|   | Sean Haugh 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 Favors
 topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale) | Supports abortion rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 No role for government in regulating abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 No state nor federal government role in abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale) | Opposes affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2 | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale) | No gender identity restrictions on child custody or adoption: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports gay marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Government has no say over whom consenting adults love: Strongly Favors topic 3 | 
| Favors
 topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale) | Neutral on role of God in the public sphere: Neutral on topic 4 Voluntary prayer in public schools: Favors topic 4 | 
| Opposes
 topic 5:Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale) | Opposes expanding ObamaCare: Opposes topic 5 Guaranteeing medical care is not a government responsibility: Opposes topic 5 | 
| Favors
 topic 6:Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale) | Supports privatizing Social Security: Favors topic 6 | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 7:Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale) | Supports state-level vouchers with no federal involvement: Strongly Favors topic 7 Scrap the Common Core curriculum standards: Favors topic 7 Vouchers for public, private or religious schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 | 
| Opposes
 topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale) | Enforce responsibility regarding land, water, air & wildlife: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Human needs & animal rights are not necessarily in conflict: Opposes topic 8 Reduce environmental regulations: Favors topic 8 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale) | Opposes stricter punishment to reduce crime: Opposes topic 9 Moratorium on death penalty; plus alternative sentencing: Strongly Opposes topic 9 | 
| Favors
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale) | Supports absolute right to gun ownership: Favors topic 10 | 
| Favors
 topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale) | Cut taxes for everybody: Favors topic 11 | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale) | Supports pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens: Favors topic 12 Free movement across borders instead of curbs on immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12 I believe in open borders: Strongly Favors topic 12 | 
| Favors
 topic 13:Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale) | Supports real free trade, not NAFTA and CAFTA: Opposes topic 13 We need to completely change to free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 | 
| Favors
 topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale) | Supports maintaining US sovereignty from UN: Favors topic 14 No global policeman; no foreign entanglements: Favors topic 14 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 15:Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale) | Opposes expanding the military: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Stop drone warfare: Strongly Opposes topic 15 | 
| Opposes
 topic 16:Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale) | Opposes stricter limits on political campaign funds: Strongly Opposes topic 16 No limits on campaign contributions, including PACs: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate: Favors topic 16 | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale) | Supports staying out of Iran: Strongly Favors topic 17 Opposes US military intervention abroad: Strongly Favors topic 17 Stay out of the Russia-Ukraine imbroglio: Favors topic 17 Iraq exit plan is to find a door and exit: Strongly Favors topic 17 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale) | No federal funds for green energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 | 
| Opposes
 topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale) | Supports legalizing marijuana: Favors topic 19 End the Drug War: Strongly Opposes topic 19 War on drugs is a war on our own people: Strongly Opposes topic 19 | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale) | Opposes stimulus funding: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Scrap the Federal Reserve: Opposes topic 20 | 
