Jim McGreevey on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Protect a woman's right to choose: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	End racial profiling: Neutral on topic 2 Consider race and sex in making state contract decisions: Strongly Favors topic 2 Supports increased penalties for hate crimes: Favors topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-3 points on Social scale)	Resigned over gay affair, but opposes gay marriage: Opposes topic 3 Resigned over gay affair, but opposes gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 2004 resignation: "I am a gay American": Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-3 points on Social scale)	Brought DARE and character education into schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports back-to-basics and tougher standards: Favors topic 4 Supports minimum wage and medical leave: Opposes topic 4 Require unwed mothers to live at home to receive welfare: Favors topic 4 Require work to receive welfare: Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	More patient rights and senior protections: Favors topic 5 Supports programs for screening, immunization, & prevention: Favors topic 5 Supports funding mammograms and breast cancer treatment: Favors topic 5 Supports funding senior prescriptions & home health care: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Fight to improve public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Private school vouchers abandon the public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+2 points on Social scale)	Oversaw revitalization of waterfront and parks: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	More officer & more community policing: Favors topic 9 Supports Three Strikes and serving full sentences: Strongly Favors topic 9 Expand the death penalty & life sentences: Strongly Favors topic 9 Prosecute juveniles as adults; death penalty for 16-yr-olds: Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Maintain New Jersey's tough gun laws: Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Pay down debt; less taxes on seniors: Favors topic 11 Lower property taxes by fairer rules: Neutral on 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)
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Peace through Strength (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Oversaw revitalization of waterfront and parks: Favors topic 18 Sponsored the NJ Pollution Prevention Act: Favors topic 18 More open space protection to combat sprawl: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	Strengthen penalties for drug-related crimes: Strongly Favors topic 19 Offer behavioral drug treatment to addicted inmates: Opposes topic 19 Transition addicted inmates to outpatient drug treatment: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	More government oversight and public advocacy: Strongly Favors topic 20 2004: Instituted temporary millionaire's tax: Favors topic 20

Jim McGreevey is a Moderate Liberal Populist
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