John Chiang 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)	Longtime ally for reproductive rights: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports affirmative action: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Outspoken in support of gay rights: 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)	Fix Obamacare instead of repeal: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Require disclosure from CalPERS & state pension systems: Opposes topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Safeguard our vast and precious natural resources: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Education & anti-poverty to fight crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Rated 0% by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	No gimmicks to balance budget on backs of taxpayers: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Chinese Exclusion Act wrong then; Muslim exclusion wrong now: 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)
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Muslim immigration ban forsakes American values: Opposes topic 14
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)
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Set up state bank for pot industry: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Dock pay of legislators unless they balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 20 Found $8 billion in government waste, fraud, & abuse: Favors topic 20 Caught state paying $11 million salaries to dead employees: Opposes 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)

Longtime ally for reproductive rights: Strongly Favors topic 1

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

Supports affirmative action: Strongly Favors topic 2

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

Outspoken in support of gay rights: 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)

Fix Obamacare instead of repeal: Strongly Favors topic 5

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

Require disclosure from CalPERS & state pension systems: Opposes topic 6

No opinion on topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Opposes topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale)

Safeguard our vast and precious natural resources: Opposes topic 8

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

Education & anti-poverty to fight crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9

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

Rated 0% by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10

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

No gimmicks to balance budget on backs of taxpayers: Opposes topic 11

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

Chinese Exclusion Act wrong then; Muslim exclusion wrong now: 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)

Opposes topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Muslim immigration ban forsakes American values: Opposes topic 14

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)

No opinion on topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

Set up state bank for pot industry: Strongly Opposes topic 19

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

Dock pay of legislators unless they balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 20
Found $8 billion in government waste, fraud, & abuse: Favors topic 20
Caught state paying $11 million salaries to dead employees: Opposes topic 20

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John Chiang on Abortion
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John Chiang on Education
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John Chiang on Technology
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