Mary Fallin on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Signed two pro-life bills later struck down by Supreme Court: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Unborn have equal claim to right-to-life as the born: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I have always been pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans: Opposes topic 1 Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment: Opposes topic 1 NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Opposes topic 1
Neutral on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Disallow adoptions in LGBT homes: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Efforts to redefine marriage hurt families & society: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Allow religious discrimination by child welfare agencies: Strongly Favors topic 4 Apply faith & family values to public service: Strongly Favors topic 4 Keep activist judges from banning school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 Partner with faith institutions to help those in need: Strongly Favors topic 4 Constitutionally prohibit flag desecration: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Impose work requirements to receive Medicaid: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Certified Healthy program; & website for health insurer info: Favors topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5 NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health: Opposes topic 5 NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids: Strongly Opposes topic 5 NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: Opposes topic 5 NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: Opposes topic 5 YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: Favors topic 5 NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Opposes topic 5 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	401k-style plan for OK Public Employees Retirement System: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Give option of escaping failing schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Oppose Question 744: no $850M mandated spending: Favors topic 7 NO on $40B for green public schools: Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Keystone XL Pipeline fundamental to economic prosperity: No opin. on topic 8 NO on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences: Favors topic 8 NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	No life sentences for juveniles: Opposes topic 9 Supports death penalty even after botched lethal injection: Strongly Favors topic 9 2011: OK to experiment with drugs used in lethal injection: Strongly Favors topic 9 Be as "smart on crime" as we are "tough on crime": Opposes topic 9 YES on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Veto constitutional carry: No handguns without a permit: Opposes topic 10 Allow armed stand-your-ground in churches: Strongly Favors topic 10 Gun ownership is a constitutionally protected right: Strongly Favors topic 10 Right to bear arms is in Constitution for a good reason: Strongly Favors topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow reloading spent military small arms ammunition: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow ball and dice games at casinos to raise revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax cuts if fiscally possible and politically possible: Opposes topic 11 Oklahoma Way: best place for tax dollars is family's pockets: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Shore up economy by making President’s tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 No European-style VAT (value-added tax): Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income: Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	National Guard and fences on the border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Fair trade means don’t fight with one arm behind our back: Opposes topic 13 Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank: Favors topic 13 Support long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 NO on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization: Favors topic 13 YES on promoting free trade with Peru: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Suspend sending Syrian refugees until checking is assured: Favors topic 14 NO on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations: Favors topic 14 NO on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad: Favors topic 16 YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Against nuclear deal with Iran; keep state sanctions: Strongly Favors topic 17 Timeline for withdrawal sends wrong signal to insurgents: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17 NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	20% reduction in energy use among state agencies by 2020: Favors topic 18 Fewer regulations on our plentiful hydrocarbon reserves: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on tax incentives for renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on investing in homegrown biofuel: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC: Opposes topic 18 NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets: Opposes topic 18 NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Opposes topic 18 NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Legal marijuana provides no substantial benefit: Strongly Favors topic 19 Prevent prescription drug abuse from occurring: Opposes topic 19 Women in Recovery: abuse programs avoid incarceration: Opposes topic 19 Rated 25% by NORML, indicating an anti-legalization stance: Strongly Favors topic 19 Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19 YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Prohibit cities from increasing the minimum wage: Opposes topic 20 NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy: Strongly Opposes topic 20 YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20

Mary Fallin is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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