|   | Dave Schatz 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) | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale) | The Missouri Way made it most pro-life state in the nation: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Reduced Missouri abortions from 20,000 per year to zero: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supported "Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act": Strongly Opposes topic 1 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale) | ERA really about abortion; Jesus would oppose it: Strongly Opposes topic 2 | 
| Opposes
 topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale) | LGBTQ nondiscrimination not at forefront of issues: Opposes topic 3 | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale) | Trust Americans to run their lives & God to direct our steps: Strongly Favors topic 4 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 5:Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale) | Not in favor of funding Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 | 
| No opinion on
 topic 6:Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| No opinion on
 topic 7:Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale) | The United States has a president, not a king: Strongly Favors topic 8 | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale) | Expand "dangerous felonies" to include guns & less probation: Strongly Favors topic 9 | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale) | The Missouri Way: protect our Second Amendment rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 Helped pass the Second Amendment Protection Act: Strongly Favors topic 10 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale) | Support 20% reduction of Missouri's income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 | 
| No opinion on
 topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| Opposes
 topic 13:Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale) | Demand fair trade deals putting American first: Opposes topic 13 | 
| No opinion on
 topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 15:Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale) | Have the strongest, best-equipped, and most agile military: Strongly Favors topic 15 | 
| No opinion on
 topic 16:Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale) | Putin a bully; deserves a bloody nose for Ukraine invasion: Strongly Opposes topic 17 | 
| No opinion on
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| No opinion on
 topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale) | Balance the federal budget, get inflation under control: Strongly Opposes topic 20 | 
 
Dave Schatz is a Populist-Leaning Conservative
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