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Tim Walz on Abortion
Click here for 10 full quotes on Abortion OR other candidates on Abortion OR background on Abortion.
  • Has two children, both conceived by IVF. (Aug 2024)
  • Minnesota will protect reproductive freedom including IVF. (Mar 2024)
  • Codified abortion rights while surrounded by pro-life states. (Jun 2023)
  • Abortion is on the ballot with my anti-choice opponent . (Oct 2022)
  • Maintain funding for Planned Parenthood. (Oct 2018)
  • Abortions should always be legal. (Nov 2006)
  • Supports embryonic stem cell research. (Nov 2006)
  • Rated 100% by Planned Parenthood, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2015)
  • Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women. (Jan 2015)
  • Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health. (May 2015)
Tim Walz on Budget & Economy
Click here for 10 full quotes on Budget & Economy OR other candidates on Budget & Economy OR background on Budget & Economy.
  • Served on Committees on Banking & Financial Institutions. (Aug 2024)
  • Bipartisan compromise $48B budget to address 2017 crises. (Aug 2024)
  • Invest budget surplus in things that make Minnesota strong. (Oct 2022)
  • Our plan will repair and replace critical infrastructure. (Jan 2022)
  • $1 billion+ to maintain and renew existing state property. (Jan 2022)
  • Reach communities excluded from past capital investment. (Jan 2022)
  • Level playing field for working families, small businesses. (Mar 2021)
  • Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion. (Jul 2011)
  • More enforcement of mortgage fraud and TARP fraud. (May 2009)
  • Ban abusive credit practices & enhance consumer disclosure. (Feb 2009)
Tim Walz on Civil Rights
Click here for 11 full quotes on Civil Rights OR other candidates on Civil Rights OR background on Civil Rights.
  • Added religious-liberty protections to human-rights statutes. (Aug 2024)
  • For too many getting back to normal isn't good enough. (Mar 2021)
  • No discrimination because of who they love. (May 2017)
  • Freedom from discrimination is elemental concept of nation. (May 2017)
  • Continue Affirmative Action against unequal representation. (Nov 2006)
  • Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools. (Mar 2011)
  • Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights. (Aug 2012)
  • Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools. (Apr 2013)
  • Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender. (Jan 2013)
  • Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class. (May 2016)
  • Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment. (Mar 2007)
Tim Walz on Corporations
Click here for 2 full quotes on Corporations OR other candidates on Corporations OR background on Corporations.
  • A place for both large corporate farms and family farms. (Jul 2023)
  • Rated 86% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
Tim Walz on Crime
Click here for 8 full quotes on Crime OR other candidates on Crime OR background on Crime.
  • George Floyd protests: balance racial justice & public order. (Aug 2024)
  • Police reforms: ban chokeholds; investigate misconduct. (Aug 2024)
  • Funding for Criminal Apprehension and State Patrol HQ. (Mar 2024)
  • OpEd:riot response criticized as too weak AND too aggressive. (Oct 2021)
  • Eliminate the death penalty. (Nov 2006)
  • Supports prison rehabilitation & job training. (Nov 2006)
  • Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)
  • Rated 92% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance. (Dec 2014)
Tim Walz on Drugs
Click here for 6 full quotes on Drugs OR other candidates on Drugs OR background on Drugs.
  • Scored A by NORML: "Prohibiting cannabis hasn't worked". (Aug 2024)
  • Treatment options for fentanyl addiction & opioid crisis. (Apr 2022)
  • Full legalization of medical and recreational marijuana. (Oct 2018)
  • Supports medical marijuana. (Nov 2006)
  • Rated 75% by NORML, indicating a pro-legalization stance. (Jan 2014)
  • Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
Tim Walz on Education
Click here for 12 full quotes on Education OR other candidates on Education OR background on Education.
  • Free breakfast and lunch at school. (Aug 2024)
  • Make it easier for parents to find, pay for great child care. (Apr 2023)
  • Vision of inclusivity, vs. defunding our schools. (Oct 2022)
  • Reform school financing, reflect diverse student body. (Mar 2021)
  • 2 years tuition-free education at MN state institutions. (Oct 2018)
  • Fully fund pre-K-to-12; make Minnesota the education state. (Oct 2018)
  • Recognized as the 2003 Minnesota Teacher of Excellence. (May 2017)
  • Student Non-Discrimination Act: address anti-gay bullying. (May 2017)
  • Vouchers for public schools; tax incentives for college. (Nov 2006)
  • Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015. (Apr 2013)
  • No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency. (Jul 2015)
  • Oppose private and religious school voucher programs. (Oct 2015)
Tim Walz on Energy & Oil
Click here for 8 full quotes on Energy & Oil OR other candidates on Energy & Oil OR background on Energy & Oil.
