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Frank Riggs on VoteMatch | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Conscience clause for businesses: don't mandate abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I believe in the sanctity of life: Strongly Opposes topic 1  | 
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Opposes
 topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
 (+2 points on Economic scale)  | YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions: Opposes topic 2 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Ok for private businesses to decline services to gays: Strongly Opposes topic 3 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Stop the "Obamanization" of Arizona: Strongly Opposes topic 5 | 
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Favors
 topic 6:Privatize Social Security
 (+2 points on Economic scale)  | Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings: Favors topic 6 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools: Strongly Favors topic 7  YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools: Favors topic 7  | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Oppose job-killing EPA regulatory mandates: Strongly Favors topic 8 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Endorsed as former cop & prosecutor: Favors topic 9 More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty: Favors topic 9 YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder: Strongly Favors topic 9 NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals: Favors topic 9  | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Gun violence is not about video games or 2nd Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 | 
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Opposes
 topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
 (+2 points on Economic scale)  | Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes: Opposes topic 11 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Invest in fencing and additional border resources: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No "parole in place" amnesty: Strongly Opposes topic 12 NO on more immigrant visas for skilled workers: Opposes topic 12  | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 13:Support & expand free trade
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | YES on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements: Strongly Favors topic 13 | 
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Neutral on
 topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
 (0 points on Economic scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Favors
 topic 15:Expand the military
 (-3 points on Social scale)  | No US troops under UN command; more defense spending: Favors topic 15 | 
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Neutral on
 topic 16:Make voter registration easier
 (0 points on Social scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | 1991: One of only 3 in GOP to oppose Iraq/Kuwait invasion: Strongly Favors topic 17 | 
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Neutral on
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy
 (0 points on Economic scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Neutral on
 topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
 (0 points on Social scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | No one-time gimmicks; we need truth in budgeting: Strongly Opposes topic 20 | 
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