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Sonia Chang-Diaz on VoteMatch |
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No opinion on
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(0 points on Social scale) | Secure Roe v. Wade regardless of federal action: Strongly Favors topic 1 No abortion for 16-year-olds; keep 24-hour waiting periods: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Focus on equity in recovery/infrastructure spending: Strongly Favors topic 2 Social equity loans for those impacted by cannabis arrests: Strongly Favors topic 2 No disclosure of salary history; equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Provide comprehensive LGBTQ-inclusive sex education: Strongly Favors topic 3 Include gender identity in public accommodation rules: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
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Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Establish a single-payer "Medicare for All" system: Strongly Favors topic 5 COVID: universal masking in schools, indoor public spaces: Strongly Favors topic 5 Patients First: mental health & COVID: Favors topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Universal early education; debt-free public college: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Fought for $1.5 billion in new aid to K-12 districts: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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No opinion on
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
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Strongly Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale) | For criminal justice reform, repeal racist sentencing rules: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Wrote law banning chokeholds & racial profiling: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
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No opinion on
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
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No opinion on
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale) | Proposed path for in-state college tuition for undocumented: Favors topic 12 |
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No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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No opinion on
topic 15:Expand the military
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Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Increase the number of minority-majority districts: Strongly Favors topic 16 Signed letter urging federal action on voting rights: Strongly Favors topic 16 Allow online voter registration, early voting, vote by mail: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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No opinion on
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | 100% renewable, carbon-free electric grid by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18 Create jobs through the state's green energy transition: Strongly Favors topic 18 Expand public transit; move to a fare-free system: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports green public transportation: Favors topic 18 Next-generation roadmap for climate policy: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale) | Make retail cannabis market accessible to smaller players: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Make investments aimed at ending homelessness: Strongly Favors topic 20 $1.8B for production and preservation of affordable housing: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Sonia Chang-Diaz is a Moderate Liberal
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