Tina Kotek on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Worked to ensure full access to reproductive health care: Strongly Favors topic 1 Public funding for stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Supported requiring coverage for all for reproductive health: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ruling has potential implications beyond this one medication: 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: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Came out in early 20s; been with wife for 17 years: Strongly Favors topic 3 Oregon Equality Act: sexual orientation is a civil right: Strongly Favors topic 3 Let transgendered privately change name/sex on vital records: Strongly Favors topic 3 Ban the LGBTQ Panic Defense for second degree murder: Strongly Favors topic 3 Oregon is a state that has allowed me to be myself: Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-3 points on Social scale)	A person of faith, I believe there's equality among us all: Favors topic 4 My sense of hope comes from my personal faith in God: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	We will move the needle on more recovery services: Strongly Favors topic 5 Eliminate the backlog at Oregon's health licensing boards: Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Reduced pension contribution for long-term solution: Favors topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	We will move the needle on more recovery services: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+5 points on Social scale)	Voted YES on prohibiting motorized mining in riverbeds: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Police not trained to deal with a mental health crisis: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Voted YES on reducing sentences for non-violent offenses: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Ban use of chokeholds by police with few exceptions: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Require criminal background checks for gun purchases: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Endorses Measure 114: mandate permitting & safety training: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Signed law banning undetectable "ghost guns": 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)	Expand state college aid to undocumented students: Strongly Favors topic 12 Voted YES on driver's licenses for non-resident aliens: Strongly Favors topic 12
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)
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Supported gerrymandered Congressional map: Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	State on its way to meet renewable energy goal by 2040: Strongly Favors topic 18 Wean Oregon off coal and boost renewable sources: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES on electronic energy efficiency standards: Strongly Favors topic 18 Require 1.5% solar energy technology in public construction: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 The relentless march of climate change tests our resolve: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Voted YES on retail medical marijuana establishments: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Support marijuana trade between states when federal laws end: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Came out in early 20s; been with wife for 17 years: Strongly Favors topic 20 We need both homeless shelters and long-term solutions: Strongly Favors topic 20 We know housing supply is the long-term solution: Favors topic 20

Tina Kotek is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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