Maura Healey 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)	I'm always going to stand up for abortion access: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ensure access to abortion, contraception, STI testing: Strongly Favors topic 1 Reproductive health care includes medication abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Judge's decision ran contrary to science, medicine and law: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	We put an equity lens on everything that we do: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Was lead counsel challenging Defense of Marriage Act: Strongly Favors topic 3 The first openly gay state attorney general in U.S. history: Strongly Favors topic 3 End the ban on LGBTQ+ blood donations: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-3 points on Social scale)	Faith leaders should work with others on climate change: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Include health equity as part of Health Care Cost Trends: Strongly Favors topic 5 ACA remains the law of the land; peoples' lives depend on it: Strongly Favors topic 5 Treat mental health care as seriously as other health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 We opened 31 Community Behavioral Health Centers: Strongly Favors topic 5 I worked to make sure that vaccines were available: 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)	Pandemic requires additional support for public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Opposed ballot measure expanding number of charter schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Literacy Launch: make Massachusetts first in literacy: Opposes topic 7 Develop a new statewide standard for high school graduation: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Common Start: free child care for lowest-income families: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Gateway to Pre-K: universal preschool in Gateway Cities: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-5 points on Social scale)	Expects nuclear power plan to obey rules on reactor water: Strongly Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Increase penalties for hate crimes, revamp current law: Favors topic 9 Supported 2020 reform bill repealing mandatory minimums: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Hold gun dealers & manufacturers accountable for marketing: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Need to make state more attractive to grow businesses: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Secured the state�s first tax cuts in more than 20 years: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Defends tax cut as imperative; cuts $375M from budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Trump tax cuts are going devastate so many people: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Fought Muslim travel ban & family separation at border: Strongly Favors topic 12 End state involvement in federal immigration matters: Strongly Favors topic 12 Immigrants who work and pay taxes deserve a path forward: 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: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Peace through Strength (-3 points on Social scale)	Named first cabinet-level Secretary of Veterans Services: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Voting rights is the most important issue of our time: Strongly Favors topic 16 Pass VOTES Act; same day voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Will harness all the levers in combating the climate crisis: Strongly Favors topic 18 Create a cabinet-level Climate Chief & electrify everything: Strongly Favors topic 18 Make Massachusetts the climate innovation lab for the world: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Regular pot users likely to try more dangerous drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Stimulus checks cannot be seized by debt collectors: Favors topic 20 Encourage entrepreneurism with Office of Economic Assistance: Strongly Favors topic 20 Dealing with a housing shortage that's decades in the making: Strongly Favors topic 20 Allow communities to enact local rent stabilization policies: Strongly Favors topic 20 Affordable childcare is growing in Massachusetts: Strongly Favors topic 20 Going to get shovels in the ground and people in homes: Strongly Favors topic 20 Build a transit system that is worthy of our economy: Strongly Favors topic 20 MBTA Communities Law: multi-family zoning near transit hubs: Strongly 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)

Strongly Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)

I'm always going to stand up for abortion access: Strongly Favors topic 1
Ensure access to abortion, contraception, STI testing: Strongly Favors topic 1
Reproductive health care includes medication abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1
Judge's decision ran contrary to science, medicine and law: Strongly Favors topic 1

Favors topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)

We put an equity lens on everything that we do: Favors topic 2

Strongly Favors topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(+5 points on Social scale)

Was lead counsel challenging Defense of Marriage Act: Strongly Favors topic 3
The first openly gay state attorney general in U.S. history: Strongly Favors topic 3
End the ban on LGBTQ+ blood donations: Strongly Favors topic 3

Favors topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
(-3 points on Social scale)

Faith leaders should work with others on climate change: Favors topic 4

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

Include health equity as part of Health Care Cost Trends: Strongly Favors topic 5
ACA remains the law of the land; peoples' lives depend on it: Strongly Favors topic 5
Treat mental health care as seriously as other health care: Strongly Favors topic 5
We opened 31 Community Behavioral Health Centers: Strongly Favors topic 5
I worked to make sure that vaccines were available: 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)

Pandemic requires additional support for public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposed ballot measure expanding number of charter schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Literacy Launch: make Massachusetts first in literacy: Opposes topic 7
Develop a new statewide standard for high school graduation: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Common Start: free child care for lowest-income families: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Gateway to Pre-K: universal preschool in Gateway Cities: Favors topic 7

Strongly Favors topic 8:
Businesses have a right to pollute
(-5 points on Social scale)

Expects nuclear power plan to obey rules on reactor water: Strongly Favors topic 8

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

Increase penalties for hate crimes, revamp current law: Favors topic 9
Supported 2020 reform bill repealing mandatory minimums: Strongly Opposes topic 9

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

Hold gun dealers & manufacturers accountable for marketing: Strongly Opposes topic 10

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

Need to make state more attractive to grow businesses: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Secured the state�s first tax cuts in more than 20 years: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Defends tax cut as imperative; cuts $375M from budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Trump tax cuts are going devastate so many people: Strongly Favors topic 11

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

Fought Muslim travel ban & family separation at border: Strongly Favors topic 12
End state involvement in federal immigration matters: Strongly Favors topic 12
Immigrants who work and pay taxes deserve a path forward: 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:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(-3 points on Social scale)

Named first cabinet-level Secretary of Veterans Services: Favors topic 15

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

Voting rights is the most important issue of our time: Strongly Favors topic 16
Pass VOTES Act; same day voter registration: Strongly Favors topic 16

No opinion on topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Will harness all the levers in combating the climate crisis: Strongly Favors topic 18
Create a cabinet-level Climate Chief & electrify everything: Strongly Favors topic 18
Make Massachusetts the climate innovation lab for the world: Strongly Favors topic 18

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

Regular pot users likely to try more dangerous drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19

Strongly Favors topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Stimulus checks cannot be seized by debt collectors: Favors topic 20
Encourage entrepreneurism with Office of Economic Assistance: Strongly Favors topic 20
Dealing with a housing shortage that's decades in the making: Strongly Favors topic 20
Allow communities to enact local rent stabilization policies: Strongly Favors topic 20
Affordable childcare is growing in Massachusetts: Strongly Favors topic 20
Going to get shovels in the ground and people in homes: Strongly Favors topic 20
Build a transit system that is worthy of our economy: Strongly Favors topic 20
MBTA Communities Law: multi-family zoning near transit hubs: Strongly Favors topic 20

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Maura Healey on Abortion
Click here for 4 full quotes on Abortion OR background on Abortion. Judge's decision ran contrary to science, medicine and law. (Apr 2023) Reproductive health care includes medication abortion. (Apr 2023) Ensure access to abortion, contraception, STI testing. (Jun 2022) I'm always going to stand up for abortion access. (Dec 2021)

Maura Healey on Education
Click here for 4 full quotes on Education OR background on Education. Develop a new statewide standard for high school graduation. (Jan 2025) Literacy Launch: make Massachusetts first in literacy. (Jan 2024) Pandemic requires additional support for public schools. (Jun 2022) Opposed ballot measure expanding number of charter schools. (Jun 2022)

Maura Healey on Jobs
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Maura Healey on Technology
Click here for 3 full quotes on Technology OR background on Technology. In Massachusetts, we pioneered the science for A.I. (Jan 2025) Build a transit system that is worthy of our economy. (Jan 2024) Prioritize electric vehicle charging infrastructure. (Jun 2022)