Keith Stern on the Issues

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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)	Pro-life advocate but will not interfere with settled law: Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Healthcare the community way through medical cost sharing: Favors 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)	Give education control back to the local districts: 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)	Convicts should serve in same state where sentenced: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports 2nd Amendment; but some people will commit crimes: Strongly Favors topic 10 Vermont won't be Vermont with all this gun legislation: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Holding the line won't work; cut taxes and fees: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports new tax reform and wants Vermont to cut taxes also: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports Trump's crack down on undocumented immigrants: Strongly Opposes 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)	Term limits will slow down path to lobbying: 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 Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Goal to convert to 75% renewable energy will hurt Vermont: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Send drug addicts to treatment & dealers to boot camp: Opposes 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
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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)

Pro-life advocate but will not interfere with settled law: Opposes topic 1

No opinion on topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

Healthcare the community way through medical cost sharing: Favors 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)

Give education control back to the local districts: 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)

Convicts should serve in same state where sentenced: Opposes topic 9

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

Supports 2nd Amendment; but some people will commit crimes: Strongly Favors topic 10
Vermont won't be Vermont with all this gun legislation: Strongly Favors topic 10

Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Holding the line won't work; cut taxes and fees: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Supports new tax reform and wants Vermont to cut taxes also: Strongly Opposes topic 11

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

Supports Trump's crack down on undocumented immigrants: Strongly Opposes 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)

Term limits will slow down path to lobbying: 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 Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Goal to convert to 75% renewable energy will hurt Vermont: Strongly Opposes topic 18

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

Send drug addicts to treatment & dealers to boot camp: Opposes 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)

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Keith Stern on Abortion
Click here for the full quote on Abortion OR background on Abortion. Pro-life advocate but will not interfere with settled law. (Jun 2018)

Keith Stern on Education
Click here for 2 full quotes on Education OR background on Education. Give education control back to the local districts. (Sep 2018) Technical schools train for well-paying, in-demand jobs. (Sep 2018)

Keith Stern on Jobs
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Keith Stern on Technology
Click here for the full quote on Technology OR background on Technology. Cut spending by $100M and put half into infrastructure. (Sep 2018)