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Eric Swalwell on VoteMatch

Withdrawn Democratic Presidential Challenger; CA Rep



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Strongly Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
Full access to contraception & reproductive health services: Strongly Favors topic 1
Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1
Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Rated Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Rated Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2
Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2
Recognize 1961 Freedom Riders against segregated buses: Strongly Favors topic 2
YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale)
Full LGBT equality, including freedom to marry: Strongly Favors topic 3
Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 3
Apply copyright inheritance to same-sex couples: Strongly Favors topic 3
Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Let states recognize same sex marriage: Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(+5 points on Social scale)
Religious freedom means no religious registry: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
We need a healthcare guarantee: if you're sick, you get seen: Strongly Favors topic 5
Guarantee: If you're sick, you see a doctor & not go broke: Strongly Favors topic 5
Support public option, but let people keep private care: Strongly Favors topic 5
Coverage for all, but don't eliminate private insurers: Favors topic 5
Invest in search for cures for Alzheimer's, cancer, ALS: Favors topic 5
Keep private insurance; allow public option: Favors topic 5
Yes to Medicare-for-All after time in the ICU with daughter: Strongly Favors topic 5
Work on preventative health care within ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5
Rated GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster": Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Wants more payroll tax to keep Social Security solvent: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Raise cap on payroll tax so wealthy pay more: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Ensure our successful government programs for long-term: Opposes topic 6
Rated 100% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
World-class modern schoolhouses, regardless of ZIP Code: Opposes topic 7
Abolish NCLB and teaching to the test: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Rated No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency: Opposes topic 7
Rated Oppose private and religious school voucher programs: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
Opposes existing nuclear power plants; but research fusion: Opposes topic 8
Require reporting lead in drinking water to the public: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Voted YES to require GMO labeling: Opposes topic 8
Neutral on topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale)
Abolish capital punishment: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Give more resources to state and local law enforcement: Favors topic 9
Rated 85% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Mandatory gun buy-back, but not pistols or rifles: Strongly Opposes topic 10
No problem with people owning handguns: Strongly Favors topic 10
Assault weapon buyback program, with criminal enforcement: Strongly Opposes topic 10
National ban and buyback of semiautomatic assault weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Banning assault weapons does not mean broad gun ban: Strongly Favors topic 10
I want to lead on gun violence issues: Strongly Opposes topic 10
No firearms for people with history of domestic violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Ban assault weapons, buyback for those out there: Strongly Opposes topic 10
After mass shootings, time to make gun control an issue: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Ban assault weapons and buy back as many as possible: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
The wealthy should pay more taxes: Strongly Favors topic 11
Fairer tax system with tax increase on wealthiest Americans: Strongly Favors topic 11
Rated Raising estate tax to 1990s level means $448B in new revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
Families always belong together; don't cage children: Strongly Favors topic 12
Visit Northern Triangle to gain compassion for those fleeing: Strongly Favors topic 12
Support DREAM Act; but deport convicted criminals: Favors topic 12
Rated Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service: Strongly Favors topic 12
Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Demand changes to NAFTA; use tariffs to crack down: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Sponsored sugar quotas & import tariffs to stabilize prices: Strongly Opposes topic 13
$25B more loans from Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Break up with Russia and make up with NATO: Opposes topic 14
$500M and 3,000 troops to Africa to fight Ebola: Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 15:
Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale)
Slash the defense budget: Strongly Opposes topic 15
More benefits for veterans' valiant sacrifices: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
Mandate paper ballots: Favors topic 16
Super PACS buy influence & game our political system: Strongly Favors topic 16
Full disclosure of campaign spending: Strongly Favors topic 16
Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements: Favors topic 16
No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote: Favors topic 16
Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16
Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers: Favors topic 16
No separate contribution limits for party activities: Favors topic 16
Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16
Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale)
Keep the troops deployed abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Speedier withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan: Favors topic 17
Don't let Iran get one step closer to nukes: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Intervene in Iraq to protect persecuted Christians: Opposes topic 17
Work with Iraqi government to fight ISIL: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Keep US in Paris Climate Agreement, with ambitious targets: Strongly Favors topic 18
Support for Green New Deal and Paris climate accord: Strongly Favors topic 18
Fight climate change, but protect jobs: Favors topic 18
R&D--but also manufacturing--for clean energy technology: Strongly Favors topic 18
Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Favors topic 18
50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
Supports medical and recreational marijuana: Opposes topic 19
Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws: Opposes topic 19
Rated A by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Immunity for banks offering services to marijuana businesses: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Sponsored investing $1 billion in transportation projects: Favors topic 20
Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016: Favors topic 20
NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Favors topic 20

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Page last updated: Dec 17, 2019