|   | Sylvester Turner on VoteMatch | 
| VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz) | |
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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) | Opposes restrictions of judicial bypass for minor's abortion: 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) | 
| No opinion on
 topic 3:Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| No opinion on
 topic 4:America was founded on Christian values (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| No opinion on
 topic 5:Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| 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) | Require evaluation of schools with A-F grades: Favors 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) | 
| No opinion on
 topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| Strongly Opposes
 topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale) | Oppose open carry of holstered handgun: 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) | 
| No opinion on
 topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| No opinion on
 topic 13:Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) | 
| 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) | Don't require voters to present photo ID at polling places: 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) | 
| Favors
 topic 18:Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale) | Allow local regulation of oil and gas operations: Favors topic 18 | 
| Strongly Favors
 topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale) | Criminalize "doctor-shopping" to obtain prescription opiates: 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) | 
 
Sylvester Turner is a Centrist
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