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Mark Curran on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale) | IL Right to Life Action: rated most prolife in Senate race: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, only allow abortion to save life of mother: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposed partial-birth abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Enforce life beginning at conception, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly support Born Alive Survivors, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strict Constitutionalist, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Pro-parental notification, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale) | The wrong people moved in, and changed Lake County: Opposes topic 2 When rights of one are in jeopardy, rights of all are: Favors topic 2 Strongly anti-reparations, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Opposes
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale) | Launched online petition to remove Confederate statue: Favors topic 3 Gay marriage against interests of children & society: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Business liberty over gay marriage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Anti-gender identity, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale) | Curtailing individual religious freedoms, I find abhorrent: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Bless us with four more years of Donald Trump: Favors topic 4 Strongly protect religious liberty, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4 Strongly pro-Judeo-Christian morality, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale) | Preventative medicine approach, with free market principles: Opposes topic 5 Study ACA to see what's working before deciding to repeal: Favors topic 5 Strongly pro-private insurance, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale) | Face hard truth to properly fund benefit programs: Favors topic 6 Local pensions invest the majority of money in the market: Favors topic 6 |
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topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale) | Corporate polluters should be prosecuted and sent to prison: Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale) | Black Lives Matter addresses police racist conduct: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Pro-mandatory minimum, according to AFA survey: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale) | Absent amendment, many proposed laws unconstitutional: Strongly Favors topic 10 Focus on mental health & video games, not guns: Strongly Favors topic 10 Limit gun rights, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale) | Simplify tax code; against tax breaks for large corporations: Favors topic 11 Pro-tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale) | For border wall; but path to citizenship for DREAMers: Opposes topic 12 Supports Trump on funding for border/ICE agents, border wall: Opposes topic 12 Backed bipartisan legislation with path for citizenship: Favors topic 12 Deporting working people with families is absolutely wrong: Strongly Favors topic 12 Strongly pro-border wall, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly pro-ICE, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Anti-sanctuary city, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 12 Pro-E-verify, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 12 Pro-border security, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale) | Tariffs may be necessary; subsidize farmers if required: Opposes topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale) | Some Islamic nations not ripe for democracy: Opposes topic 14 Strongly pro-free enterprise, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14 Anti-Israel boycott, according to AFA survey: Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale) | Proper funding & resources to fight terror: Favors topic 15 Secure the grid, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale) | Strongly supports Electoral College, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale) | Sanctions & possible bombing, to stop spread of nuclear arms: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Pro-Israel, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale) | Not convinced climate change is current threat to humankind: Opposes topic 18 Opposes "far-left radical environmental agenda": Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale) | Key to solving opioid epidemic is border security: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale) | Balanced budget via combo of increased revenue & budget cuts: Favors topic 20 Would support and lead on Balanced Budget Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Anti-livable income, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 20 |
Mark Curran is a Populist-Leaning Conservative
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IL Gubernatorial: Ameya Pawar Bruce Rauner Chris Kennedy Daniel Biss J.B. Pritzker Jeanne Ives Joe Walsh Pat Quinn IL Senatorial: Andrea Zopp Anne Stava-Murray Mark Kirk Napoleon Harris Richard Durbin 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) |
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