John Gregg 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)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposed law requiring interring aborted fetuses: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Civil rights statute should support sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports the legality of gay marriage in Indiana: Strongly Favors topic 3 Protect LGBT rights; religious rights are already protected: Strongly Favors topic 3 2012: No same-sex marriage; 2015: marriage & more for LGBT: Strongly Favors topic 3 Hoosiers welcome others inclusively; RFRA is divisive: Favors topic 3 Sexual orientation & gender identity are civil rights issues: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Calls himself a "gun-totin' Bible-quotin' Democrat": Strongly Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Protect CHOICE program for seniors aging at home: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pledge to always protect & strengthen Social Security system: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Totally against Indiana's school voucher program: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Work with teachers & Superintendent of Public Instruction: Opposes topic 7 Teachers must be a part of the education reform conversation: Opposes topic 7 I am not a fan of vouchers: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Reducing air pollution reduces healthcare costs for decades: Strongly Opposes topic 8 $16B for water projects via Infrastructure Bank: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Adult Protective Services is underfunded and understaffed: Favors topic 9 Push community policing through federal COPS resources: Opposes topic 9 Transparent investigations of deadly force incidents: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	I'm a gun-totin', Bible-quotin' Southern Indiana Democrat: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Recommends slashing corporate taxes: Strongly Favors 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)
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Unified strategy to promote Hoosier brand worldwide: Strongly Favors topic 13
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)	Increase federal vet benefits by 10%, plus state services: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Longer voting hours; make registration & mail voting easier: Strongly Favors topic 16 Voter Participation Plan: expand ID rules & early 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)
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Indiana is the Saudi Arabia of coal; use it!: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Nuclear plants have safety concerns; not for Indiana: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Needle exchange helps stop HIV virus: Opposes topic 19 Legalize the medicinal use of marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Decriminalize marijuana; that's different than legalizing: Opposes topic 19 Study medical marijuana legalization before legalizing: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Roads and infrastructure are a priority: Favors topic 20 Attract, retain and support businesses that pay living wages: Favors topic 20 Build roads & bridges, as well as broadband capacity: Favors topic 20 Focus on living-wage jobs, not on social issues: Favors topic 20

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)

Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+2 points on Social scale)

Opposed law requiring interring aborted fetuses: Favors topic 1

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

Supports equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2

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

Civil rights statute should support sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3
Supports the legality of gay marriage in Indiana: Strongly Favors topic 3
Protect LGBT rights; religious rights are already protected: Strongly Favors topic 3
2012: No same-sex marriage; 2015: marriage & more for LGBT: Strongly Favors topic 3
Hoosiers welcome others inclusively; RFRA is divisive: Favors topic 3
Sexual orientation & gender identity are civil rights issues: Strongly Favors topic 3

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

Calls himself a "gun-totin' Bible-quotin' Democrat": Strongly Favors topic 4

Favors topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Protect CHOICE program for seniors aging at home: Favors topic 5

Strongly Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Pledge to always protect & strengthen Social Security system: Strongly Opposes topic 6

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

Totally against Indiana's school voucher program: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Work with teachers & Superintendent of Public Instruction: Opposes topic 7
Teachers must be a part of the education reform conversation: Opposes topic 7
I am not a fan of vouchers: Strongly Opposes topic 7

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

Reducing air pollution reduces healthcare costs for decades: Strongly Opposes topic 8
$16B for water projects via Infrastructure Bank: Opposes topic 8

Opposes topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)

Adult Protective Services is underfunded and understaffed: Favors topic 9
Push community policing through federal COPS resources: Opposes topic 9
Transparent investigations of deadly force incidents: Strongly Opposes topic 9

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

I'm a gun-totin', Bible-quotin' Southern Indiana Democrat: Strongly Favors topic 10

Strongly Favors topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Recommends slashing corporate taxes: Strongly Favors 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)

Strongly Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Unified strategy to promote Hoosier brand worldwide: Strongly Favors topic 13

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)

Increase federal vet benefits by 10%, plus state services: Strongly Favors topic 15

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

Longer voting hours; make registration & mail voting easier: Strongly Favors topic 16
Voter Participation Plan: expand ID rules & early 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)

Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Indiana is the Saudi Arabia of coal; use it!: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Nuclear plants have safety concerns; not for Indiana: Favors topic 18

Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale)

Needle exchange helps stop HIV virus: Opposes topic 19
Legalize the medicinal use of marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Decriminalize marijuana; that's different than legalizing: Opposes topic 19
Study medical marijuana legalization before legalizing: Favors topic 19

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

Roads and infrastructure are a priority: Favors topic 20
Attract, retain and support businesses that pay living wages: Favors topic 20
Build roads & bridges, as well as broadband capacity: Favors topic 20
Focus on living-wage jobs, not on social issues: Favors topic 20

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John Gregg on Abortion
Click here for the full quote on Abortion OR background on Abortion. Opposed law requiring interring aborted fetuses. (Apr 2016)

John Gregg on Education
Click here for 4 full quotes on Education OR background on Education. Totally against Indiana's school voucher program. (Sep 2015) Work with teachers & Superintendent of Public Instruction. (Jun 2015) Teachers must be a part of the education reform conversation. (Sep 2012) I am not a fan of vouchers. (Sep 2012)

John Gregg on Jobs
Click here for 2 full quotes on Jobs OR background on Jobs. Attract, retain and support businesses that pay living wages. (Jun 2015) Focus on living-wage jobs, not on social issues. (Jun 2015)	< script type="text/javascript">

John Gregg on Technology
Click here for 3 full quotes on Technology OR background on Technology. $16B for water projects via Infrastructure Bank. (Aug 2016) Roads and infrastructure are a priority. (Oct 2015) Build roads & bridges, as well as broadband capacity. (Jun 2015)