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Tom Wolf on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Government should not tell women what choices to make: Strongly Favors topic 1 Support abortion rights: Favors topic 1 Tradition of freedom of conscience includes abortion rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 Vetoed bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks: Strongly Favors topic 1 Vetoes further limits on dilation and evacuation abortions: Favors topic 1 Opposed ban on abortions linked to disabilities: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Fight salary discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Don't tell two people that love each other they can't marry: Strongly Favors topic 3 Recognize same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports gay marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Expanding health care is good for economy & creates jobs: Favors topic 5 Scrap "Healthy PA" subsidizing private insurance coverage: Favors topic 5 Expand ObamaCare; no work requirement for Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Ensure our seniors dignity in the twilight of their lives: Opposes topic 6 Maintain defined benefit for public pensions instead of 401k: Opposes topic 6 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Support our state's public education system: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Charters ok, but no mass expansion: Favors topic 7 Restore money cut from public schools: Opposes topic 7 Opposes diverting state funding away from public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Increase pay for teachers; increase early childcare: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Finally hold charter schools accountable for results: Opposes topic 7 High-quality education is the ticket to greater opportunity: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Refusing to fund education equitably does not save us money: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Early action leads to good jobs: Opposes topic 7 |
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No opinion on
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale) | Marcellus Shale tax for Dept. of Environmental Protection: Opposes topic 8 Streamline government; reduce number of state employees: Favors topic 8 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale) | Moratorium on the death penalty: Opposes topic 9 Moratorium on death penalty; reprieves to death-row inmates: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Make it easier for ex-cons to get jobs: Opposes topic 9 |
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Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Universal background checks, & ban assault weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Scored 79% on CeaseFire Pennsylvania survey: Favors topic 10 Expand background checks; ban bump stocks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Allow for additional Sundays during hunting season: Favors topic 10 |
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Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Cut state business tax by 25%, closing a loophole: Opposes topic 11 Severance tax on natural gas is common sense: Favors topic 11 Schools need sustainable funding source, not cigarette tax: Favors topic 11 Shift income tax burden to higher earners: Strongly Favors topic 11 Cut property tax; raise sales tax & income tax: Favors topic 11 No new taxes: not one dollar; not one penny: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax cuts for working families earning less than $84,000: Favors topic 11 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale) | Support a Pennsylvania DREAM Act: Strongly Favors topic 12 Supports having a Pennsylvania DREAM Act: Strongly Favors topic 12 Protect DREAMers instead of deporting them: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale) | Create "Made in Pennsylvania" cash-back jobs program: Opposes topic 13 Company strategy: source its own American-made products: Opposes topic 13 Support long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Continue resettling Syrian refugees with federal screening: Opposes topic 14 |
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Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | More services for veterans: education, jobs, & housing: Favors topic 15 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Ban "no-bid" contracts; increase transparency: Favors topic 16 Independent commission to decide voting districts: Strongly Favors topic 16 Same-day voter registration; automatic voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16 Enacted extending vote by mail & absentee voting: Strongly Favors 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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Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Take advantage of Marcellus Shale: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Moratorium on gas drilling in state parks and state forests: Favors topic 18 PA is on target to exceed the Paris Accord on GHGs: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports loans & grants for solar energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale) | Legalize medicinal marijuana & decriminalize one ounce: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Study states with legal marijuana sales before deciding: Favors topic 19 Opioid epidemic has stolen the futures of far too many: Strongly Favors topic 19 Signed Medical Marijuana Act: Opposes topic 19 Legal medical marijuana, but not recreational, yet: Opposes topic 19 Bipartisan support for legalizing marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated B+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Cut personal taxes 13%; fund schools by gas extraction tax: Favors topic 20 Grow paltry rainy day fund from $245,000 to $500M by 2022: Opposes topic 20 Make Commonwealth an engine for economic development: Favors topic 20 State/private collaboration on economy: Favors topic 20 Increase minimum wage to $10.10 and index it to inflation: Favors topic 20 State to be pro-active in connecting employers to workers: Favors topic 20 Invest in a 21st Century transportation system: Strongly Favors topic 20 Infrastructure investment attracts business: Strongly Favors topic 20 Redevelopment project to revitalize the Pittston waterfront: Favors topic 20 |
Tom Wolf is a Hard-Core Liberal
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