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Gail Lightfoot on SenateMatch

 

 



VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
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Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+2 points on Social scale)
Supports "Abortion is a woman's right": Favors topic 1
Abortion happens, legal or not: Favors topic 1
Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Neutral on requiring companies to hire more minorities: Neutral on topic 2
Free to hire the best person for the job: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(+5 points on Social scale)
Supports "Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws": Favors topic 3
End licensing marriage; support same-sex as marriage choice: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
(-3 points on Social scale)
Supports Organized Prayer In Public Schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Public schools must be NEUTRAL on religion & prayer: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Supports allowing churches to provide welfare services: Strongly Favors topic 4
Support private charity, oppose government charity: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Opposes More Federal Funding for Health Coverage: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Free care is an illusion: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Repeal ObamaCare & replace it with private sector: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Repeal ObamaCare & replace it with private sector: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Supports privatizing Social Security: Favors topic 6
Replace Ponzi scheme with personal portable plans: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Supports parents choosing schools via vouchers: Favors topic 7
Vouchers are interim until all government schools closed: Strongly Favors topic 7
Abolish the federal Department of Education: Strongly Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8:
Businesses have a right to pollute
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
Opposes the death penalty: Opposes topic 9
Oppose mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Oppose government sanctioned killing: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Let judge and jury decide sentences, not Three Strikes: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Supports absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10
No registration of hand held arms nor ammunition: Strongly Favors topic 10
Endorsed Liberty Candidate: no point in keeping guns you can't access: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Supports making income tax flatter & lower: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Tax consumption, not productivity; end the income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
Opposes "Immigration helps our economy": Opposes topic 12
Unlimited legal entry; the limit is the real problem: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Supports expanding Free Trade: Favors topic 13
Trade across borders means fewer armies cross borders: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
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Opposes topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(+2 points on Social scale)
Opposes more spending on Armed Forces personnel: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Let Generals & experts decide on army deployment: Neutral on topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale)
Remove limits on individual political donations: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
(-3 points on Social scale)
Opposes continuing Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others: Strongly Opposes topic 17
US out of Iraq and Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 17
Endorsed Liberty Candidate: US abroad unconstitutional & unaffordable: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Opposes spending resources to stop Global Warming: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Let the market create and sell other energy resources: Opposes topic 18
Endorsed Liberty Candidate: tax incentives for US-based alternatives: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
Opposes "Drug use is immoral": Strongly Opposes topic 19
The war on drugs is a war on people: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Legalize marijuana and abolish the DEA: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Tax consumption, not productivity; end the income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Gail Lightfoot is a Conservative-Leaning Libertarian
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Other candidates' VoteMatch: Gail Lightfoot on the issues:
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Left office as of Jan. 2021:
AL:Jones(D,lost)
AZ:McSally(R,lost)
GA-2:Loeffler(R,lost)
GA-6:Perdue(R,lost)
CO:Gardner(R,lost)
KS:Roberts(R,retired)
NM:Udall(D,retired)
TN:Alexander(R,retired)
WY:Enzi(R,retired)

