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John Kitzhaber on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Endorsed by NARAL and Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1 Abortions always legally available, & government funded: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Maintain affirmative action in colleges & state hiring: Strongly Favors topic 2 Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Endorsed by pro-GLBT Basic Rights Oregon's Equality PAC: Strongly Favors topic 3 Recognize same-sex marriages: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Healthcare reform needed at both state and federal levels: Favors topic 5 More federal funding for rural health services: Favors topic 5 Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure: Neutral on topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6 Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6 |
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Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Governor's Cool Schools project is funded by teachers union: Opposes topic 7 Welcomes waiver from No Child Left Behind standards: Opposes topic 7 Improve and invest in public schools: Opposes topic 7 |
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Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | Prohibit motorized mining in riverbeds: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Seeks to balance environmental and economic interests: Opposes topic 8 More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups: Favors topic 8 Create block grants for Agricultural Stewardship: Neutral on topic 8 Focus on prevention and states for Endangered Species: Strongly Opposes topic 8 State primacy over water quantity & quality issues: Favors topic 8 |
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Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale) | Reduce sentences for non-violent offenses: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Spend $600M on education now instead of on prisons later: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Oppose the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 End parole for repeat violent felons: Strongly Favors topic 9 Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9 Zero tolerance for violence against government employees: Neutral on topic 9 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Increase restrictions on gun purchase and possession: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
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Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Opportunity for revenue: capping total deductions & credits: Strongly Favors topic 11 No state sales tax; no flat tax; increase gas tax: Favors topic 11 No national sales tax or VAT: Neutral on topic 11 Federal tax incentives for energy, with state decisions: Neutral on topic 11 |
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Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale) | Voted YES on driver's licenses for non-resident aliens: Strongly Favors topic 12 Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12 Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Encouraging more trade agreements with China: Strongly Favors topic 13 Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank: Favors topic 13 |
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No opinion on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 15:Expand the military
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Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale) | Limit individual campaign donations; require full disclosure: Favors topic 16 |
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topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale) | Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17 |
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Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Voted YES on electronic energy efficiency standards: Strongly Favors topic 18 Making renewable energy in state also keeps dollars in state: Strongly Favors topic 18 Transition away from damaging fossil fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically: Neutral on topic 18 Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries: Opposes topic 18 Collaborative, incentive driven, locally-based solutions: Neutral on topic 18 Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale) | Decriminalize medicinal marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War: Favors topic 19 States should make drug policy, not feds: Neutral on topic 19 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | State recovering from Great Recession, but not every person: Favors topic 20 Beware uneven, unequal "recovery" without rural & minorities: Strongly Favors topic 20 Budget to focus on people's futures, not taxes or problems: Strongly Favors topic 20 Oregon Business Plan: create jobs & income; reduce poverty: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
John Kitzhaber is a Moderate Liberal
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