Matt Mead on VoteMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	I believe in the sanctity of life: 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Marriage is only between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	No federal curriculum standards; keep Wyoming standards: Favors topic 4 Work with religious agencies to expedite adoptions: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Establish litigation fund to join lawsuit against ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Establish litigation fund to join lawsuit against ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Legal challenge to federal health mandates: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	No federal curriculum standards; keep Wyoming standards: Strongly Favors topic 7 Charter schools provide new ideas for traditional schools: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Improve Endangered Species Act: only 1% ever got delisted: Strongly Favors topic 8 With courts wolf management, winners are lawyers & wolves: Favors topic 8 Skeptical about man-made global warming; support oil & gas: Strongly Favors topic 8 Keystone XL Pipeline fundamental to economic prosperity: No opin. on topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Wyoming has 4th lowest rate of violent crimes: Favors topic 9 Mandatory minimum sentences for crimes against kids: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	New initiative for public shooting ranges: Strongly Favors topic 10 Advocate for protection of Second Amendment rights: Favors topic 10 Sunset the assault weapons ban, including my AR15: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Wyoming is #1 state for good tax climate: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Continue the manufacturing sales tax exemption: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Enforce immigration laws & secure borders: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Our state is not an island; compete in global market: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Long-term commitment for veteran's tuition waiver: Favors topic 15 Pay tribute to all people in uniform: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	We are at war since 2001; the threat is still real: Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	$10M prize for making a useful product from captured CO2: Favors topic 18 Export wind energy, build wind turbines here: Favors topic 18 Skeptical about man-made global warming; support oil & gas: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Additional $52 M in highway funding: Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Allow property forfeiture in drug cases: Strongly Favors topic 19 Narcotic prescriptions abused more than illegal drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Confront substance abuse aggressively: Favors topic 19 Rated D- by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	We used rainy day fund for rainy days; now make guidelines: Favors topic 20 Navigated recession while shrinking state government: Strongly Opposes topic 20