Jodey Arrington on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Unborn children have the constitutional right to life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 All human life is a gift from God and begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports human life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports defunding Planned Parenthood federally & locally: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports pro-life legislation: Strongly 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)	Marriage is sacred union of one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports letting businesses disagree with same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports defining marriage as one-man-one-woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Stop targeting citizens for their religious beliefs: Strongly Favors topic 4 The inerrant Bible is the source of all truth: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports Judeo-Christian framework of morality: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports religious liberty and sees it at risk: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Work tirelessly for repeal of ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports Congressionally repealing Affordable Care Act: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing the 2010 affordable care act: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes Common Core as a nationwide academic standard: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Rein in excessive EPA regulations: Strongly Favors topic 8
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)	Second Amendment is about individual right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Strongly opposes restrictive gun laws: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes gun-control legislation: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Fairer, more sensible tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal the death tax, immediately and with no expiration: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Mandatory jail for illegals who return after deportation: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports constructing a wall to control our border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports illegals returning to country of origin: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Break down unfair trade barriers: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	World is safer when America's military projects power: Strongly Favors topic 14 Supports ban on resettlement of Syrian refugees: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Reinvest in our Armed Forces: Strongly Favors topic 15 Supports maintaining a numerically superior nuclear arsenal: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Limit the time a politician can stay in Washington: Favors topic 16 Strongly opposes voting without photo id: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Strongly opposes Islamic Sharia as threat to the US: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Opposes waiting; go after militant Islam abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal the 1970s Oil Export Ban: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports deregulating domestic oil exploration and drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes regulation of greenhouse gas emission: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Strongly opposes legalizing marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	I cut FDIC budgets by millions & shrunk bureaucracy: Strongly Opposes topic 20