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Mike Cox on VoteMatch

 

 



VoteMatch Responses
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Based on these stances:
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No opinion on topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
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Strongly Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
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For genuine equality instead of backwards DEI practices: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
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OpEd: Consistent positions that harm the GLBT community: Strongly Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
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No opinion on topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
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No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
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Strongly Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
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Offer families universal education freedom: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8:
Businesses have a right to pollute
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I'll cut red tape, streamline licensing, refocus agencies: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
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Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
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Signed reciprocity agreements allowing conceal carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
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States without income taxes rank high in job and wage growth: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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Illegal immigration strains public services and lowers wages: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
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We all want jobs to stay here; support Trump's tariffs: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
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We can Make Michigan Great Again: Strongly Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15:
Peace through Strength
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Strongly Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
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Cox has been on the frontlines of Election Day integrity : Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
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Strongly Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
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Defeated Governor's efforts to shut down clean coal plants: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
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Strongly Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
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It's time to stop picking winners and losers: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Mike Cox is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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Debbie Stabenow
Douglas P. Marsh
Elissa Slotkin
Gary Peters
Haley Stevens
James Craig
Joe Tate
Leslie Love
Lydia Lynn Christensen
Mallory McMorrow
Mike Rogers
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Jersey City Mayor (Non-partisan)
    Non-partisan general election Nov. 4; runoff Dec. 2, 2025:
  • Mussab Ali, former president of the Jersey City Board of Education
  • Steven Fulop, outgoing Mayor (2013-2025)
  • Bill O'Dea, Hudson County commissioner (since 1997)
  • Jim McGreevey, former N.J. Governor (2002-2004)
  • James Solomon, city councilor (since 2017)
  • Joyce Watterman, president of the Jersey City Council (since 2023)

Oakland CA Mayor
    Non-partisan special election April 14, 2025:
  • Barbara Lee, U.S.Rep CA-12 (1998-2025)
  • Loren Taylor, Oakland City Council (2019-2023), lost general election
  • Sheng Thao, Oakland Mayor, lost recall election Nov. 5, 2024
Abortion
Budget/Economy
Civil Rights
Corporations
Crime
Drugs
Education
Energy/Oil
Environment
Families/Children
Foreign Policy
Free Trade
Govt. Reform
Gun Control
Health Care
Homeland Security
Immigration
Infrastructure/Technology
Jobs
Local Issues
Principles/Values
Social Security
Tax Reform
War/Iraq/Mideast
Welfare/Poverty

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