Bill Cole on the Issues

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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)	Ban abortion after 20 weeks when fetus feels pain: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Limit class-action medical malpractice awards to $500,000: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Voted NO on pilot program of 10 charter schools: Opposes topic 7 Pilot program of 10 county-run charter schools: Favors topic 7 Student potential diminished by crippling bureaucracy: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Recommends action--not more studies--on transportation: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	People who sell drugs belong in jail: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Rated 86% by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Work with legislature to reform our tax code: Opposes topic 11
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)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Honor and support military as guardians of our freedoms: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	No party-line voting; yes write-in voting: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Our energy jobs have been under assault from Washington: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Supports combating our growing drug epidemic: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Federal investment in West Virginia roads & infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 20 High speed internet access in every classroom: Favors topic 20

VoteMatch Responses
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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 Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)

Ban abortion after 20 weeks when fetus feels pain: Strongly Opposes topic 1

No opinion on topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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)

Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Limit class-action medical malpractice awards to $500,000: Opposes topic 5

No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Voted NO on pilot program of 10 charter schools: Opposes topic 7
Pilot program of 10 county-run charter schools: Favors topic 7
Student potential diminished by crippling bureaucracy: Favors topic 7

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

Recommends action--not more studies--on transportation: Strongly Favors topic 8

Strongly Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)

People who sell drugs belong in jail: Strongly Favors topic 9

Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Rated 86% by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10

Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Work with legislature to reform our tax code: Opposes topic 11

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)

Strongly Favors topic 15:
Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)

Honor and support military as guardians of our freedoms: Strongly Favors topic 15

Strongly Favors topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)

No party-line voting; yes write-in voting: Strongly Favors topic 16

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

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Our energy jobs have been under assault from Washington: Strongly Opposes topic 18

Favors topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)

Supports combating our growing drug epidemic: Favors topic 19

Strongly Favors topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Federal investment in West Virginia roads & infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 20
High speed internet access in every classroom: Favors topic 20

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Bill Cole on Abortion
Click here for the full quote on Abortion OR background on Abortion. Ban abortion after 20 weeks when fetus feels pain. (Mar 2015)

Bill Cole on Education
Click here for 4 full quotes on Education OR background on Education. High speed internet access in every classroom. (Jun 2015) Voted NO on pilot program of 10 charter schools. (Feb 2015) Pilot program of 10 county-run charter schools. (Feb 2015) Student potential diminished by crippling bureaucracy. (Jan 2012)

Bill Cole on Jobs
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Bill Cole on Technology
Click here for 2 full quotes on Technology OR background on Technology. Recommends action--not more studies--on transportation. (May 2016) Federal investment in West Virginia roads & infrastructure. (Oct 2015)