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Maura Healey on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Ensure access to abortion, contraception, STI testing: Strongly Favors topic 1 I'm always going to stand up for abortion access: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale) | We put an equity lens on everything that we do: Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | End the ban on LGBTQ+ blood donations: Strongly Favors topic 3 Was lead counsel challenging Defense of Marriage Act: Strongly Favors topic 3 The first openly gay state attorney general in U.S. history: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
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Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Include health equity as part of Health Care Cost Trends: Strongly Favors topic 5 Treat mental health care as seriously as other health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 ACA remains the law of the land; peoples' lives depend on it: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Pandemic requires additional support for public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Opposed ballot measure expanding number of charter schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Common Start: free child care for lowest-income families: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale) | Expects nuclear power plan to obey rules on reactor water: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
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topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale) | Supported 2020 reform bill repealing mandatory minimums: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Increase penalties for hate crimes, revamp current law: Favors topic 9 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Hold gun dealers & manufacturers accountable for marketing: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
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No opinion on
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale) | End state involvement in federal immigration matters: Strongly Favors topic 12 Fought Muslim travel ban & family separation at border: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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topic 15:Expand the military
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Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Pass VOTES Act; same day voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16 Voting rights is the most important issue of our time: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Create a cabinet-level Climate Chief & electrify everything: Strongly Favors topic 18 Will harness all the levers in combating the climate crisis: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale) | Regular pot users likely to try more dangerous drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
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topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Encourage entrepreneurism with Office of Economic Assistance: Strongly Favors topic 20 Allow communities to enact local rent stabilization policies: Strongly Favors topic 20 Stimulus checks cannot be seized by debt collectors: Favors topic 20 |
Maura Healey is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
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