": Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Overlooking minority, women businesses during health crisis: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
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Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-3 points on Social scale) | Gay people go to hell, but don't discriminate on earth: Opposes topic 3 |
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Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale) | OpEd:Exempting church from coronavirus rules could be deadly: Strongly Favors topic 4 Allowed Roman goddess statue to return to Capitol dome: Opposes topic 4 |
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Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Supports prescription database as tool to fight opioid abuse: Favors topic 5 Expand rural access & mental health needs: Favors topic 5 Backed Rx monitoring; couldn't overcome opposition: Favors topic 5 Expand rural access to emergency & mental health care: Favors topic 5 Against Medicaid expansion as massive tax increase: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Will expand Medicaid but be vigilant against fraud and waste: Favors topic 5 COVID: I don't support mandates; my position WILL NOT CHANGE: Strongly Opposes topic 5 $4.3M to address unacceptable maternal mortality rate: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale) | $400M in bonds to repair college campuses: Opposes topic 7 Invest in advanced training in high demand areas: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Cut education budget after COVID revenue shortfalls: Strongly Favors topic 7 Declared "Missouri School Choice Week": Strongly Favors topic 7 Raise teacher pay in every corner of this state: Opposes topic 7 Increase Child Care Subsidy rates to child care providers: Opposes topic 7 Expand programs to link high school graduates with jobs: Opposes topic 7 |
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Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-3 points on Social scale) | Right to farm & ranch, despite environmental critics: Favors topic 8 |
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Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | I am not interested in building more prisons: Opposes topic 9 Time to stand up and support law enforcement: Strongly Favors topic 9 Require de-escalation and bias recognition police training: Opposes topic 9 Expand "dangerous felonies" to include guns & less probation: Strongly Favors topic 9 In Missouri, we DEFEND law enforcement, not defund them: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | For 2nd Amendment rights; keep federal government at bay: Strongly Favors topic 10 Doesn't have a problem with background checks: Favors topic 10 Fight violent crime but protect Second Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Restructure state government, and save $120M tax dollars: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Wants legislative approval on big ticket tax expenditures: Opposes topic 11 Cut taxes in 2018 on top of significant 2014 tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 11 For lower taxes, but online retailers hurt local business: Favors topic 11 Second tax cut: new low rate of 5.3%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 We passed the largest income tax cut in our state's history: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Supports all legal immigrants, wants enforced border control: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Credits Trump for ending Japan restrictions on US beef: Favors topic 13 European trip to promote trade & investment in Missouri: Strongly Favors topic 13 Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA: Favors topic 13 Invest in semiconductor manufacturing, won't rely on China: Opposes topic 13 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Missouri shouldn't rely on other countries & other states: Strongly Favors topic 14 Missouri is the best state in the United States: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
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Opposes
topic 15:Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale) | Ending low-income housing tax credit would hurt veterans too: Opposes topic 15 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale) | Moves primary due to virus, won't extend voter registration: Opposes topic 16 Voted for photo ID and proof of citizenship to vote: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
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No opinion on
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 18:Prioritize green energy
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No opinion on
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale) | Rate of opioid deaths decreasing but new ideas are needed: Opposes topic 19 Against marijuana legalization, OK with medical use: Favors topic 19 |
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Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Supports economic growth with accountability on taxes: Opposes topic 20 Workforce development programs has attracted businesses: Favors topic 20 Cut government jobs; eliminate one out of five regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Cutting off federal unemployment benefits the right call: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Investing $3M to expand apprenticeship opportunities: Strongly Favors topic 20 Invest $350M in bridges, and $5M internet access: Strongly Favors topic 20 Lack of access to high speed broadband is unacceptable: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Mike Parson is a Moderate Conservative
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