Josh Shapiro on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Defended reproductive rights & woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1 Oppose increasing regulations for abortion clinics: Strongly Opposes topic 1 He will veto any bill that would restrict abortion rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 I will protect Pennsylvania law allowing right to abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Women deserve to make their own choices about their bodies: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	More state contracts for companies that have been shut out: Strongly Favors topic 2 Change black businesses getting only 4% of state contracts: Strongly Favors topic 2 Allow state to fill jobs with laid off federal workers: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Helped the first LGBT couples in Pennsylvania to marry: Strongly Favors topic 3 Ban LGBTQ+ discrimination in Pennsylvania: Strongly Favors topic 3 Long past time to pass LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination law: Strongly Favors topic 3 Once led the nation on LGBTQ rights now we're falling behind: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-5 points on Social scale)	$100 million in public money to private & religious schools: Favors topic 4 Shapiro has remained Jewishly engaged as a politician: Favors topic 4 Observes Jewish Sabbath even while campaigning: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Brokered deal between insurance companies to expand coverage: Favors topic 5 Ensure that mental health benefits are covered fairly: Favors topic 5 Implement universal postpartum screenings for moms: Strongly 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)	Cost-free preschool will be an essential lifeline: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Fully fund and fix up our schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 $66.7 million investment to increase early child care jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Develop a toolkit on digital literacy and critical thinking: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+2 points on Social scale)	Fought rolling back critical environmental protections: Strongly Opposes topic 8 False choice between protecting jobs and protecting planet: Neutral on topic 8 Need to cut the red tape; move at the speed of business: Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Helped create statewide Police Misconduct Database: Opposes topic 9 For the first time Pennsylvania should fund public defenders: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Exposed predator priests, cover up of child sexual abuse: Strongly Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Regulate "ghost guns"; trace guns used in crimes: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports "stand your ground" expansion to self-defense: Favors topic 10 Let's strengthen our gun laws and bring about more order: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	We need to lower taxes, close loopholes, increase wages: Opposes topic 11 Eliminate the state cell phone tax, expand property rebates: Neutral on topic 11 Lower the Corporate Net Income Tax: Opposes topic 11 Close loophole allowing businesses to avoid their fair share: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Government shouldn't go back on its promise to DREAMers: Strongly Favors topic 12 Refused to send the state National Guard to the Texas border: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Describes Trump's tariffs as a "disastrous, reckless policy": Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-5 points on Social scale)	Back our veterans who have served our country: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Defend 2020 election results all the way to Supreme Court: Strongly Favors topic 16 Opposes tinkering with photo ID voter requirements: Strongly Favors topic 16 Expand early voting; implement same-day voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-5 points on Social scale)	As child, started campaign for Soviet Jewish children: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Criminally charged multiple fracking companies: Strongly Favors topic 18 Climate change is real and we have to address it: Strongly Favors topic 18 I am an all-of-the-above energy governor: Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Has taken on Pharma over opioid epidemic: Strongly Favors topic 19 Supports legalization, expunging non-violent convictions: Strongly Opposes topic 19 It's time to catch up, legalize, regulate and tax marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Stopped the Fox drug ring from pushing their poisons: Favors topic 19 After research I support legalizing recreational marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Understand that drug addiction is a disease, not a crime: Favors topic 19 Legalized cannabis will bring in $1.3 billion in new revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Start budgets at zero, define mission, then fund it: Neutral on topic 20 Provide funding for women and minority-owned businesses: Strongly Favors topic 20 $1.5B investment in mass transit over the next five years: Strongly Favors topic 20 $55M to give childcare workers recruitment bonuses: Strongly Favors topic 20 Get rid of nuisance taxes like the state cell phone tax: Strongly Favors topic 20 Raise SNAP benefit, free breakfast in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 20 We're funding the summer food program so no kid goes hungry: Strongly Favors topic 20

Josh Shapiro is a Moderate Liberal
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