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Joe Dorman on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale) | Pro-life: Opposes topic 1 Pro-life legislative voting history: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Provide patients with materials about pain and unborn child: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale) | Let students express religious viewpoints in schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale) | Drop the partisan games & Invest in rural telemedicine: Favors topic 5 Provide options for Medicaid including private coverage: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale) | NO on public employee choice of contributions vs. benefits: Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale) | I will continue to be a champion for public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale) | Death penalty for repeat sex offenders, but not if retarded: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale) | Ok for school employees to carry handguns in school: Strongly Favors topic 10 Co-sponsored "Stand Your Ground Law": Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale) | End tax giveaways to those who really don't need a tax break: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale) | Constitutional amendment for English as official language: Opposes topic 12 Criminalize assisting or employing illegal aliens: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 15: Expand the military (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) | Require photo ID to vote, but extend early voting: Opposes topic 16 No campaign contributions to legislators while in session: Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale) | Streamline permitting process for new oil refineries: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale) | No stance on marijuana legalization nor medical marijuana: Neutral on topic 19 Legalize marijuana, based on Genesis 1:29: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale) | Prosperity requires more than making irresponsible cuts: Strongly Favors topic 20 Build storm shelters via local school district funding: Favors topic 20 Minimum wage affects older workers, not just young singles: Opposes topic 20 |
Joe Dorman is a Moderate Populist Conservative
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