Took office as of Jan. 2021:
AL:Tuberville(R)
AZ:Kelly(D)
GA-2:Warnock(D)
GA-6:Ossoff(D)
CO:Hickenlooper(D)
KS:Marshall(R)
NM:Lujan(D)
TN:Hagerty(R)
WY:Lummis(R)
Senate races 2024:
AZ: Kyrsten Sinema(I,incumbent)
vs.Ruben Gallego(D)
vs.Kari Lake(R)
CA: Laphonza Butler(D,retiring)
vs.Gail Lightfoot(L)
vs.Steve Garvey(R)
vs.Barbara Lee(D)
vs.Katie Porter(D)
vs.Adam Schiff(D)
CT: Chris Murphy(D,incumbent)
vs.Robert Hyde(R)
DE: Tom Carper(D,retiring)
vs.Eric Hansen(R)
vs.Michael Katz(I)
vs.Lisa Blunt Rochester(D)
FL: Rick Scott(R,incumbent)
vs.Debbie Mucarsel-Powell(D)
HI: Mazie Hirono(D,incumbent)
(No opponent yet)
IN: Mike Braun(R,retiring)
vs.Marc Carmichael(D)
vs.Jim Banks(R)
MA: Elizabeth Warren(D,incumbent)
vs.Shiva Ayyadurai(R)
MD: Ben Cardin(D,retiring)
vs.Larry Hogan(R)
vs.Robin Ficker(R)
vs.Angela Alsobrooks(D)
vs.David Trone(D)
ME: Angus King(I,incumbent)
vs.Demi Kouzounas(R)
vs.David Costello(D)
MI: Debbie Stabenow(D,retiring)
vs.Leslie Love(D)
vs.Peter Meijer(R)
vs.James Craig(R)
vs.Mike Rogers(R)
vs.Elissa Slotkin(D)
MN: Amy Klobuchar(DFL,incumbent)
(No opponent yet)
MO: Josh Hawley(R,incumbent)
vs.Karla May(D)
vs.Lucas Kunce(D)
MS: Roger Wicker(R,incumbent)
vs.Dan Eubanks(R)
MT: Jon Tester(D,incumbent)
vs.Brad Johnson(R)
vs.Tim Sheehy(R)
ND: Kevin Cramer(R,incumbent)
vs.Katrina Christiansen(D)
vs.Kelly Armstrong(R)
vs.Katrina Christiansen(D)
Kevin Cramer(R,incumbent)

NE: Peter Ricketts(R,incumbent,2-year seat)
vs.Preston Love(D)
Deb Fischer(D,incumbent,6-year seat)
(No opponent yet)
NJ: Bob Menendez(D,incumbent)
vs.Tammy Murphy(D)
vs.Andy Kim(D)
NM: Martin Heinrich(D,incumbent)
(No opponent yet)
NV: Jacky Rosen(D,incumbent)
vs.Jim Marchant (R)
vs.Sam Brown(R)
NY: Kirsten Gillibrand(D,incumbent)
vs.Josh Eisen(R)
OH: Sherrod Brown(D,incumbent)
vs.Frank LaRose(R)
vs.Bernie Moreno(R)
PA: Bob Casey(D,incumbent)
vs.David McCormick(R)
RI: Sheldon Whitehouse(D,incumbent)
vs.Patricia Morgan(R)
TN: Marsha Blackburn(R,incumbent)
vs.Gloria Johnson(D)
vs.Marquita Bradshaw(D)
TX: Ted Cruz(R,incumbent)
vs.David Costello(D)
vs.Roland Gutierrez(D)
vs.Carl Sherman(D)
vs.Colin Allred(D)
UT: Mitt Romney(R,retiring)
vs.John Curtis(R)
vs.Trent Staggs(R)
vs.Brad Wilson(R)
VA: Tim Kaine(D,incumbent)
vs.Scott Parkinson(R)
VT: Bernie Sanders(I,incumbent)
vs.Gerald Malloy(R)
WA: Maria Cantwell(D,incumbent)
vs.Raul Garcia(R)
WI: Tammy Baldwin(D,incumbent)
vs.Phil Anderson(L)
vs.Stacey Klein(R)
WV: Joe Manchin III(D,retiring)
vs.Don Blankenship(D)
vs.Jim Justice(R)
vs.Alex Mooney(R)
WY: John Barrasso(R,incumbent)
vs.Reid Rasner(R)
Abortion
Budget/Economy
Campaign Finance
Civil Rights
Corporations
Crime
Drugs
Education
Energy/Oil
Environment
Families
Foreign Policy
Free Trade
Gay Issues
Govt. Reform
Gun Control
Health Care
Homeland Security
Immigration
Iraq/Mideast
Infrastructure
Jobs/Farming
Medicare/Rx
Principles
Social Security
Tax Reform
Technology
War/Peace
Welfare/Poverty

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Retiring in 2022 election:
NC:Burr(R)
OH:Portman(R)
PA:Toomey(R)
Senators who ran for President in 2019-20:
CA:V.P.Harris(D)
CO:Bennet(D)
MA:Warren(D)
MN:Klobuchar(D)
NJ:Booker(D)
NY:Gillibrand(D)
VT:Sanders(D)
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