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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports Hyde amendment; no tax dollars for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Abortions only for incest, rape, or maternal life: Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Voted YES to protect infant survivors of abortion: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2 YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	No civil unions; restrict marriages to one-man-one-woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Moment of silence, or prayer, ok in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	For patient-centered health care with choice & competition: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Reform is a $500 billion tax increase and cut in Medicare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Gov’t ensures basic health care only for elderly & needy: Strongly Opposes topic 5 More federal funding for rural health services: Favors topic 5 Opposes government-run healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6 Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6 Rated 7% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Ensure accountability coupled with local flexibility: Opposes topic 7 Accountability in education coupled with local flexibility: Favors topic 7 $3,500 salary increase for teachers: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups: Favors topic 8 Create block grants for Agricultural Stewardship: Neutral on topic 8 Focus on prevention and states for Endangered Species: Strongly Opposes topic 8 State primacy over water quantity & quality issues: 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 on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Prioritized improving public safety in tribal communities: Favors topic 9 More prisons; less parole: Strongly Favors topic 9 Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9 Zero tolerance for violence against government employees: Neutral on topic 9 Facilitate recovering crime victim restitution fees: Strongly Favors topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Rated 64% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 Reciprocity across state lines for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	2003: overhauled corporate tax from 10.5% to 7%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Pushed property tax relief and economic development: Favors topic 11 Investment tax credit; end state sales tax on farm parts: Opposes topic 11 Federal tax incentives for energy, with state decisions: Neutral on topic 11 Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	State & locals cops should enforce federal immigration laws: Opposes topic 12 Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12 Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12 Rated Support national emergency at the Southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Signed trade deal with Taiwan to export 1.7M tons of wheat: Favors topic 13 Cultivate markets overseas for North Dakota products: Strongly Favors topic 13 Declined state commitment to CAFTA: Opposes topic 13 Rated Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Rated 63% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade: Neutral on topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14 Oppose the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty: Favors topic 14 Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Provide military with best equipment, facilities, support: Favors topic 15 Full funding for missiles, bases in North Dakota: Strongly Favors topic 15 $515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars: Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Federal government shouldn't determine state election rules: Strongly Opposes topic 16 No term limits for North Dakota legislators: Opposes topic 16 Limit campaign contributions, but no spending limits: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Empower commanders to decide when we're done in Afghanistan: Opposes topic 17 Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection: Opposes topic 17 No nuclear deal with Iran without Congressional input: Opposes topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	For Keystone pipeline; repeal EPA costly power plant rules: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Working to advance states-first, all-of-the-above approach: Strongly Opposes topic 18 More alternative fuel & more traditional fuel too: Opposes topic 18 Collaborative, incentive driven, locally-based solutions: Neutral on topic 18 Supports renewable energy tax credits: Strongly Favors topic 18 Stop harmful EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Let states lease energy rights on federal lands: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	$4M to address meth and narcotics with more prisons: Strongly Favors topic 19 States should make drug policy, not feds: Neutral on topic 19 Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Government doesn't create jobs, economic growth; people do: Strongly Opposes topic 20 $700B stimulus created only temporary jobs; invest in roads: Strongly Favors topic 20 Rated 29% by UFCW, indicating a mixed management/labor voting record: Neutral on topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20

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