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Alex Mooney on VoteMatch |
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Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale) | Fight to stop federal taxpayer funding of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes public funding of abortions: Opposes topic 1 Supports parental notification: Opposes topic 1 Opposes barring stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Opposes abortion rights: Opposes topic 1 Opposes abortion rights: Opposes topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Defines marriage as one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports barring same sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes homosexual civil rights: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports forcing military gay marriages: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale) | Supports barring IRS free speech rules: Favors topic 4 Supports barring anti-religious art funding: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Replace ObamaCare with free-market reforms: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Obamacare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Obamacare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Obamacare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Opposes personal retirement accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes personal retirement accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | I support school choice programs & home-schooling: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports education vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core: Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core: Favors topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8:Society bears cost of pollution
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No opinion on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Misguided gun laws only punish law-abiding gun owners: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting guns: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting guns: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Signed "No New Taxes Pledge": Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing federal income taxes: Opposes topic 11 Opposes tax increases: Opposes topic 11 Opposes tax increases: Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Secure the borders first; then reform without amnesty: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports deportation of illlegals: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports deportation of illlegals: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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) |
No opinion on
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale) | Cooperate & support Israel; it makes both countries stronger: Opposes topic 17 Opposes targeting terrorists: Favors topic 17 Opposes targeting terrorists: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | No cap-&-trade; no war on coal; no job-destroying EPA burden: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports energy independence: Opposes topic 18 Supports Keystone XL: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes regulating CO2: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports Keystone XL: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes regulating CO2: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale) | Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Cut wasteful spending & entitlements so kids aren't burdened: Strongly Opposes topic 20 End federal obsession with big city public transportation: Opposes topic 20 Supports a Balanced Budget Amendment: Opposes topic 20 |
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Newly-elected Democrats taking office Jan.2017:
AZ-1:O`Halleran(D) CA-17:Khanna(D) CA-20:Panetta(D) CA-24:Carbajal(D) CA-44:Barragan(D) CA-46:Correa(D) DE-0:Rochester(D) FL-5:Lawson(D) FL-7:Murphy(D) FL-9:Soto(D) FL-10:Demings(D) FL-13:Crist(D) HI-1:Hanabusa(D) IL-10:Schneider(D) IL-8:Krishnamoorthi(D) MD-4:Brown(D) MD-8:Raskin(D) NH-1:Shea-Porter(D) NJ-5:Gottheimer(D) NV-3:Rosen(D) NV-4:Kihuen(D) NY-3:Suozzi(D) NY-13:Espaillat(D) PA-2:Evans(D) TX-15:Gonzalez(D) VA-4:McEachin(D) WA-7:Jayapal(D) |
Newly-elected Republicans taking office Jan.2017:
AZ-5:Biggs(R) FL-1:Gaetz(R) FL-2:Dunn(R) FL-18:Mast(R) FL-19:Rooney(R) FL-4:Rutherford(R) GA-3:Ferguson(R) IN-3:Banks(R) IN-9:Hollingsworth(R) KS-1:Marshall(R) KY-1:Comer(R) MI-1:Bergman(R) MI-10:Mitchell(R) MN-2:Lewis(R) NC-13:Budd(R) NE-2:Bacon(R) NY-19:Faso(R) NY-22:Tenney(R) PA-8:Fitzpatrick(R) TN-8:Kustoff(R) TX-19:Arrington(R) VA-2:Taylor(R) VA-5:Garrett(R) WI-8:Gallagher(R) WY-0:Cheney(R) |
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