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Paul Schimpf on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale) | Opposed "radical" Reproductive Health Act: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale) | Opposes Black Lives Matter: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale) | Girls should not be at a biological disadvantage in sports: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Don't include historical contributions by LGBT in curriculum: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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) | School choice for parents as to where their tax money goes: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Favors
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale) | People fleeing from taxes, excessive government regulations: Strongly Favors topic 8 Mandates inspections, permits, caps for facility emissions: Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale) | I will support our law enforcement community: Strongly Favors topic 9 Allow the use of for-profit prisons: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale) | Sponsored bill expanding apprentice hunting program: Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale) | In Legislature, I voted against every tax increase: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale) | State should not end cooperation with ICE: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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) | I demanded our veterans be given proper medical treatment: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale) | Automatic voter registration when getting any state ID: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale) | Lead advisor to Iraqi prosecutors of Saddam Hussein: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale) | Opposed energy bill as "environmental virtue signaling": Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale) | We need to get our spending under control, top priority: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
Paul Schimpf is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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