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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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	A woman is the sole fiduciary of her body and any pregnancy: Strongly Favors topic 1
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: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Add sexual orientation & gender identity to Civil Rights Act: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Lower Medicare eligibility to 55, offer public option: Strongly Favors topic 5 Concerned about closure of rural hospitals: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Led the fight to save women's college from shutting down: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	End abuse of cash bail bonds & for-profit prisons: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Fund reentry programs and restore voting rights to ex-felons: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Universal background checks; assault weapon ban: Strongly Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	End family separation & citizenship for DREAMers: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Reject policies that put our farmers at disadvantage: Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Restore and support our traditional alliances: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+2 points on Social scale)	Congress should vote on war actions, including Afghanistan: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Expand Voting Rights Act; end voter suppression: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	My support for Israel is unshakable: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Sanctions against Iran, but diplomacy as well: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Clean economy will create jobs, lower energy costs: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Remove marijuana from Controlled Substance Act schedule: Strongly Opposes topic 19 End sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in infrastructure for rural farmers: Strongly Favors topic 20

Teresa Tomlinson is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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