Phil Scott on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Abortion isn't a black-and-white issue, but I'm pro-choice: Favors topic 1 No taxpayer funding for abortion; but ok for family planning: Favors topic 1 Enshrine reproductive rights in Vermont's constitution: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Include disability quality-of-life issues in public spaces: Favors topic 2 Support peaceful march against bias & discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 2 Review recommendations from a Racial Equity Task Force: Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+2 points on Social scale)	Ballot initiative ok; don't legislatively re-define marriage: Opposes topic 3 Supports gay marriage and transgender bathroom rights: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (+2 points on Social scale)	Age-appropriate sex education in schools: Opposes topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Affordable health care? Yes; single-payer? No: Opposes topic 5 Replace dysfunctional Vermont Health Connect with subsidies: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Must increase affordability of health insurance: Favors topic 5 Time to cap annual increases, prioritize prevention: Favors topic 5 Increase mental health beds, expand suicide prevention: Favors topic 5 Add more areas to mobile mental health response initiative: Strongly Favors topic 5 Not perfect but ACA measurably improved health of Vermonters: Favors topic 5 Issued state order to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccine: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Enacted state tax relief on Social Security benefits: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Preserve school choice; improve Act 46 school consolidation: Favors topic 7 Realign funding toward early care and trades training: Opposes topic 7 Statewide funding inserts Montpelier into school decisions: Favors topic 7 Build the country's best cradle-to-career education system: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Investing in childcare a top priority; address inequities: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Time we end the stigma around career and technical education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Our education infrastructure is too large for number served: Neutral on topic 7 Our education infrastructure is too large for number served: Favors topic 7 Our education system is out of scale and very expensive: Favors topic 7 We need far fewer districts each serving far more students: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Alliance with Microsoft for digital skills, computer science: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+2 points on Social scale)	Reduce chemicals in consumer goods, when evidence warrants: Opposes topic 8 Support local agriculture; they're stewards of our land: Opposes topic 8 $50M for clean-up of our impaired waterways: Opposes topic 8 Ease regulations: flexibility for forestry & farms: Favors topic 8 $4 Million in Brownfield Revitalization for 7 Communities: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Housing is key; remove impediments to growth: Favors topic 8 Housing is key; remove impediments to growth: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Private prisons needed because full cost borne by state: Favors topic 9 Close Windsor prison; expand home detention monitoring: Opposes topic 9 Address racial disparities in criminal justice: Opposes topic 9 Consider strategies to fight crime besides justice reform: Favors topic 9 Consider strategies to fight crime besides justice reform: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Enforce existing gun laws; Vermont is no gun trafficker: Strongly Favors topic 10 Seven business day waiting period for background checks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Property taxes shouldn't grow faster than property values: Opposes topic 11 Balanced budget without raising taxes: Opposes topic 11 Increase estate tax exemption from $2.75M to $5.75M: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Scott and Republicans blocked many new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax burden takes a toll on economic development: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce unemployment payroll tax without impacting benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Will propose a balanced and progressive tax relief package: Opposes topic 11 Exempt more retirees, low-income workers, student interest: Neutral on topic 11 I say all the time: we need more taxpayers, not more taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Moral obligation to be welcoming of people around the globe: Strongly Favors topic 12 Vermont has no law or policy making it a sanctuary state: Opposes topic 12 Protect DREAMers instead of deporting them: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Buying local isn't just for hippies anymore: Opposes topic 13 Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA: Favors topic 13 Congress should pass USMCA trade deal: Strongly Favors topic 13 Opposed tariffs on Canadian products: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Strength of our nation is diversity of people and opinion: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-3 points on Social scale)	$500,000 for college scholarships for veterans at UVM: Favors topic 15 Repeal the tax on military retirement pay: Favors topic 15 Honor the heroic American veterans: Favors topic 15 Declined Trump request to deploy Vermont National Guard: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Let's eliminate the tax on military pensions: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Keep Electoral College instead of presidential popular vote: Opposes topic 16 Restrict campaign donations and publicly identify donors: Favors topic 16 Vote-by-mail bill became law without his signature: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (-5 points on Social scale)	Ukraine's fight is too important for us to sit out: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports renewable energy investment: Strongly Favors topic 18 Combat climate change & reduce our reliance on fossil fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 Tax holiday on hybrids, electric vehicles, & green products: Strongly Favors topic 18 $1.5M in rebates for 50,000 electric cars by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18 Use funds to help Vermonters purchase electric vehicles: Favors topic 18 Opposes any regressive carbon tax: Opposes topic 18 Move closer to climate goals, diversify the green economy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports growing industrial hemp in Vermont: Opposes topic 19 No legalization at this time; but I'm not saying never: Favors topic 19 Address opiate addiction via prevention & enforcement: Strongly Favors topic 19 Make low-level marijuana possession legal for adults: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Add regulated marijuana sales to legalized possession: Strongly Opposes topic 19 4-legged stool: prevention, treatment, recovery, enforcement: Favors topic 19 Vetoed feasibility study on overdose prevention site: Strongly Opposes topic 19 No resources for injection sites; no recreational pot: Strongly Favors topic 19 Rated C+ by NORML: depenalize marijuana use: Opposes topic 19 $800,000 for Guardians ad Litem for kids of drug addicts: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	We're spending beyond our means; but cuts instead of taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 20 I won't sign a budget that exceeds reasonable limits: Strongly Opposes topic 20 We don't need more taxes; we need more taxpayers: Strongly Favors topic 20 We must recognize housing policy is workforce policy: Strongly Favors topic 20 We need to keep our spending within existing revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 20 We need to keep our spending within existing revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Lack of housing is a crisis; let's treat it like one: Neutral on topic 20 Invest more to help cover interns' wages: Favors topic 20 Recruit and relocate workers and families to Vermont: Strongly Favors topic 20

Phil Scott is a Moderate Libertarian Liberal
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