  • Let's harvest wind and produce more clean energy. (Oct 2024)
  • By 2040, 100% of utility power from carbon-free sources. (Aug 2024)
  • Invest in statewide electric vehicle charging infrastructure. (Jan 2022)
  • Climate change is complex problem & existential threat. (Dec 2019)
  • Climate change is real and urgent. (Oct 2018)
  • Reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. (Nov 2006)
  • Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico. (Jul 2016)
  • Include agricultural products in renewable fuels. (May 2009)
Tim Walz on Environment
Click here for 6 full quotes on Environment OR other candidates on Environment OR background on Environment.
  • $200M for broad ban on PFAS "forever chemicals". (Aug 2024)
  • Remove "forever chemicals" from our drinking water. (Mar 2024)
  • No net loss of prairie pothole wetlands & all wetlands . (Apr 2019)
  • Rated 25% by HSLF, indicating an anti-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
  • Voted YES to require GMO labeling. (Jun 2016)
  • Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting. (Jan 2007)
Tim Walz on Families & Children
Click here for 7 full quotes on Families & Children OR other candidates on Families & Children OR background on Families & Children.
  • My wife and I used IUI, not IVF. (Aug 2024)
  • Ban conversion therapy; don't ban books. (Aug 2024)
  • Plan to modernize state government to put families first. (Apr 2023)
  • $545M in Child Tax Credits to 215,000 families . (Jul 2022)
  • Place children at the center of government. (Aug 2019)
  • Full marriage equality for same-sex couples. (Oct 2018)
  • More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Feb 2013)
Tim Walz on Foreign Policy
Click here for 6 full quotes on Foreign Policy OR other candidates on Foreign Policy OR background on Foreign Policy.
  • I am sometimes a knucklehead; I misspoke on Tiananmen. (Oct 2024)
  • Taught school in China; speaks Mandarin. (Aug 2024)
  • Gaza is horrific situation and Hamas is not a good actor. (Jan 2024)
  • Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. (Mar 2007)
  • Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, as official US policy. (Mar 2009)
  • Allow travel between the United States and Cuba. (Feb 2009)
Tim Walz on Free Trade
Click here for 6 full quotes on Free Trade OR other candidates on Free Trade OR background on Free Trade.
  • We need fair trading partners for soybeans and corn. (Oct 2024)
  • Agricultural trade mission to Netherlands and Ireland. (Jul 2022)
  • Rash tariffs on China against interests of America's farmers. (Oct 2018)
  • Opposes NAFTA and CAFTA, but stay in WTO. (Nov 2006)
  • Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency. (Feb 2011)
  • Rated 50% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade. (Dec 2012)
Tim Walz on Government Reform
Click here for 11 full quotes on Government Reform OR other candidates on Government Reform OR background on Government Reform.
  • Restore voting rights for formerly incarcerated people. (Aug 2024)
  • State investments come back to you tenfold over. (Oct 2022)
  • Limit corporate campaign donations, and disclose all. (Oct 2018)
  • Remove barriers to voting. (Oct 2018)
  • Ban all privately funded congressional trips. (Nov 2006)
  • Public funding for political campaigns. (Nov 2006)
  • Establish the United States Public Service Academy. (Mar 2007)
  • Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures. (Feb 2012)
  • Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements. (Oct 2013)
  • Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions. (Feb 2014)
  • Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises. (Jan 2009)
Tim Walz on Gun Control
Click here for 9 full quotes on Gun Control OR other candidates on Gun Control OR background on Gun Control.
  • Establish red flag law; expand background checks. (Aug 2024)
  • 2016: Rated "A" by NRA; 2018: switched to "F" rating. (Aug 2024)
  • Students should worry about pop quizzes not mass shootings. (Mar 2024)
  • Schoolchildren shouldn't have to worry about being shot dead. (Apr 2023)
  • Expand background checks; ban assault-style weapons. (Oct 2018)
  • Supports concealed carry. (Nov 2006)
  • Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad. (Apr 2011)
  • Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)
  • Dangerousness, not mental incompetence, limits gun rights. (Mar 2009)
Tim Walz on Health Care
Click here for 13 full quotes on Health Care OR other candidates on Health Care OR background on Health Care.
