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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)	Led fight for Reproductive Health Protection Act: Strongly Favors topic 1 Fight to protect, strengthen reproductive health continues: Strongly Favors topic 1 Don't require sonogram before getting an abortion: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Led fight to get Virginia to ratify Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Racial justice is about more than criminal justice reform: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Led on Virginia Values Act, banning LGBTQ discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 3 Voted NO on religious freedom to avoid same-sex marriage: 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)	Helped expand Medicaid coverage to over 400,000 Virginians: Strongly Favors topic 5 Remove age cap on insurance coverage for autism: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in early childhood educators: compensation, training: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Led the fight to fully fund Virginia public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Keep students free from coercive religious messaging: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Supported Virginia Clean Economy Act; promote efficiency: Strongly Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	System focuses on punishment rather than rehabilitation: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Capital crime for murder of law enforcement officers: Strongly Favors topic 9 No secret purchases of lethal injection drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Expand death penalty to accessories of capital murder: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	For universal background checks, red flag laws: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Opposed allowing concealed carry permits from other states: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Share handgun info with Maryland despite no reciprocity: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Don't allow locked concealed weapons in motor vehicles: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Eliminating state income tax would blow huge hole in budget: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Bar questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses: Strongly Favors topic 12 Opposed requiring local police to enforce immigration laws: 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)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Against requiring photo ID for absentee ballots: Strongly Favors topic 16 Allow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections: Strongly Favors topic 16 Worked to create Virginia Voting Rights Act: Strongly Favors topic 16 Led successful fight to restore voting rights in Virginia: Strongly Favors topic 16 No photo ID for voting: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ensure environmental justice policies underlie decisions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Worked to pass the Virginia Clean Economy Act: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Marijuana legalization coming, end prohibition and penalties: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Extend time for people to pay mortgage & avoid foreclosure: Neutral on topic 20 Food Access Investment grants will reduce food disparities: Strongly Favors topic 20

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