Tom Menino on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports legal abortion and the public funding of 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)
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	You know what we call "same sex couples"? Our friends: Strongly Favors topic 3 Co-chaired "Mayors for the Freedom to Marry" effort: Strongly Favors topic 3 Co-chaired "Mayors for the Freedom to Marry" effort: Strongly Favors topic 3 Ordered domestic partners benefits for municipal staff: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports same-sex marriage & teaching affirmation in schools: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports same-sex marriage & teaching affirmation in schools: Strongly Favors topic 3 Leads Boston's annual Gay Pride parade: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Health care is a right, not a privilege: Strongly Favors topic 5 Health care is a right, not a privilege: Strongly Favors 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)	In-district charter schools and raise charter cap: Favors topic 7 Performance pay for teachers in Boston public schools: Favors topic 7 Longstanding opponent of publicly funded tuition vouchers: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	We need to protect our natural resources: Strongly Opposes topic 8 First major city to zone for green building standards: Strongly Opposes topic 8
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)	2006: Created Mayors Against Illegal Guns; now 600 mayors: 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)	Withdraw Boston from ICE Secure Communities enforcement: 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: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Supporter of needle exchange programs: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Boston is seeing progress because of Recovery Act dollars: Strongly Favors topic 20

Tom Menino is a Moderate Liberal
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