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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	He will veto any bill that would restrict abortion rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 Defended reproductive rights & woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1 Oppose increasing regulations for abortion clinics: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Change black businesses getting only 4% of state contracts: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Ban LGBTQ+ discrimination in Pennsylvania: Strongly Favors topic 3 Helped the first LGBT couples in Pennsylvania to marry: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Observes Jewish Sabbath even while campaigning: Strongly Favors topic 4 Shapiro has remained Jewishly engaged as a politician: Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Brokered deal between insurance companies to expand coverage: 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)	Fully fund and fix up our schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Cost-free preschool will be an essential lifeline: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Fought rolling back critical environmental protections: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Helped create statewide Police Misconduct Database: Opposes topic 9 Exposed predator priests, cover up of child sexual abuse: Strongly Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Regulate "ghost guns"; trace guns used in crimes: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports "stand your ground" expansion to self-defense: Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate the state cell phone tax, expand property rebates: Neutral on topic 11 We need to lower taxes, close loopholes, increase wages: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Government shouldn't go back on its promise to DREAMers: Strongly Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Expand early voting; implement same-day voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16 Defend 2020 election results all the way to Supreme Court: Strongly Favors topic 16 Opposes tinkering with photo ID voter requirements: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	As child, started campaign for Soviet Jewish children: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Criminally charged multiple fracking companies: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	Has taken on Pharma over opioid epidemic: Strongly Favors topic 19 Supports legalization, expunging non-violent convictions: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	Start budgets at zero, define mission, then fund it: Neutral on topic 20

Josh Shapiro is a Moderate Liberal
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