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AK: Dan Sullivan(R,incumbent)
vs.Andy Barr(R)
vs.Mary Peltola(D)
AL: Tommy Tuberville(R,retiring)
vs.Everett Wess(R)
vs.Barry Moore(R)
vs.Steve Marshall(R)
vs.Kyle Sweetser(R)
AR: Tom Cotton(R,incumbent)
vs.Dan Whitfield(I,withdrew)
vs.Hallie Shoffner(D)
vs.Ethan Dunbar(D,lost primary)
CO: John Hickenlooper(D,incumbent)
vs.Janak Joshi(R)
vs.Julie Gonzales(D)
vs.Mark Baisley(R)
DE: Chris Coons(D,incumbent)
vs.Mike Katz(I)
FL: Ashley Moody(R,appointee)
vs.Alan Grayson(D)
vs.Angie Nixon(D)
vs.Alex Vindman(D)
GA: Jon Ossoff(D,incumbent)
vs.Buddy Carter(R)
vs.Mike Collins(R)
vs.John F. King(R,withdrew)
IA: Joni Ernst(R,retiring)
vs.Ashley Hinson(R)
vs.Jim Carlin(R)
vs.Bob Krause(D)
vs.Josh Turek(D)
vs.Zach Wahls(D)
vs.J.D. Scholten(D,withdrew)
ID: Jim Risch(R,incumbent)
vs.David Roth(D)
vs.Todd Achilles(I)
IL: Richard Durbin(D,retiring)
vs.Juliana Stratton(D)
vs.Raja Krishnamoorthi(D)
vs.Robin Kelly(D)
vs.Don Tracy(R)
KS: Roger Marshall(R,incumbent)
vs.Patrick Schmidt(D)
KY: Mitch McConnell(R,retiring)
vs.Andy Barr(R)
vs.Nate Morris(R)
vs.Daniel Cameron(R)
vs.Charles Booker(D)
vs.Pamela Stevenson(D)
LA: Bill Cassidy(R,incumbent)
vs.John Fleming(R)
vs.Julia Letlow(R)
vs.Jamie Davis(D)
MA: Ed Markey(D,incumbent)
vs.Seth Moulton(D)
vs.John Deaton(R)
ME: Susan Collins(R,incumbent)
vs.Janet Mills(D)
vs.Graham Platner(D)
MI: Gary Peters(D,retiring)
vs.Haley Stevens(D)
vs.Mallory McMorrow(D)
vs.Mike Rogers(R)
vs.Abdul El-Sayed(D)
vs.Joe Tate(R,withdrew)
MN: Tina Smith(D,retiring)
vs.Angie Craig(D)
vs.David Hann(R)
vs.Peggy Flanagan(D)
vs.Royce White(R)
vs.Michele Tafoya(R)
MS: Cindy Hyde-Smith(R,incumbent)
vs.Scott Colom(D)
vs.Ty Pinkins(D then I)
MT: Steve Daines(R,retiring)
vs.Kurt Alme(R)
vs.Alani Bankhead(D)
vs.Reilly Neill(D)
vs.Seth Bodnar(I)
NC: Thom Tillis(R,retiring)
vs.Michael Whatley(R)
vs.Roy Cooper(D)
NE: Peter Ricketts(R,incumbent)
vs.Cindy Burbank(D)
vs.Dan Osborn(I)
NH: Jeanne Shaheen(D,retiring)
vs.Chris Pappas(D)
vs.John Sununu(R)
vs.Scott Brown(R)
NJ: Cory Booker(D,incumbent)
vs.Justin Murphy(R)
NM: Ben Ray Lujan(D,incumbent)
vs.Matt Dodson(D)
vs.Larry Marker(R)
OH: Jon Husted(R,appointee)
vs.Sherrod Brown(D)
OK: Markwayne Mullin(R,appointed to Cabinet)
vs.Troy Green(D)
OR: Jeff Merkley(D,incumbent)
vs.David Brock Smith(R)
vs.Jo Rae Perkins(R)
RI: Jack Reed(D,incumbent)
vs.Connor Burbridge(D)
SC: Lindsey Graham(R,incumbent)
vs.Catherine Fleming Bruce(D)
vs.Paul Dans(R)
vs.Annie Andrews(D)
SD: Mike Rounds(R,incumbent)
vs.Julian Beaudion(D)
vs.Brian Bengs(I)
TN: Bill Hagerty(R,incumbent)
vs.Diana Onyejiaka(D)
TX: John Cornyn(R,incumbent)
vs.Ken Paxton(R)
vs.James Talarico(D)
vs.Wesley Hunt(R,lost primary)
vs.Jasmine Crockett(D,lost primary)
vs.Wiley Nickel (D,withdrew)
VA: Mark Warner(D,incumbent)
vs.David Williams(R)
WV: Shelley Moore Capito(R,incumbent)
vs.Tom Willis(R)
vs.Rachel Fetty Anderson(D)
vs.Jeff Kessler(D)
vs.Zach Shrewsbury(D)
WY: Cynthia Lummis(R,retiring)
vs.Harriet Hageman(R)
vs.Reid Rasner(R)
vs.James Byrd(D)


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Scott Colom on Abortion
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Scott Colom on Budget & Economy
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  • Use federal assistance to build business in the state. (Apr 2026)
Scott Colom on Civil Rights
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  • Opposed ongoing efforts to criminalize transgender people. (Apr 2023)
Scott Colom on Corporations
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Scott Colom on Crime
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  • Surged resources to prosecute violent crimes. (Apr 2026)
Scott Colom on Drugs
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  • If you want to help addicts show there is hope for change. (Aug 2023)
Scott Colom on Education
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  • Federal funds should flow into Mississippi's public schools. (Apr 2026)
Scott Colom on Energy & Oil
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Scott Colom on Environment
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Scott Colom on Families & Children
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Scott Colom on Foreign Policy
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Scott Colom on Free Trade
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  • Tariffs have caused costs to go up & betrayed farmers. (Mar 2026)
Scott Colom on Government Reform
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  • Protect ballot access particularly in Black communities. (Mar 2026)
Scott Colom on Gun Control
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  • The easy availability of guns serves as an accelerant. (Oct 2023)
Scott Colom on Health Care
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  • Save our hospitals and bring real health care access home. (Mar 2026)
Scott Colom on Homeland Security
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Scott Colom on Immigration
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Scott Colom on Jobs
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  • Would push to raise the nation's minimum wage. (Sep 2025)
Scott Colom on Principles & Values
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  • Guided by his Christian faith, wants to serve his neighbors. (Apr 2026)
Scott Colom on Social Security
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Scott Colom on Tax Reform
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  • Permanent tax breaks over $600,000 hurts the rest of us. (Apr 2026)
Scott Colom on Technology
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Scott Colom on War & Peace
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Scott Colom on Welfare & Poverty
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VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
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No opinion on topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(+5 points on Social scale)
Opposed ongoing efforts to criminalize transgender people: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
(-5 points on Social scale)
Guided by his Christian faith, wants to serve his neighbors: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Save our hospitals and bring real health care access home: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Federal funds should flow into Mississippi's public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8:
Businesses have a right to pollute
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
Surged resources to prosecute violent crimes: Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
The easy availability of guns serves as an accelerant: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Permanent tax breaks over $600,000 hurts the rest of us: Strongly Favors 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Tariffs have caused costs to go up & betrayed farmers: Strongly Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
Protect ballot access particularly in Black communities: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)
If you want to help addicts show there is hope for change: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Use federal assistance to build business in the state: Strongly Favors topic 20

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