  • Shuttered businesses and schools during COVID-19 pandemic. (Aug 2024)
  • 2020 COVID restrictions resulted in lower death rates. (Aug 2024)
  • We protected access to gender-affirming health care. (Apr 2023)
  • COVID: followed the science, on public health measures . (Nov 2022)
  • Bring transparency to prescription drug costs. (Jul 2022)
  • Debt Fairness Act: ease burden of medical debt . (Jul 2022)
  • Single-payer system is on Minnesota's horizon. (Oct 2018)
  • Supports universal health care. (Nov 2006)
  • Improve services for people with autism & their families. (Apr 2007)
  • Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
  • Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
  • Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit. (Apr 2013)
  • GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster". (Feb 2015)
Tim Walz on Homeland Security
Click here for 10 full quotes on Homeland Security OR other candidates on Homeland Security OR background on Homeland Security.
  • I carried weapons of war, but not weapons in war. (Aug 2024)
  • 2011-18: served on Veterans and Armed Services Committee. (Aug 2024)
  • Bipartisan leadership of House Veterans Affairs Committee. (Aug 2024)
  • Retired after 24 years in National Guard,to run for Congress. (Aug 2024)
  • Enlisted in Army National Guard at 17; served for 24 years. (May 2017)
  • Suicide prevention programs & mental health for veterans. (May 2017)
  • Supports military tribunals to try suspected terrorists. (Nov 2006)
  • Study & address suicides among veterans. (Apr 2008)
  • Member of House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Mar 2011)
  • Endorsed by VoteVets.org; against wasteful defense spending. (Nov 2012)
Tim Walz on Immigration
Click here for 7 full quotes on Immigration OR other candidates on Immigration OR background on Immigration.
  • Matthew 25:40 applies to Haitian immigrants. (Oct 2024)
  • We need to have comprehensive immigration reform. (Jan 2024)
  • Driver's licenses for undocumented, live with dignity. (Apr 2023)
  • Give DREAMers a path to citizenship. (Oct 2018)
  • Helped resettle countless immigrants into this community. (Oct 2017)
  • Supports path to citizenship for undocumented workers. (Nov 2006)
  • Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service. (Jun 2016)
Tim Walz on Jobs
Click here for 11 full quotes on Jobs OR other candidates on Jobs OR background on Jobs.
  • Paid leave and paid sick days . (Aug 2024)
  • Minnesota Miracle: expanding workers' rights. (Jun 2023)
  • Vetoed minimum wage for rideshare drivers. (May 2023)
  • $24M for job training and economic development programs. (Jul 2022)
  • Push back against right-to-work legislation. (Oct 2018)
  • Supports $15 minimum wage for Minnesota. (Oct 2018)
  • Close the wage gap that still exists between women and men. (Apr 2015)
  • Member of House Committee on Agriculture. (Mar 2011)
  • Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Mar 2013)
  • Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue. (Jan 2009)
  • Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination. (Jan 2009)
Tim Walz on Principles & Values
Click here for 13 full quotes on Principles & Values OR other candidates on Principles & Values OR background on Principles & Values.
  • Jan 6 was not Facebook ads: it was overturning an election. (Oct 2024)
  • If you don't like my choices, mind your own damn business. (Aug 2024)
  • DNC: "Outed" as Indian and a "good dosa cook". (Aug 2024)
  • Born and raised in Nebraska; college and career in Minnesota. (Aug 2024)
  • Born and raised in Ohio; college in Ohio and Yale. (Aug 2024)
  • Started "weird" meme to describe Trump/Vance. (Aug 2024)
  • Minnesota Lutheran, a Midwestern cultural subtype. (Aug 2024)
  • GOP endorser: Walz serves calmly & humbly, without bluster. (Aug 2024)
  • Trump's weirdness is simply what we're observing. (Jul 2024)
  • Coaching HS football taught grit, resilience, teamwork. (Mar 2021)
  • Nonviolence the only way to move hearts and create change. (Mar 2021)
  • Got political when students were turned away from Bush event. (May 2017)
  • Endorsed National Dems' "Front line incumbent retention" target. (Oct 2014)
Tim Walz on Social Security
Click here for 4 full quotes on Social Security OR other candidates on Social Security OR background on Social Security.
  • Regulate assisted-living centers for elder abuse . (Aug 2024)
  • Establish Council on Age-Friendly Minnesota. (Dec 2019)
  • Increase the payroll tax. (Nov 2006)
  • Rated 90% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance. (Jan 2013)
Tim Walz on Tax Reform
Click here for 5 full quotes on Tax Reform OR other candidates on Tax Reform OR background on Tax Reform.
