VoteMatch Responses
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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)
| Voted for several anti-abortion bills: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, but follow the law of the land: Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Require comparable pay regardless of gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
No opinion on
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| No one should ever have to delay care to pay bills: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| No new burdens on people who've paid into pensions: Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Protect public education from private, for-profit schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Better retirement pensions for teachers: Opposes topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale)
| 1996: sponsored the Kentucky Tourism Development Act: Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Make expungement of criminal records easier and/or automatic: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Require DNA samples from all criminal parolees: Favors topic 9 Allow expungement of criminal records after 5 years: Opposes topic 9 |
No opinion on
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Consumption taxes are unfair to lower income people: Favors topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Recognize diversity of Kentucky as a welcoming state: Favors 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) |
No opinion on
topic 15: Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| In-person early voting on three weekends prior to election: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Fund energy research; increase energy savings: Favors topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)
| Prohibit advertising of opiates and opioids: Favors topic 19 Regulate and tax medical marijuana: Opposes topic 19 |
No opinion on
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |