Sylvia Garcia on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	A woman's choice should not be decided by politicians: Strongly Favors topic 1 Women capable of making own decision with doctor's advice: Strongly Favors topic 1 Opposes restrictions of judicial bypass for minor's abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Against abortion, but respects a woman's right to one: Opposes topic 1 Pro-choice, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Combat international and domestic Islamophobia: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Don't allow LGBT discrimination by adoption agencies: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Texas refusal to expand Medicaid was economically unwise: Strongly Favors topic 5 Keep ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security must be preserved: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Texas school choice bill grabs funding from public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Oppose vouchers for students to leave public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Require evaluation of schools with A-F grades: Favors topic 7 PVS:Federal education standards in all states: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Garcia consistently defended clean air and water in Texas: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Must be proactive to ensure safe drinking water for children: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Keep administrative restrictions on water rights: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Sponsored stricter rules for police accountability: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Oppose open carry of holstered handgun: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Support gun-control, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Increase taxes to balance budget: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	The DREAM Act cannot be combined with building border wall: Strongly Favors topic 12 Immigrants who meet requirements deserve path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Oppose local cooperation enforcing immigration laws: Favors topic 12 Opposes border wall, according to CC survey: Favors topic 12 PVS:Let illegal immigrants apply for citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: Strongly Favors 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)	PVS:No nuclear weapons for hostile governments: Strongly Favors topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	PVS:Cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations: Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	PVS:No U.S. military intervention in the Mideast: Favors topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Ban local regulation of oil and gas operations: Strongly Opposes topic 18 PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly 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)	PVS:Oppose recreational marijuana: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	PVS:Federal spending for economic stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20

Sylvia Garcia is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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