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Rob Bonta on VoteMatch | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons: Strongly Favors topic 1 Allow nurses to perform non-surgical abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1  | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Ban "Redskins" for school or athletic team name or mascot: Strongly Favors topic 2 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants: Strongly Favors topic 3 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
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Favors
 topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
 (-3 points on Economic scale)  | Supported assisted suicide law: Neutral on topic 5 Require car seats for children under 2 years old: Neutral on topic 5 Expand Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5  | 
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No opinion on
 topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Teach about dating and sexual violence in sex ed class: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Allow bilingual education in public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Replace school achievement testing with progress testing: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Allow student sports choice based on gender identity: Strongly Opposes topic 7  | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Eliminate pre-1977 exemption on sale of rhino horn & ivory: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Establish new regional groundwater sustainability agency: Strongly Opposes topic 8  | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Cut administrative fees on people in criminal justice system: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability: Opposes topic 9  | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Lift statutory cap on concealed carry license fee: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Voted YES on wider definition of assault rifles: Strongly Opposes topic 10  | 
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No opinion on
 topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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Strongly Favors
 topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Voted YES on driver's license for undocumented immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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No opinion on
 topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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No opinion on
 topic 15:Expand the military
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Strongly Favors
 topic 16:Make voter registration easier
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Prohibit district-based election if protected class impaired: Strongly Favors topic 16 Rob Bonta Voted YES on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots: Strongly Favors topic 16 Voted YES to amend Constitution to overturn Citizens United: Strongly Favors topic 16  | 
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No opinion on
 topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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Strongly Favors
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles: Strongly Favors topic 18 Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed: Strongly Favors topic 18  | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Reduce drug possession from felony to misdemeanor: Strongly Opposes topic 19 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
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Rob Bonta is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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