Scott Taylor on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Opposes taxpayer funding, but says women have choice: Opposes topic 1 A pro-life Christian: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports pro-life legislation: Strongly 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)
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Opposes transgender ban in military: Favors topic 3 Religious freedom supersedes right to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Ability to worship God without governmental interference: Favors topic 4 Right to religious student groups & voluntary school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	It's not complicated--ObamaCare should be repealed: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing the 2010 affordable care act: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Heavy federal footprint stifles local education reform: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes states adopting federal education standards: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Environmental laws ignore the sovereignty of the states: Strongly Favors topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty: Favors topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Second Amendment is about individual right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Bar sharing handgun info with states without reciprocity: Strongly Favors topic 10 National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun-control legislation: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Tax consumption, not income & not corporations: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes tax increases, even to balance the budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: 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)
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Manufacturing towns impacted by America's trade deals: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism: Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Be prepared to fight with tremendous precision & lethality: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Require absentee ballot applicants to provide photo ID: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports American intervention in Mideast beyond air support: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Protects military base access roads from sea-level rise: Favors topic 18 Applauded decision to leave the Paris climate agreement: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Climate change happening, but not sure how much is manmade: Opposes topic 18 Opposes regulation of greenhouse gas emission: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Voted YES on combatting epidemic of synthetic drugs: Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Increase opportunities for all Americans via job retraining: Opposes topic 20 Bar requiring prevailing wage on public works projects: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Scott Taylor is a Hard-Core Conservative
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