Joel Dykstra on SenateMatch

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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 right (-5 points on Social scale)	Life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Voted to classify abortion as a Class 4 felony: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	No affirmative action in government decisions: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	No same-sex civil unions: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Support voluntary prayer in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Voted for abstinence-only sex education: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-5 points on Social scale)	End parole for repeat violent offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	No need for additional laws or restrictions on guns: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated A- by National Rifle Association: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	No big government take-over of health care: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+2 points on Economic scale)	Update education delivery with competition & accountability: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Develop domestic reserves in ANWR & offshore: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Require blood testing for drunk driving arrests: Strongly Favors topic 19 Restrict products used to make methamphetamine: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Promote marriage for welfare recipients: Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Bush tax cuts have sparked prosperity that continues today: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	Start by enforcing the laws we already have: Strongly Opposes 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 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Voted to restrict campaign donations: Strongly Favors topic 16 Limit individual & PAC donations; require disclosure: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq (-5 points on Social scale)	Must succeed in Iraq so al Qaeda doesn't attack us at home: Strongly Opposes topic 17