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Mark Curran on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | IL Right to Life Action: rated most prolife in Senate race: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, only allow abortion to save life of mother: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposed partial-birth abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Enforce life beginning at conception, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly support Born Alive Survivors, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strict Constitutionalist, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 1 Pro-parental notification, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
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Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) | The wrong people moved in, and changed Lake County: Opposes topic 2 When rights of one are in jeopardy, rights of all are: Favors topic 2 Strongly anti-reparations, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
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Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-3 points on Social scale) | Launched online petition to remove Confederate statue: Favors topic 3 Gay marriage against interests of children & society: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Business liberty over gay marriage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Anti-gender identity, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 3 |
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Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale) | Curtailing individual religious freedoms, I find abhorrent: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Bless us with four more years of Donald Trump: Favors topic 4 Strongly protect religious liberty, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4 Strongly pro-Judeo-Christian morality, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
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Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Preventative medicine approach, with free market principles: Opposes topic 5 Study ACA to see what's working before deciding to repeal: Favors topic 5 Strongly pro-private insurance, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
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Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Face hard truth to properly fund benefit programs: Favors topic 6 Local pensions invest the majority of money in the market: Favors topic 6 |
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No opinion on
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | Corporate polluters should be prosecuted and sent to prison: Opposes topic 8 |
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Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale) | Black Lives Matter addresses police racist conduct: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Pro-mandatory minimum, according to AFA survey: Favors topic 9 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Absent amendment, many proposed laws unconstitutional: Strongly Favors topic 10 Focus on mental health & video games, not guns: Strongly Favors topic 10 Limit gun rights, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Simplify tax code; against tax breaks for large corporations: Favors topic 11 Pro-tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale) | For border wall; but path to citizenship for DREAMers: Opposes topic 12 Supports Trump on funding for border/ICE agents, border wall: Opposes topic 12 Backed bipartisan legislation with path for citizenship: Favors topic 12 Deporting working people with families is absolutely wrong: Strongly Favors topic 12 Strongly pro-border wall, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Strongly pro-ICE, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Anti-sanctuary city, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 12 Pro-E-verify, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 12 Pro-border security, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Tariffs may be necessary; subsidize farmers if required: Opposes topic 13 |
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Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Some Islamic nations not ripe for democracy: Opposes topic 14 Strongly pro-free enterprise, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14 Anti-Israel boycott, according to AFA survey: Favors topic 14 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale) | Proper funding & resources to fight terror: Favors topic 15 Secure the grid, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale) | Strongly supports Electoral College, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale) | Sanctions & possible bombing, to stop spread of nuclear arms: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Pro-Israel, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 17 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Not convinced climate change is current threat to humankind: Opposes topic 18 Opposes "far-left radical environmental agenda": Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale) | Key to solving opioid epidemic is border security: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
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Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Balanced budget via combo of increased revenue & budget cuts: Favors topic 20 Would support and lead on Balanced Budget Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Anti-livable income, according to AFA survey: Opposes topic 20 |
Mark Curran is a Populist-Leaning Conservative
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IL Gubernatorial: Ameya Pawar Bruce Rauner Chris Kennedy Daniel Biss J.B. Pritzker Jeanne Ives Joe Walsh Pat Quinn IL Senatorial: Andrea Zopp Anne Stava-Murray Mark Kirk Napoleon Harris Richard Durbin Tammy Duckworth Left office as of Jan. 2019: AZ:Flake(R,retired) FL:Nelson(D,lost) IN:Donnelly(D,lost) MN:Franken(D,resigned) MO:McCaskill(D,lost) MS:Cochran(R,resigned) ND:Heitkamp(D,lost) NV:Heller(R,lost) TN:Corker(R,retired) UT:Hatch(R,retired) Took office as of Jan. 2019: AZ:McSally(R) FL:Scott(R) IN:Braun(R) MN:Smith(D,2018) MO:Hawley(R) MS:Hyde-Smith(R,2018) ND:Cramer(R) NV:Rosen(D) TN:Blackburn(R) UT:Romney(R) |
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vs.Gross(I)
vs.AL: Jones(D,incumbent) vs. Tuberville(R)
vs.AR: Cotton(R,incumbent)
vs.Harrington(L)
vs.AZ: McSally(R,incumbent) vs. Kelly(D)
CO: Gardner(R,incumbent) vs. Hickenlooper(D)
vs.DE: Coons(D,incumbent)
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vs.Warnock(D)
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vs.Ossoff(D)
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IA: Ernst(R,incumbent)
vs.Greenfield(D)
vs.ID: Risch(R,incumbent)
vs.Jordan(D)
vs.IL: Durbin(D,incumbent)
vs.Curran(R)
vs.KS: Roberts(R,retiring) vs. Marshall(R)
vs.Bollier(D)
vs.KY: McConnell(R,incumbent)
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MN: Smith(D,incumbent)
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vs.MS: Hyde-Smith(R,incumbent)
vs.Espy(D)
vs.MT: Daines(R,incumbent)
vs.Bullock(D)
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vs.NE: Sasse(R,incumbent)
vs.Janicek(R)
NH: Shaheen(D,incumbent)
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SC: Graham(R,incumbent)
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