Tom O`Halleran on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Favor requiring notarized permission for minor's abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports public funding for abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports pro-choice legislation: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Increase minimum wage; ensure equal pay for women: Strongly Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Rated above average by gay rights groups: 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)	Fight replacing Medicare with a voucher scheme: Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing mandated health insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Protect Social Security dangerous privatization schemes: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes diverting some FICA into personal accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	We're falling behind others; make education a priority: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Improving public education should always be a top priority: Strongly Opposes topic 7 For establishing anti-bullying procedures for schools: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Fund stewardship of our parks and forests: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Rated Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Allow justifiable force as defense in gun cases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Supports restrictions on right to bear arms: Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	End millionaire exploitation of tax loopholes: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports increasing income tax rates: Strongly Favors topic 11 Opposes eliminating the death tax: Favors topic 11 Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Support the DREAM Act and broad consensus on reforms: Favors topic 12 Opposes requiring illegals to return to country of origin: Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Protect American jobs; prevent currency manipulation: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism: Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Let veterans go outside VA hospitals, on VA's dime: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Limit the influence of campaign donations & lobbyists: Strongly Favors topic 16 Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16 Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers: Favors topic 16 Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Remove US Forces from Hostilities Against Yemen: Favors topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Property tax incentives for small business using renewables: Strongly Favors topic 18 Sponsored bill to assist rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Voted YES on combatting epidemic of synthetic drugs: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	We should have nailed out the American Family, not the rich: Strongly Favors topic 20 Supports federal spending to promote economic growth: Strongly Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20

Tom O`Halleran is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
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