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Eric Brakey on SenateMatch | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Pro-life, and anti-ObamaCare: Opposes topic 1 Oppose funding Planned Parenthood; require parental consent: Strongly Opposes topic 1 CC:Appoint strict Constitutionalist judges: Opposes topic 1 CC:De-fund Planned Parenthood: Opposes topic 1 CC:Parental notification for abortions by minors: Strongly Opposes topic 1  | 
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No opinion on
 topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
 (0 points on Economic scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
 (-5 points on Social scale)  | Leave transgender bathroom policy up to local school board: Strongly Opposes topic 3 | 
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No opinion on
 topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Do better than backdoor deals that led to ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Apply principles of freedom to broken healthcare system: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 5  | 
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No opinion on
 topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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Strongly Favors
 topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Competition will improve our schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Support private schools, charter schools, or homeschooling: Strongly Favors topic 7  | 
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No opinion on
 topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Being pro-life is why I oppose the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | Oppose background checks for individual gun transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10 The second amendment is essential for liberty: Strongly Favors topic 10 Bipartisan Republican leads the charge to less gun control: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow concealed carry guns without a permit: Strongly Favors topic 10 Unrestricted right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10  | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | No additional 3% tax on income above $200,000: Strongly Opposes topic 11 The government takes enough; we shouldn't raise taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Voted against raising the lodging tax to 10.5%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cut $400M in corporate welfare & return it to the people: Favors topic 11 CC:Make federal income tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11  | 
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Opposes
 topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
 (-3 points on Social scale)  | We must put our citizens first: Opposes topic 12 Secure the border and keep immigrants off welfare: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Allow some immigrants to receive public assistance: Strongly Favors topic 12  | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 13:Support & expand free trade
 (+5 points on Economic scale)  | I don't think tariffs are a good thing: Strongly Favors topic 13 | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
 (-5 points on Economic scale)  | Crazy that we have our troops in 177 different countries: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Deposing secular dictators in Mid-East empowers our enemies: Strongly Opposes topic 14  | 
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Opposes
 topic 15:Expand the military
 (+2 points on Social scale)  | Apply limited government philosophy to the military: Opposes topic 15 | 
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Strongly Favors
 topic 16:Make voter registration easier
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Independent redistricting & automatic voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16 | 
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Favors
 topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
 (+2 points on Social scale)  | Ok to withdraw from Iran nuke deal so Trump can negotiate: Opposes topic 17 Learn from the past: we don't need another Mideast war: Strongly Favors topic 17  | 
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No opinion on
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy
 (0 points on Economic scale)  | (No votes on which to base response) | 
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Strongly Opposes
 topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
 (+5 points on Social scale)  | Supports Question 1: implement regulated marijuana market: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use: Strongly Opposes topic 19  | 
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Opposes
 topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
 (+2 points on Economic scale)  | Not just for economic freedom but also personal freedom: Opposes topic 20 | 
Eric Brakey is a Moderate Libertarian Conservative
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ME Gubernatorial: Alan Caron Eliot Cutler James Boyle Janet Mills Kenneth Capron Mary Mayhew Michael Michaud Mike Thibodeau Paul LePage Shawn Moody ME Senatorial: Angus King Betsy Sweet Chris Lyons Janet Mills Sara Gideon Susan Collins Susan Rice Zak Ringelstein 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)  | 
 
 
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