VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Human life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Affordable access to contraception: Favors topic 1 Personhood amendment is a statement of pro-life principle: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No taxpayer funding for abortion; protect the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Endorsed by RightNOW Women PAC to escape "war on women": Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Government shouldn't redefine marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Marriage is a religious institution: one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Judeo-Christian values established our government framework: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare is egregious overreach of federal government: Strongly Opposes topic 5 FactCheck: False claim that ObamaCare cut Medicare benefits: Opposes topic 5 Voted against Medicaid expansion in Iowa: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Staunchly opposed to ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Open to privatizing Social Security, but honor promises: Strongly Favors topic 6 Preserve and protect Social Security & Medicare: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate Department of Education but keep Pell Grants: Strongly Favors topic 7 No federal involvement in Common Core standards: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: No 'rights' to clean air and water (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Opposes more gun restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 10 Staunch defender of the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Make tax code fairer, flatter and simpler: but not FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Passed the largest tax cut in Iowa history: Strongly Opposes topic 11 IRS is a predatory, bureaucratic, out-of-control disaster: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Keep markets open to exports for Iowa goods: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (+5 points on Economic scale)	No more Agenda 21: no United Nations eminent domain: Strongly Favors topic 14 Military experience always plays role in decision-making: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	I understand the importance a strong national defense: Strongly Favors topic 15 Keep veterans in forefront of all foreign policy decisions: Favors topic 15 I'm a veteran; honor and care for our nation's veterans: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: More enforcement of the right to vote (-5 points on Social scale)	Photo ID for voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Stay out of Iran (-3 points on Social scale)	Strong national defense makes the world is a safer place: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Drives hybrid car, but doubts climate change is man-made: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (+2 points on Social scale)	Voted to legalize medical cannabis oil: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate rules which inhibit strong free-market economy: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Raising the minimum wage would not improve the economy: Opposes topic 20 I've castrated hogs so I know how to cut pork: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Break Washington's spending addiction: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Roll back burdensome regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 20