Kathy Hochul on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice New York: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Require hiring more women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Constitutional Amendment for women's equal rights: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(+5 points on Social scale) | Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Neutral on
topic 4:Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 8:Death Penalty
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(-3 points on Social scale) | Created transitional home for victims of domestic violence: Favors topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Streamlined the Pistol Permit process: Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Don't replace Medicare with vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Endorsed by National Committee to Preserve Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Neutral on
topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 18:Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-3 points on Economic scale) | $5 billion in tax credits for alternative energy projects: Favors topic 18 |
Neutral on
topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 11:Make taxes more progressive
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Remove Thruway tolls & new license plate mandate: Opposes topic 11 |
Neutral on
topic 12:Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency: Opposes topic 13 Require open markets for US goods in all trade agreements: Opposes topic 13 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the armed forces
(-3 points on Social scale) | Served as counsel to a homeland security corporation: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Neutral on
topic 14:The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(-5 points on Social scale) | No contact & enforce sanctions on Iran until threat is gone: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes: Opposes topic 17 Counter Iran's growing presence in Latin America: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval: Opposes topic 17 |