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Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Provide patients with materials about pain and unborn child: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Government should not be involved in: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	No affirmative action in state contracts; yes in colleges: Favors 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)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Insure Oklahoma program: coverage for many more Oklahomans: Strongly Favors topic 5 Make quality health care more accessible and affordable: Strongly Favors topic 5 Provide options for Medicaid including private coverage: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Patients before profits : hold HMOs accountable: Favors topic 5 3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Don't siphon resources from our classrooms: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Build the best possible public schools & universities: Favors topic 7 Raise teacher pay: Opposes topic 7 Increase resources for public schools: Opposes topic 7 Participate in federal program Race to the Top: Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Created the State Park Foundation for capital improvements: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 End parole for repeat violent offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Protect gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Implemented two largest tax cuts in state history: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Maintain income tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Declined state commitment to CAFTA: Opposes topic 13 Reauthorize the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Honor Flight Network: fly vets to DC to visit their memorial: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Extend early voting to a full week prior to Election Day: Favors topic 16 Limit contributions to political campaigns: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Visits troops in Iraq, on the frontlines of war on terrorism: Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Streamline permitting process for new oil refineries: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Promote fuel technology: Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Invest in drug courts: put low-risk offenders on better path: Opposes topic 19 National model in the war in methamphetamine: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Our investments in Sooner State made recession better: Strongly Favors topic 20 Surgical budget cuts to close $600M budget hole: Opposes topic 20

Brad Henry is a Centrist
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