|   | Chad Taylor on SenateMatch | 
| VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz) | |
|---|---|
| VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) | Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) | 
| Favors
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale) | No prosecution of Planned Parenthood for lost reports: Favors topic 1 | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale) | Advocate for equality, including equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2 Successfully prosecuted 9-year-long rape case: Favors topic 2 | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale) | Make bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional: Strongly Favors topic 3 | 
| No opinion on
 topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale) | Separation of church and state isn't a relevant issue: Neutral on topic 4 | 
| Favors
 topic 5:Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale) | Advocate of a national defense respected throughout world: Favors topic 5 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 6:Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale) | No privatization; but we need to discuss reforms: Strongly Opposes topic 6 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 7:Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale) | School vouchers represent focus on profit over education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale) | Good farmers use best practices, as stewards of the land: Strongly Opposes topic 8 | 
| Favors
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale) | Tough-on-crime reputation as District Attorney: Favors topic 9 Successfully prosecuted case on child sexual exploitation: Favors topic 9 | 
| Opposes
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale) | I'm a gun owner, but we need to enforce gun laws: Opposes topic 10 | 
| Opposes
 topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale) | Simplify tax code, but no FairTax and no national sales tax: Opposes topic 11 | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale) | Unmuddy the waters and create a path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 | 
| Opposes
 topic 13:Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale) | Trade has globalized US, but also exports jobs: Opposes topic 13 | 
| Opposes
 topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale) | Diplomatic solutions are always preferable: Opposes topic 14 | 
| Favors
 topic 15:Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale) | Advocate of a national defense respected throughout world: Favors topic 15 | 
| Favors
 topic 16:Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale) | Require open meetings for water utility rate-setting: Favors topic 16 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale) | Sanctions on Iran are working; no further military action: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Air patrols on Syria ok; no deeper involvement: Opposes topic 17 | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale) | "Wind cowboys" maintain fields of windmills in west Kansas: Strongly Favors topic 18 | 
| Opposes
 topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale) | Legalizing marijuana may decrease crime & increase revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Successfully prosecuted case on hallucinogenic level-2 drugs: Favors topic 19 | 
| Favors
 topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale) | Budget cuts threaten basic prosecutorial services: Favors topic 20 | 
