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Greg Stanton on VoteMatch |
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No opinion on
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | No American should face more danger due to skin color: Strongly Favors topic 2 Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Favors topic 2 Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 Combat international and domestic Islamophobia: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | As mayor, earned perfect score from Human Rights Campaign: 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) | Expand ObamaCare and access to quality and affordable: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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No opinion on
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
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Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | A desert city like Phoenix must emphasize sustainability: Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale) | Systemic criminal justice problems put Black lives at risk: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Sponsored stricter rules for police accountability: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Support gun-control, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Sponsored bill for background checks for private transfers: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Need tax reform that helps the middle class, not the wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale) | Clean DREAM Act, then comprehensive reform: Strongly Favors topic 12 PVS:Let illegal immigrants apply for citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Bolstering export-based trade solved Great Recession: Favors topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | Protect students and teachers with protective equipment: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Wants to do more to protect U.S. elections from meddling: Favors topic 16 PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations: Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access: Strongly 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 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Invest more federal dollars into solar and wind: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy: Favors topic 18 |
No opinion on
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
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Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Invest in our crumbling infrastructure: Favors topic 20 PVS:Federal spending for economic stimulus: Strongly Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Favors topic 20 |
Greg Stanton is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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