Wes Moore on VoteMatch

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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)	Enshrine the right to abortion into Maryland's Constitution: Strongly Favors topic 1 Maryland will protect reproductive health and rights: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Provide Minority Business Enterprises with support: Strongly Favors topic 2 In this country we have a 10 to 1 racial wealth gap : Strongly Favors topic 2 Increase diversity on Maryland corporate boards: Strongly Favors topic 2 Ensure equal pay for women, remove salary history in hiring: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Ensure Maryland schools adopt LGBTQ+ affirming policies: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ensure access to quality, affordable health care coverage: 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)	Fully fund Blueprint for Education, Child Care: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Our first-order priority is recruiting world-class educators: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+5 points on Social scale)	Will push back against Supreme Court ruling against EPA: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Remove barriers to state aid for those with criminal records: Strongly Opposes topic 9 We take an all-of-the-above approach to public safety: Opposes topic 9 Build on the historic cannabis pardons I signed into law: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Reform juvenile justice system, give boys a second chance: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Combat gun violence, ban ghost guns: Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	We are going to follow the Constitution on ICE cooperation: Favors topic 11 Supported making child tax credit fully refundable: Favors topic 11 $40,000 tax exemption on military retirement income: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Those who have done exceptionally well pay a little more: Favors 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 Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Tariffs are a tool; they're not an ideology: Strongly Favors topic 13 Trump's tariffs: an unnecessary and self-imposed trade war: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-3 points on Social scale)	Expand and improve quality of care for veterans: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposed GOP voter ID bill as voter suppression: Strongly Favors 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 Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce 60% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18 Prioritize environmental justice for low-income communities: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Legalize cannabis, expunge possession convictions: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	We can invest today while also preparing for the future: Strongly Favors topic 20 Create new financial tools to drive housing development: Strongly Favors topic 20 Largest increase in funding for child care in state history: Strongly Favors topic 20

Wes Moore is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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