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Tom Leonard on VoteMatch

 

 



VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
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Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale)
Make it a crime to coerce a woman to have an abortion: 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)
No opinion on topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(0 points on Social scale)
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No opinion on topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
(0 points on Social scale)
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Strongly Favors topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
State must be a leader in ending the mental health stigma: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
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Strongly Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Expand school choice; ensure education transparency: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8:
Businesses have a right to pollute
(-5 points on Social scale)
Safeguard farmers from burdensome regulations: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
Will veto elimination of cash bail or qualified immunity: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Make Michigan a Constitutional Carry state: Strongly Favors topic 10
Allow concealed pistol license even under protective order: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Cut income tax to 3.9%, then phase out completely: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Ripped off by trade policies favoring places like China: Strongly Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
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Strongly Favors topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(-5 points on Social scale)
Would welcome deployment of National Guard in Detroit: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale)
Cheered dismissal of charges for fraudulent Trump electors: 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 Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Repeal laws zoning farmland for solar panels, wind turbines: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)
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Strongly Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Implement zero-based budgeting; justify every dollar spent: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Tom Leonard is a Moderate Conservative
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Jersey City Mayor (Non-partisan)
    Non-partisan general election Nov. 4; runoff Dec. 2, 2025:
  • Mussab Ali, former president of the Jersey City Board of Education
  • Steven Fulop, outgoing Mayor (2013-2025)
  • Bill O'Dea, Hudson County commissioner (since 1997)
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Oakland CA Mayor
    Non-partisan special election April 14, 2025:
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  • Loren Taylor, Oakland City Council (2019-2023), lost general election
  • Sheng Thao, Oakland Mayor, lost recall election Nov. 5, 2024
Abortion
Budget/Economy
Civil Rights
Corporations
Crime
Drugs
Education
Energy/Oil
Environment
Families/Children
Foreign Policy
Free Trade
Govt. Reform
Gun Control
Health Care
Homeland Security
Immigration
Infrastructure/Technology
Jobs
Local Issues
Principles/Values
Social Security
Tax Reform
War/Iraq/Mideast
Welfare/Poverty

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