Wayne Stenehjem on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Exceptions for rape & incest, but sign other pro-life bills: Opposes topic 1 Supports waiting periods and parental notification: 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	LGBT protection in housing & jobs, but religious freedom too: Opposes topic 3 No same-sex marriage; no hate-crime laws for gays: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports sex-ed programs stressing abstinence: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Questioned ObamaCare on constitutionality & carve-outs: 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)	Supports charter schools; schools choice; & private funding: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Sue EPA to block "Waters of the US" land control: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Launched state's sex offender website: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated A+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Limit corporate campaign contributions, but not PACs: Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Diversify economy with value-added energy and agriculture: Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Warn of dangers of new opioid drugs; but help addicts too: Opposes topic 19 Marijuana has no positives: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Make drug enforcement a priority: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	Rainy day funds and budget cuts work: Opposes topic 20 Diversify our economy: drones, fertilizer, & infrastructure: Favors topic 20