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)	Supports the Hyde Amendment & informed consent: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance: Strongly Favors topic 3
Neutral on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare costs $1.5 trillion and 800,000 jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare costs $1.5 trillion and 800,000 jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated 10% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Local control, transparency, and parental choice: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: EPA regulations are too restrictive (+5 points on Social scale)	Rated 2% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Rated 77% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Proud supporter of the 2nd Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce taxes to create globally competitive tax environment: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Simplified tax code with lower marginal tax rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Rated 100% by FAIR, indicating a voting record restricting immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Sponsored sugar quotas & import tariffs to stabilize prices: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners: Opposes topic 14 No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	No clearer federal role than common defense: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Standards of conduct for House members, to restore trust: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Sponsored funding and supplying the Syrian rebels: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Neutral on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Opposes topic 20