Jennifer McClellan 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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Led fight for Reproductive Health Protection Act: Strongly Favors topic 1 Fight to protect, strengthen reproductive health continues: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Racial justice is about more than criminal justice reform: Strongly Favors topic 2 Led fight to get Virginia to ratify Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Led on Virginia Values Act, banning LGBTQ discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 3
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)	Helped expand Medicaid coverage to over 400,000 Virginians: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Invest in early childhood educators: compensation, training: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Led the fight to fully fund Virginia public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Supported Virginia Clean Economy Act; promote efficiency: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	System focuses on punishment rather than rehabilitation: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposed allowing concealed carry permits from other states: Strongly Opposes topic 10 For universal background checks, red flag laws: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Eliminating state income tax would blow huge hole in budget: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Bar questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses: Strongly Favors topic 12
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)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Worked to create Virginia Voting Rights Act: Strongly Favors topic 16 Allow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections: Strongly Favors topic 16 Led successful fight to restore voting rights in Virginia: 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 Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ensure environmental justice policies underlie decisions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Worked to pass the Virginia Clean Economy Act: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Marijuana legalization coming, end prohibition and penalties: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Extend time for people to pay mortgage & avoid foreclosure: Neutral on topic 20 Food Access Investment grants will reduce food disparities: Strongly 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 Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)

Led fight for Reproductive Health Protection Act: Strongly Favors topic 1
Fight to protect, strengthen reproductive health continues: Strongly Favors topic 1

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

Racial justice is about more than criminal justice reform: Strongly Favors topic 2
Led fight to get Virginia to ratify Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2

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

Led on Virginia Values Act, banning LGBTQ discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 3

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)

Helped expand Medicaid coverage to over 400,000 Virginians: Strongly Favors topic 5

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

(No votes on which to base response)

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

Invest in early childhood educators: compensation, training: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Led the fight to fully fund Virginia public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7

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

Supported Virginia Clean Economy Act; promote efficiency: Strongly Opposes topic 8

Strongly Opposes topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)

System focuses on punishment rather than rehabilitation: Strongly Opposes topic 9

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

Opposed allowing concealed carry permits from other states: Strongly Opposes topic 10
For universal background checks, red flag laws: Strongly Opposes topic 10

Favors topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Eliminating state income tax would blow huge hole in budget: Favors topic 11

Strongly Favors topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)

Bar questioning immigration status of victims or witnesses: Strongly Favors topic 12

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)

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

Worked to create Virginia Voting Rights Act: Strongly Favors topic 16
Allow no-excuse absentee voting for all elections: Strongly Favors topic 16
Led successful fight to restore voting rights in Virginia: 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 Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Ensure environmental justice policies underlie decisions: Strongly Favors topic 18
Worked to pass the Virginia Clean Economy Act: Strongly Favors topic 18

Strongly Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)

Marijuana legalization coming, end prohibition and penalties: Strongly Opposes topic 19

Favors topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Extend time for people to pay mortgage & avoid foreclosure: Neutral on topic 20
Food Access Investment grants will reduce food disparities: Strongly Favors topic 20

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Jennifer McClellan on Abortion
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Jennifer McClellan on Education
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Jennifer McClellan on Jobs
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Jennifer McClellan on Technology
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