Everett Stern on SenateMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Legal protection to unborn children: Opposes topic 1 Support Hobby Lobby and right to stand by religious creed: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action is unconstitutional: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Federal government out of gay rights issues: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Let schools display the words "God Bless America": Strongly Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Give choices and power to patients: Opposes topic 5 Fight to repeal Obamacare & its unconstitutional mandates: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Overhaul mental health; don't treat them like criminals: Favors topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Create personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Freedom and choice of schools for parents & children: Strongly Favors topic 7 Against Common Core; for school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	EPA regulations are too restrictive: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	Focus on rehabilitation and prevention: Opposes topic 9 Blue Lives Matter: Police officers aren't 2nd class citizens: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	High capacity magazines ok; decreasing waiting periods ok: Strongly Favors topic 10 Absolute supporter of the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	I do not believe in spreading the wealth: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reverse the trend of increasing small business tax burdens: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Practical solutions to illegal immigration: Favors topic 12 Pennsylvania is seriously harmed by illegal immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly support & expand free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly support American Exceptionalism: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Our country must have the strongest defense in the world: Strongly Favors topic 15 Take care of our troops--here and abroad: Favors topic 15 Found money-laundering at HSBC bank to fund terrorist groups: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Strongly support making voter registration easier: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Prevention instead of containment on Iranian nukes: Strongly Opposes topic 17 2012 HSBC: Uncovered billions in terrorist money laundering: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly opposes prioritizing green energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Responsible energy exploration, with hydraulic fracturing: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Continue to fight the war on drugs federally: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Market-led recovery better than federal stimulus: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Pro-growth: make small business loan more readily available: Favors topic 20

Everett Stern is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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