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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Enforce and defend laws protecting access to abortion care: Strongly Favors topic 1 Won't let red states apply draconian anti-abortion laws here: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Tackle discrimination in housing, employment, education: Strongly Favors topic 2 Won job discrimination case affecting police, firefighters: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Ensure state remains a safe haven for all LGBTQ+ people: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Will root out systemic racism in our health care system: Strongly Favors topic 5 Shannon has been a longtime advocate of Medicare for All: 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)	Ensure that public funds are used to support public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Nuclear power may be carbon free, but it is not risk free: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Will protect consumers from scams and corporate fraud: Strongly Favors topic 9 A firm advocate for meaningful criminal legal reform: Opposes topic 9 Aggressively fight wage theft and worker misclassification: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Treat gun violence as a public health epidemic: Strongly Opposes 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)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Critical state leads on expanding access to the ballot box: Strongly Favors topic 16 Activist to register new voters: Strongly Favors topic 16 Pledge to limit campaign spending from outside groups: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Establish a Green Bank to invest in clean energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 More offshore wind and solar--and Green New Deal: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Expunge criminal records of all cannabis-related offenses: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Housing is a human right; establish Tenant Advocate office: Strongly Favors topic 20

Shannon Liss-Riordan is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
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