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Andy Martin on SenateMatch |
VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Strongly opposed to abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Early advocate against women's wage discrimination: Favors topic 2 Discontinue affirmative action programs: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale) | Knew Rep. Mark Foley was gay in 1993; and who cared?: Favors 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) |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Allow individual investment of payroll tax: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Supports vouchers for public, private or religious schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale) | Challenged impoundment federal spending for water pollution: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | Operation Greylord: led to 80 corrupt judiciary convictions: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Strongly support First and Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
No opinion on
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Support official English; decrease immigration numbers: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Opposes NAFTA, GATT, and WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale) | 48 years of experience in Asia, with "over-the-horizon" view: Opposes topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale) | I believe in strong national defense: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | State campaign funding for complying with spending limits: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale) | I understand and believe in American Exceptionalism: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Strong opponent of Iraq invasion beginning in 2002: Strongly Favors topic 17 Strong opponent of plans to invade Iraq since 2002: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Strongly oppose cap-and-trade: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale) | Decriminalize medicinal marijuana; end War on Drugs: Strongly 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) |
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IL Gubernatorial: Ameya Pawar Bruce Rauner Chris Kennedy Daniel Biss J.B. Pritzker Jeanne Ives Pat Quinn IL Senatorial: Andrea Zopp Anne Stava-Murray Mark Kirk Napoleon Harris Tammy Duckworth Left office as of Jan. 2019: AZ:Flake(R,retired) FL:Nelson(D,lost) IN:Donnelly(D,lost) MN:Franken(D,resigned) MO:McCaskill(D,lost) MS:Cochran(R,resigned) ND:Heitkamp(D,lost) NV:Heller(R,lost) TN:Corker(R,retired) UT:Hatch(R,retired) Took office as of Jan. 2019: AZ:McSally(R) FL:Scott(R) IN:Braun(R) MN:Smith(D,2018) MO:Hawley(R) MS:Hyde-Smith(R,2018) ND:Cramer(R) NV:Rosen(D) TN:Blackburn(R) UT:Romney(R) |
Senate races 2019-20:
AK: Sullivan(R,incumbent) vs. (no opponent yet) AL: Jones(D,incumbent) vs.Moore(R) vs.Mooney(R) vs.Rogers(D) vs.Tuberville(R) vs.Byrne(R) AR: Cotton(R,incumbent) vs.Mahony(D) AZ: McSally(R,incumbent) vs.Kelly(D) CO: Gardner(R,incumbent) vs.Madden(D) vs.Baer(D) vs.Walsh(D) vs.Johnston(D) vs.Romanoff(D) DE: Coons(D,incumbent) vs. (no opponent yet) GA: Perdue(R,incumbent) vs.Tomlinson(D) IA: Ernst(R,incumbent) vs.Graham(D) vs.Mauro(D) ID: Risch(R,incumbent) vs.Harris(D) IL: Durbin(D,incumbent) vs.Stava-Murray(D) KS: Roberts(R,retiring) vs.LaTurner(R) vs.Wagle(R) KY: McConnell(R,incumbent) vs.Morgan(R) vs.Cox(D) LA: Cassidy(R,incumbent) vs. (no opponent yet) |
MA: Markey(D,incumbent) vs.Liss-Riordan(D) vs.Ayyadurai(R) ME: Collins(R,incumbent) vs.Sweet(D) vs.Gideon(D) MI: Peters(D,incumbent) vs.James(R) MN: Smith(D,incumbent) vs.Carlson(D) MS: Hyde-Smith(R,incumbent) vs. (no opponent yet) MT: Daines(R,incumbent) vs.Collins(D) NC: Tillis(R,incumbent) vs.Smith(D) vs.Mansfield(D) vs.mith(R) NE: Sasse(R,incumbent) vs. (no opponent yet) NH: Shaheen(D,incumbent) vs.Martin(D) NJ: Booker(D,incumbent) vs.Singh(R) NM: Udall(D,retiring) vs.Clarkson(R) vs.Oliver(D) vs.Lujan(D) OK: Inhofe(R,incumbent) vs. (no opponent yet) OR: Merkley(D,incumbent) vs. (no opponent yet) RI: Reed(D,incumbent) vs. (no opponent yet) SC: Graham(R,incumbent) vs.Tinubu(D) vs.Harrison(D) SD: Rounds(R,incumbent) vs. (no opponent yet) TN: Alexander(R,incumbent) vs.Sethi(R) vs.Mackler(D) TX: Cornyn(R,incumbent) vs.Hegar(D) vs.Hernandez(D) VA: Warner(D,incumbent) vs. (no opponent yet) WV: Capito(R,incumbent) vs.Swearengin(D) WY: Enzi(R,incumbent) vs.Ludwig(D) |
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