Jeff Van Drew on VoteMatch | |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Pro-choice, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale) | 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) |
No opinion on
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(0 points on Economic scale) | Keep ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 5 No federal vaccine mandates for coronavirus emergency: Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Must not privatize Social Security and Medicare: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
No opinion on
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | Rated Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Support gun-control, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10 |
No opinion on
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale) | PVS:Let illegal immigrants apply for citizenship: Strongly 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 |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14 |
No opinion on
topic 15:Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale) | Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors 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 |
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale) | Remove US Forces from Hostilities Against Yemen: Favors 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 |
Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Use green and traditional energy sources to contain costs: Favors topic 18 Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale) | Supports medical but not recreational marijuana: Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale) | 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 |
Jeff Van Drew is a Centrist
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