Sonny Perdue on VoteMatch | |
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Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale) | Parental notification for minors: Opposes topic 1 Establish a stem cell tissue bank from fetal sources: Favors topic 1 Require information session 24 hours before abortion: Strongly Opposes 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 Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Call on legislature for Constitutional ban on gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Activist judges should let people define marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale) | Held day of prayer during Georgia's worst drought: Favors topic 4 |
Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Question the constitutionality of this travesty of ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 $70M for moral obligation to serve those with disabilities: Favors topic 5 Reauthorize SCHIP, State Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5 Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Tie teacher pay to student achievement: Favors topic 7 Streamline school bureaucracy; empower parents: Favors topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | Responsibility is to leave the land better than we found it: Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale) | Criminals should literally pay for their crimes: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Legalized concealed weapons on public transportation: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | State should only spend tax money for what it truly needs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Amendment: all surplus pays debt or cuts taxes: Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | No welfare or other services for illegals: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Check immigration status after minor offenses: Opposes topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Promote agricultural interests to international markets: Favors topic 13 USMCA trade pact important for workers, economy as a whole: Strongly Favors topic 13 Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA: Strongly Favors topic 13 Farmers want trade, not aid; but $12B aid for now: Opposes topic 13 Renegotiate trade deals with China, Mexico, and Canada: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Tariffs on China are painful now, but healthy later: Opposes topic 13 Rework NAFTA for dairy and poultry tariffs in Canada: Opposes topic 13 Helped save NAFTA by showing Trump red state farmers need it: Strongly Favors topic 13 Lead business & trade delegation to China: Favors topic 13 Make Atlanta hub for Central America FTAA trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Lead business & trade delegation to Cuba: Opposes topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | Food security is a key component of national security: Favors topic 15 US military has kept America free for over 200 years: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale) | Require voter ID to ensure purity of elections: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Commercial clean energy grants for solar, wind & geothermal: Strongly Favors topic 18 Stop harmful EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale) | Combat the methamphetamine crisis: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
No opinion on
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Sonny Perdue is a Populist-Leaning Conservative
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