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Maggie Hassan on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Rated Born-Alive Survivors bill tries to illegalize abortion: Favors topic 1 Endorsed Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice Democratic women: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Ban discrimination against transgender individuals: Strongly Favors topic 2 Women earn only 77 cents on the dollar compared to men: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Instrumental in passing marriage equality in NH: Strongly Favors topic 3 Maintain LGBT health info on federal websites: 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) | Repair our mental health system; take pressure off ERs: Favors topic 5 ObamaCare helps working families afford health insurance: 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) | Open new charter schools, & add to existing charter schools: Opposes topic 7 Our public schools are essential to best-trained workforce: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale) | Bipartisan support for making animal cruelty a federal crime: Opposes topic 8 Restore $1M to Land & Community Heritage Investment Program: Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale) | Joshua's Law:easier to prosecute domestic violence attackers: Strongly Favors topic 9 15 more state troopers on state roads: Favors topic 9 Parole violators go to jail, for all released convicts: Favors topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Background check system to avoid gun sales to mentally ill: Opposes topic 10 Co-sponsored background check for every firearm sale: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
No opinion on
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale) | Wealthy should pay their fair share: Strongly Favors topic 11 NH can fund its priorities without a broad-based tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
No opinion on
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale) | Close borders for now; but welcome ISIS refugees later: Opposes topic 12 Terminate national emergency at the Southern border: Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale) | N.H. is fastest-growing state in the nation for exports: Favors topic 13 Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank: Favors topic 13 Support long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Temporarily halt acceptance of refugees from Syria: Favors topic 14 Halt acceptance of Syrian refugees until fully vetted: Favors topic 14 Ensure robust screening before we admit refugees from Syria: Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | Thank veterans for unyielding dedication to our freedom: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Opposed Photo ID for Voting: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill for election holiday & easier voting access: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale) | Terrorist attacks strengthen our resolve to defeat ISIS: Opposes topic 17 We are at war on ISIS; intensify our efforts to destroy them: Strongly Opposes topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Reduce energy costs for families and businesses: Opposes topic 18 Join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale) | Opioid recommendations: drug courts & access to treatment: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Experience & data suggest legalizing marijuana does not help: Strongly Favors topic 19 $500,000 for drug task force teams, but drop 1 team out of 4: Opposes topic 19 Rated C- by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Restored $1B in cuts in state spending: Strongly Favors topic 20 Invest to keep economy moving forward post-Recession: Favors topic 20 |
Maggie Hassan is a Moderate Liberal Populist
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NH Gubernatorial: Andru Volinsky Chris Sununu Colin Van Ostern Dan Feltes Jilletta Jarvis Molly Kelly Steve Marchand NH Senatorial: Andy Martin Bill O`Brien Carol Shea-Porter Don Bolduc Jeanne Shaheen Jim Rubens Kelly Ayotte 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) |
Senate races 2019-20:
AK: Sullivan(R,incumbent) vs.Gross(I) AL: Jones(D,incumbent) vs.Sessions(R) vs.Moore(R) vs.Mooney(R) vs. AR: Cotton(R,incumbent) vs. AZ: McSally(R,incumbent) vs.Kelly(D) CO: Gardner(R,incumbent) vs.Hickenlooper(D) vs. DE: Coons(D,incumbent) vs.Scarane(D) GA-2: Isakson(R,resigned) Loeffler(R,appointed) vs.Lieberman(D) vs.Collins(R) vs.Carter(D) GA-6: Perdue(R,incumbent) vs.Tomlinson(D) vs.Ossoff(D) vs.Terry(D) IA: Ernst(R,incumbent) vs.Graham(D) vs.Mauro(D) vs.Greenfield(D) ID: Risch(R,incumbent) vs.Harris(D) vs.Jordan(D) IL: Durbin(D,incumbent) vs.Curran(R) vs. KS: Roberts(R,retiring) vs. KY: McConnell(R,incumbent) vs.McGrath(D) vs.Morgan(R) vs.Cox(D) vs.Tobin(D) vs.Booker(D) LA: Cassidy(R,incumbent) vs.Pierce(D) |
MA: Markey(D,incumbent) vs. ME: Collins(R,incumbent) vs.Sweet(D) vs.Gideon(D) vs. MI: Peters(D,incumbent) vs.James(R) MN: Smith(D,incumbent) vs. MS: Hyde-Smith(R,incumbent) vs.Espy(D) vs.Bohren(D) MT: Daines(R,incumbent) vs.Bullock(D) vs. NC: Tillis(R,incumbent) vs.E.Smith(D) vs.S.Smith(R) vs.Cunningham(D) vs.Tucker(R) vs. NE: Sasse(R,incumbent) vs.Janicek(R) NH: Shaheen(D,incumbent) vs.Martin(D) vs.Bolduc(R) vs.O'Brien(f) NJ: Booker(D,incumbent) vs.Singh(R) vs.Meissner(R) NM: Udall(D,retiring) vs.Clarkson(R) vs. OK: Inhofe(R,incumbent) vs.Workman(D) OR: Merkley(D,incumbent) vs.Romero(R) vs.Perkins(R) RI: Reed(D,incumbent) vs.Waters(R) SC: Graham(R,incumbent) vs.Tinubu(D) vs.Harrison(D) SD: Rounds(R,incumbent) vs.Borglum(R) vs.Ahlers(D) TN: Alexander(R,incumbent) vs.Sethi(R) vs.Mackler(D) vs.Hagerty(R) TX: Cornyn(R,incumbent) vs.Hegar(D) vs.Hernandez(D) vs.Bell(D) vs.Ramirez(D) vs.West(D) VA: Warner(D,incumbent) vs. WV: Capito(R,incumbent) vs.Swearengin(D) vs.Ojeda(D) WY: Enzi(R,incumbent) vs.Ludwig(D) vs.Lummis(R) |
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