Gary Perry on the Issues

International Issues

Domestic Issues

Economic Issues

Social Issues

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)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Would require parental notification for minors' abortions: Opposes topic 1 If notification unconstitutional, why not for everything: Opposes topic 1 Restrict abortion, and no public funding: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Would repeal gender anti-insurance discrimination law: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Opposes affirmative action for state contracts & colleges: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Rated 13% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports school prayer, and abstinence in sex ed: Strongly Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports managed care & tort reform: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Provide state funding to increase teacher salaries: Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Key supporter of death penalty ban: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Replace death penalty with life imprisonment without parole: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Supports death penalty; opposes parole for violent offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9
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)
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Term limits for Governor but not legislature: 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)	Supports traditional domestic energy like coal & oil: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Sponsored law banning open alcohol containers in vehicles: Favors topic 19 Stricter penalties for drug crimes, especially meth: Strongly Favors topic 19
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
(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)

Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale)

Would require parental notification for minors' abortions: Opposes topic 1
If notification unconstitutional, why not for everything: Opposes topic 1
Restrict abortion, and no public funding: Opposes topic 1

Strongly Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Would repeal gender anti-insurance discrimination law: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Opposes affirmative action for state contracts & colleges: Strongly Opposes topic 2

Strongly Opposes topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)

Rated 13% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance: Strongly Opposes topic 3

Strongly Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)

Supports school prayer, and abstinence in sex ed: Strongly Favors topic 4

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

Supports managed care & tort reform: Opposes topic 5

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