  • Child Tax Credit provides billions of dollars to parents. (Apr 2023)
  • Trump tax cuts go mostly to top 1%. (Oct 2018)
  • The wealthy are not the engine of our economy. (Nov 2006)
  • Don't repeal the estate tax; do repeal Bush tax cuts. (Nov 2006)
  • Raising estate tax to 1990s level means $448B in new revenue. (Apr 2015)
Tim Walz on Technology
Click here for 5 full quotes on Technology OR other candidates on Technology OR background on Technology.
  • Boost mass transit & new Amtrak rail line. (Aug 2024)
  • Supports Net Neutrality (equal access to Internet). (Oct 2018)
  • Safeguard our online activity from public scrutiny. (May 2017)
  • Member of House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. (Mar 2011)
  • No performance royalties for radio music. (Mar 2009)
Tim Walz on War & Peace
Click here for 9 full quotes on War & Peace OR other candidates on War & Peace OR background on War & Peace.
  • Build coalition against Iranian nuclear weapons. (Oct 2024)
  • Condemned Hamas attack on Israel, but discuss ceasefire. (Aug 2024)
  • Acknowledge "uncommitted" ballots as pro-Palestine protest. (Aug 2024)
  • Visited Afghan troops to ensure they had what they needed. (Aug 2024)
  • Support Ukraine; withdraw investments from Russia & Belarus. (Apr 2022)
  • Served overseas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (May 2017)
  • Change the currnet course of action; need Iraq exit plan. (Nov 2006)
  • Stabilize Iraq, if possible, before withdrawing. (Nov 2006)
  • Ensure an achievable mission in Iraq. (Nov 2006)
Tim Walz on Welfare & Poverty
Click here for 5 full quotes on Welfare & Poverty OR other candidates on Welfare & Poverty OR background on Welfare & Poverty.
  • End housing crisis: Build 3 million new housing units . (Aug 2024)
  • $1 billion investment in affordable housing. (Aug 2024)
  • Multifamily housing for seniors, veterans, and homeless. (Mar 2024)
  • Feeding our Future scandal: an unacceptable scam. (Oct 2022)
  • Repair shelters, invest in affordable housing. (Jan 2022)


VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
Abortions should always be legal: Strongly Favors topic 1
Supports embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1
Maintain funding for Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1
Abortion is on the ballot with my anti-choice opponent : Favors topic 1
Minnesota will protect reproductive freedom including IVF: Strongly Favors topic 1
Codified abortion rights while surrounded by pro-life states: Strongly Favors topic 1
Rated 100% by Planned Parenthood, indicating a pro-choice stance: Strongly Favors topic 1
Rated Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Rated Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Reach communities excluded from past capital investment: Strongly Favors topic 2
Continue Affirmative Action against unequal representation: Strongly Favors topic 2
Freedom from discrimination is elemental concept of nation: Strongly Favors topic 2
For too many getting back to normal isn't good enough: Strongly Favors topic 2
Close the wage gap that still exists between women and men: Strongly Favors topic 2
Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy: Favors topic 2
Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights: Strongly Favors topic 2
More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2
Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2
Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2
Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2
Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(+5 points on Social scale)
No discrimination because of who they love: Strongly Favors topic 3
Student Non-Discrimination Act: address anti-gay bullying: Strongly Favors topic 3
Full marriage equality for same-sex couples: Strongly Favors topic 3
Ban conversion therapy; don't ban books: Favors topic 3
We protected access to gender-affirming health care: Strongly Favors topic 3
Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools: Strongly Favors topic 3
Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 3
Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
(-3 points on Social scale)
Added religious-liberty protections to human-rights statutes: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Supports universal health care: Strongly Favors topic 5
Single-payer system is on Minnesota's horizon: Strongly Favors topic 5
Bring transparency to prescription drug costs: Favors topic 5
Debt Fairness Act: ease burden of medical debt : Strongly Favors topic 5
Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit: Favors topic 5
Rated GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster": Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Increase the payroll tax: Opposes topic 6
Establish Council on Age-Friendly Minnesota: Opposes topic 6
Rated 90% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Vouchers for public schools; tax incentives for college: Favors topic 7
Recognized as the 2003 Minnesota Teacher of Excellence: Opposes topic 7
Fully fund pre-K-to-12; make Minnesota the education state: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Reform school financing, reflect diverse student body: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Make it easier for parents to find, pay for great child care: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015: Opposes topic 7
Rated No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency: Opposes topic 7
Rated Oppose private and religious school voucher programs: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8:
Businesses have a right to pollute
(+5 points on Social scale)
No net loss of prairie pothole wetlands & all wetlands : Strongly Opposes topic 8
$200M for broad ban on PFAS "forever chemicals": Strongly Opposes topic 8
Remove "forever chemicals" from our drinking water: Opposes topic 8
Voted YES to require GMO labeling: Opposes topic 8
Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
Eliminate the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Supports prison rehabilitation & job training: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Funding for Criminal Apprehension and State Patrol HQ: Favors topic 9
Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program: Opposes topic 9
Rated 92% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Supports concealed carry: Favors topic 10
Expand background checks; ban assault-style weapons: Strongly Favors topic 10
Schoolchildren shouldn't have to worry about being shot dead: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Students should worry about pop quizzes not mass shootings: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Establish red flag law; expand background checks: Opposes topic 10
2016: Rated "A" by NRA; 2018: switched to "F" rating: Opposes topic 10
Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad: Favors topic 10
Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10
Dangerousness, not mental incompetence, limits gun rights: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
$545M in Child Tax Credits to 215,000 families : Favors topic 11
The wealthy are not the engine of our economy: Strongly Favors topic 11
Don't repeal the estate tax; do repeal Bush tax cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11
Trump tax cuts go mostly to top 1%: Strongly Favors topic 11
Child Tax Credit provides billions of dollars to parents: Favors topic 11
Rated Raising estate tax to 1990s level means $448B in new revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
Supports path to citizenship for undocumented workers: Strongly Favors topic 12
Helped resettle countless immigrants into this community: Favors topic 12
Give DREAMers a path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
Driver's licenses for undocumented, live with dignity: Strongly Favors topic 12
We need to have comprehensive immigration reform: Favors topic 12
Rated Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Opposes NAFTA and CAFTA, but stay in WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Rash tariffs on China against interests of America's farmers: Strongly Favors topic 13
Agricultural trade mission to Netherlands and Ireland: Favors topic 13
We need fair trading partners for soybeans and corn: Opposes topic 13
Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency: Opposes topic 13
Rated 50% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade: Neutral on topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Support Ukraine; withdraw investments from Russia & Belarus: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Allow travel between the United States and Cuba: Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(-3 points on Social scale)
Enlisted in Army National Guard at 17; served for 24 years: Favors topic 15
Suicide prevention programs & mental health for veterans: Strongly Favors topic 15
Endorsed by VoteVets.org; against wasteful defense spending: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
Ban all privately funded congressional trips: Strongly Favors topic 16
Public funding for political campaigns: Strongly Favors topic 16
Remove barriers to voting: Strongly Favors topic 16
Restore voting rights for formerly incarcerated people: Strongly Favors topic 16
Got political when students were turned away from Bush event: Favors topic 16
Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures: Strongly Favors topic 16
Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements: Favors topic 16
Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16
Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
(-3 points on Social scale)
Gaza is horrific situation and Hamas is not a good actor: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Change the currnet course of action; need Iraq exit plan: Strongly Favors topic 17
Stabilize Iraq, if possible, before withdrawing: Opposes topic 17
Ensure an achievable mission in Iraq: Favors topic 17
Served overseas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom: Favors topic 17
Condemned Hamas attack on Israel, but discuss ceasefire: Opposes topic 17
Build coalition against Iranian nuclear weapons: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Reduce our reliance on fossil fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18
Climate change is real and urgent: Strongly Favors topic 18
Invest in statewide electric vehicle charging infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 18
Climate change is complex problem & existential threat: Strongly Favors topic 18
By 2040, 100% of utility power from carbon-free sources: Strongly Favors topic 18
Boost mass transit & new Amtrak rail line: Favors topic 18
Rated Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Include agricultural products in renewable fuels: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
Supports medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Full legalization of medical and recreational marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Treatment options for fentanyl addiction & opioid crisis: Opposes topic 19
Scored A by NORML: "Prohibiting cannabis hasn't worked": Strongly Favors topic 19
Rated 75% by NORML, indicating a pro-legalization stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Level playing field for working families, small businesses: Strongly Favors topic 20
Invest budget surplus in things that make Minnesota strong: Favors topic 20
Plan to modernize state government to put families first: Strongly Favors topic 20
State investments come back to you tenfold over: Strongly Favors topic 20
Repair shelters, invest in affordable housing: Strongly Favors topic 20
Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion: Favors topic 20
Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016: Favors topic 20

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