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| On the issues: Brian Kemp | Kemp's Profile | Governor Match | | | Other GA Candidates: | Brad Raffensperger | Burt Jones | Chase Oliver | Chris Carr | Geoff Duncan | Keisha Lance Bottoms | Mike Thurmond | Rick Jackson |
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Brian Kemp on Abortion
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Brian Kemp on Budget & Economy
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Brian Kemp on Civil Rights
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Brian Kemp on Corporations
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Brian Kemp on Crime
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Brian Kemp on Drugs
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Brian Kemp on Education
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Brian Kemp on Energy & Oil
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Brian Kemp on Environment
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Brian Kemp on Families & Children
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Brian Kemp on Foreign Policy
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Brian Kemp on Free Trade
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Brian Kemp on Government Reform
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Brian Kemp on Gun Control
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Brian Kemp on Health Care
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Brian Kemp on Homeland Security
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Brian Kemp on Immigration
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Brian Kemp on Jobs
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Brian Kemp on Principles & Values
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Brian Kemp on Social Security
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Brian Kemp on Tax Reform
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Brian Kemp on Technology
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Brian Kemp on War & Peace
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Brian Kemp on Welfare & Poverty
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale) | We need to protect the unborn and the born: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports "Heartbeat Bill" and tough abortion laws: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Signed fetal heartbeat bill, tax deductions for fetuses: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Religious freedom: allow withholding contraceptive coverage: Opposes topic 1 |
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topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale) | Against bigotry, but monuments are history: Opposes topic 2 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-5 points on Social scale) | Allow rejecting gay customers on religious grounds: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-5 points on Social scale) | Georgia stands firm by the Grace of our Creator: Strongly Favors topic 4 Our laws are small compared to the plan of our Creator: Strongly Favors topic 4 Giving to churches & charity s a great Georgia tradition: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
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topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale) | Free market replacement for ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Rural counties deserve a patient-centered healthcare system: Favors topic 5 Don't expand the broken Medicaid system: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Require people to work to receive Medicaid: Opposes topic 5 Supported limited instead of full expansion of Medicaid: Favors topic 5 State Pathways to Coverage rather than Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 $4.5M in loan repayments to increase healthcare workers: Favors topic 5 Expand services for those struggling with mental illness: Favors topic 5 Covering over 200,000 more than Medicaid expansion would: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Sued over COVID vaccine mandate for health care workers: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale) | Invest in those who educate: keep teacher pay competitive: Strongly Opposes topic 7 $2000 pay raise for all public school teachers: Opposes topic 7 Fully fund public school education: Opposes topic 7 Supports vouchers to attend private schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Asked Georgia Board of Ed. to denounce critical race theory: Strongly Favors topic 7 We have given teachers a $7,000 pay raise in just five years: Strongly Opposes topic 7 We can take an all-of-the-above approach to education: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
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No opinion on
topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (0 points on Social scale) | Rated 47% by the LCV, indicating a mixed record on environment: Neutral on topic 8 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale) | Collaborate with cities and sheriff's departments: Favors topic 9 Address the growing threat of gang activity: Strongly Favors topic 9 Give non-violent offenders a second chance at life: Opposes topic 9 Launched Anti-Gang Task Force to keep neighborhoods safe: Favors topic 9 We must end modern-day slavery in our state: Strongly Favors topic 9 Come after our children, and we will come after you!: Strongly Favors topic 9 Expand the gang and human trafficking prosecution units: Strongly Favors topic 9 Don't demonize law enforcement, let them do their jobs: Strongly Favors topic 9 Broadened prohibition on sex between teachers, students: Strongly Favors topic 9 Work around Federal ban on "no drone zones" at prisons: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale) | $69 million in one-time funding for school security grants: Opposes topic 10 Respect the 2nd Amendment if you want to date my daughter: Strongly Favors topic 10 Constitutional carry without permit: Strongly Favors topic 10 We've allocated $294 million for campus safety so far: Favors topic 10 Rated A+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale) | Invest Georgia Exemption: first business $1M in exempt IPO: Strongly Opposes topic 11 $1 billion tax cut from the state's budget surplus: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Committed to saving Georgia taxpayers over $7.6 billion!: Strongly Opposes topic 11 We've provided one-time tax relief to the tune of over $3.2B: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce personal/corporate income tax rate to just 4.99%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale) | No immigrant driver licenses so they can't vote fraudulently: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Crack down on illegal immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Georgia interests over immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Check immigration status after minor offenses: Opposes topic 12 End DACA; round up criminal illegals: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale) | Supports tariffs on China as part of trade negotiations: Opposes topic 13 Travelled to South Korea to expand trade with Georgia: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale) | We're in a real fight right now to make America great again: Strongly Favors topic 14 Character of the American people makes our nation great: Strongly Favors topic 14 We showed that the Georgia Way is indeed the better way: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
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topic 15: Peace through Strength (+2 points on Social scale) | Vetoed Keeping Georgia's Schools Safe Act: unfunded mandate: Opposes topic 15 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale) | OpEd: refuses to process thousands of voter registrations: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Protect our elections from fraud with Voter ID: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Some say voter fraud is no big deal: Not on my watch: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Stricter voter ID laws against threat of illegal voters: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Require voter ID to ensure purity of elections: Strongly Opposes topic 16 53,000 voter registrations put "on hold": Strongly Opposes topic 16 OpEd: Precise name-match disenfranchises voters of color: Strongly Opposes topic 16 1.5 million voters removed from the voting rolls: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Removed 107,000 voters via "use-it-or-lose-it" law: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Webpage & app for voter registration & sample ballot: Favors topic 16 |
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No opinion on
topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale) | Radical Democrats push things like "the new green deal": Strongly Opposes topic 18 State invested in South Korean electric car battery company: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Favors
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale) | Deport drug cartel kingpins: Favors topic 19 Unequivocally opposes recreational use of marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19 Signed Hope Act: allows for medicinal oils with up to 5% THC: Opposes topic 19 |
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Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale) | Georgians First Commission: more diverse economy: Favors topic 20 Partner with local governments on workforce housing: Strongly Favors topic 20 Cut red tape & recruit biotech companies to GA 316: Favors topic 20 Cut government regulations to help small business owners: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Hi-speed internet for Great Recession in rural Georgia: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Brian Kemp is a Populist-Leaning Conservative
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