Andru Volinsky on the Issues

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Take politics out of funding targeted by extremists: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Women are entitled to equal pay for equal work: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Healthcare is a basic human right: Strongly Favors topic 5 We need to create statewide health care infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Joined with Labor to protect public pensions: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Fund schools fairly, teachers should be paid well: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Won case that state-funded public education is a right: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Shameful that schools may lack science teachers: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Protect our natural resources and our tourist economy: Strongly Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	We need to be carbon net-zero as fast as we can: Strongly Favors topic 18 Making schools efficient would create jobs & save energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Grave mistake to build new fossil fuel infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
(Click on topic for excerpt & citation)

Strongly Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)

Take politics out of funding targeted by extremists: Strongly Favors topic 1

Favors topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Women are entitled to equal pay for equal work: Favors topic 2

No opinion on topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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)

Healthcare is a basic human right: Strongly Favors topic 5
We need to create statewide health care infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 5

Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Joined with Labor to protect public pensions: Opposes topic 6

Strongly Opposes topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Fund schools fairly, teachers should be paid well: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Won case that state-funded public education is a right: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Shameful that schools may lack science teachers: Strongly Opposes topic 7

Strongly Opposes topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)

Protect our natural resources and our tourist economy: Strongly Opposes topic 8

No opinion on topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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)

No opinion on topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)

We need to be carbon net-zero as fast as we can: Strongly Favors topic 18
Making schools efficient would create jobs & save energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Grave mistake to build new fossil fuel infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 18

No opinion on topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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Andru Volinsky on Abortion
Click here for the full quote on Abortion OR background on Abortion. Take politics out of funding targeted by extremists. (Jan 2020)

Andru Volinsky on Education
Click here for 4 full quotes on Education OR background on Education. Fund schools fairly, teachers should be paid well. (Jan 2020) Control college debt; provide alternatives to college. (Jan 2020) Won case that state-funded public education is a right. (Dec 2019) Shameful that schools may lack science teachers. (Dec 2019)

Andru Volinsky on Jobs
Click here for 2 full quotes on Jobs OR background on Jobs. Investing in infrastructure creates jobs. (Jan 2020) Raise minimum wage to $15; federal rate "starvation wage". (Jan 2020)	< script type="text/javascript">

Andru Volinsky on Technology
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