Paul LePage 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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Protect life in Maine; I'm one of 18 children: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Confederate monuments are about a war for land: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Vetoed right to breast-fed at work: Opposes topic 2 Publicly insulted the NAACP: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Keep marriage as sacred union of one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	End welfare-on-day-one: No instant eligibility for benefits: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	COVID: Spoke against shutdown while quarantined in car: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Almost eradicated public health nursing in Maine: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Budgetary limits on Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 MaineCare recipients contribute to statewide health coverage: Favors topic 5 More competition in health insurance and health care markets: Opposes topic 5 Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Keep our promise; don't tax Social Security: Opposes topic 6 Medicare and Social Security are really just welfare: Strongly Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	2011: Signed onto Common Core, but now skeptical: Favors topic 7 Strong support for charter schools, virtual or otherwise: Strongly Favors topic 7 Virtual charter schools are not the right answer: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Supports vouchers, local control and charter schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Land preservation reduces tax revenue: Strongly Favors topic 8 Abstain from EPA petition to cut Midwest emissions: Favors topic 8 Preserve shoreline, wetlands, & working forest: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Change environmental laws to replace red tape with jobs: Strongly Favors topic 8 Stop manufacturer recycling; start cost-benefit analyses: Strongly Favors topic 8 Endorsed Targeted as "Dirty Dozen" for anti-environmentalism: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	We are losing War on Drugs; more enforcement & prosecution: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow concealed carry guns without a permit: Strongly Favors topic 10 Support 2nd amendment with no exceptions: Strongly Favors topic 10 Upholds Constitutional right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	No to treating forgivable PPP loans as taxable state income: Opposes topic 11 Threatened to veto bills unless state income tax abolished: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Expanding welfare entitlements is not compassionate: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Depreciate bonuses; reduce business tax rate to under 8%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 End marriage penalty; increase personal exemptions: Opposes topic 11 Reduce Maine's excessive tax burden: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Build border fence as high as the Great Wall of China: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Vetoed ban on foreign workers in logging industry: Favors topic 12 Welcome immigrants, but no welfare for legal non-citizens: Opposes topic 12 No voting nor rights nor handouts for non-citizens: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Make Maine more competitive vs. fierce global competition: Favors topic 13 Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank: Favors topic 13 Support long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Irresponsible to allow Syrian refugees into America: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Wreaths Across America: thank our men and women in uniform: Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Replaced same-day voter registration with photo ID rule: Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Celebrate bin Laden's demise, though war on terror goes on: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Paid $7500 by lobbyists to advocate for hydropower corridor: Opposes topic 18 Imposed a moratorium on new wind turbine permits: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Build a natural gas pipeline from Canada: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Global warming helps Maine by opening north shipping lanes: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Make energy choices that put price ahead of politics: Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Veto implementation of regulated marijuana market: Strongly Favors topic 19 Oppose legalizing marijuana for recreational use: Strongly Favors topic 19 Upholding the law includes illegal marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19 Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients: Favors topic 19 Rated D+ by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Graded A by Cato Institute for cutting taxes, spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Make the tough decisions to let American Dream survive: 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 Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)

Protect life in Maine; I'm one of 18 children: Strongly Opposes topic 1

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

Confederate monuments are about a war for land: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Vetoed right to breast-fed at work: Opposes topic 2
Publicly insulted the NAACP: Opposes topic 2

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

Keep marriage as sacred union of one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3

Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)

End welfare-on-day-one: No instant eligibility for benefits: Favors topic 4

Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)

COVID: Spoke against shutdown while quarantined in car: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Almost eradicated public health nursing in Maine: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Budgetary limits on Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5
MaineCare recipients contribute to statewide health coverage: Favors topic 5
More competition in health insurance and health care markets: Opposes topic 5
Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5

Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Keep our promise; don't tax Social Security: Opposes topic 6
Medicare and Social Security are really just welfare: Strongly Favors topic 6

Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)

2011: Signed onto Common Core, but now skeptical: Favors topic 7
Strong support for charter schools, virtual or otherwise: Strongly Favors topic 7
Virtual charter schools are not the right answer: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Supports vouchers, local control and charter schools: Strongly Favors topic 7

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

Land preservation reduces tax revenue: Strongly Favors topic 8
Abstain from EPA petition to cut Midwest emissions: Favors topic 8
Preserve shoreline, wetlands, & working forest: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Change environmental laws to replace red tape with jobs: Strongly Favors topic 8
Stop manufacturer recycling; start cost-benefit analyses: Strongly Favors topic 8
Endorsed Targeted as "Dirty Dozen" for anti-environmentalism: Strongly Favors topic 8

Strongly Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)

We are losing War on Drugs; more enforcement & prosecution: Strongly Favors topic 9

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

Allow concealed carry guns without a permit: Strongly Favors topic 10
Support 2nd amendment with no exceptions: Strongly Favors topic 10
Upholds Constitutional right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10

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

No to treating forgivable PPP loans as taxable state income: Opposes topic 11
Threatened to veto bills unless state income tax abolished: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Expanding welfare entitlements is not compassionate: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Depreciate bonuses; reduce business tax rate to under 8%: Strongly Opposes topic 11
End marriage penalty; increase personal exemptions: Opposes topic 11
Reduce Maine's excessive tax burden: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11

Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale)

Build border fence as high as the Great Wall of China: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Vetoed ban on foreign workers in logging industry: Favors topic 12
Welcome immigrants, but no welfare for legal non-citizens: Opposes topic 12
No voting nor rights nor handouts for non-citizens: Opposes topic 12

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

Make Maine more competitive vs. fierce global competition: Favors topic 13
Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank: Favors topic 13
Support long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13

Strongly Favors topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Irresponsible to allow Syrian refugees into America: Strongly Favors topic 14

Favors topic 15:
Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)

Wreaths Across America: thank our men and women in uniform: Favors topic 15

Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale)

Replaced same-day voter registration with photo ID rule: Opposes topic 16

Opposes topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale)

Celebrate bin Laden's demise, though war on terror goes on: Opposes topic 17

Strongly Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Paid $7500 by lobbyists to advocate for hydropower corridor: Opposes topic 18
Imposed a moratorium on new wind turbine permits: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Build a natural gas pipeline from Canada: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Global warming helps Maine by opening north shipping lanes: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Make energy choices that put price ahead of politics: Opposes topic 18
Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit: Strongly Favors topic 18

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

Veto implementation of regulated marijuana market: Strongly Favors topic 19
Oppose legalizing marijuana for recreational use: Strongly Favors topic 19
Upholding the law includes illegal marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19
Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients: Favors topic 19
Rated D+ by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19

Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Graded A by Cato Institute for cutting taxes, spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Make the tough decisions to let American Dream survive: Favors topic 20

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Paul LePage on Abortion
Click here for the full quote on Abortion OR background on Abortion. Protect life in Maine; I'm one of 18 children. (Nov 2010)

Paul LePage on Education
Click here for 4 full quotes on Education OR background on Education. 2011: Signed onto Common Core, but now skeptical. (Oct 2014) Strong support for charter schools, virtual or otherwise. (Mar 2014) Virtual charter schools are not the right answer. (Mar 2014) Supports vouchers, local control and charter schools. (Nov 2010)

Paul LePage on Jobs
Click here for 5 full quotes on Jobs OR background on Jobs. Employers can pay tipped workers half minimum wage. (Jun 2017) Allow employer's access to employee social media accounts. (Jul 2015) Are low-wage call-center jobs the kind we want? (Sep 2014) Vetoed incrementally raising the state's minimum wage. (Dec 2013) Reduce red tape for permitting for principled job creators. (Feb 2013)	< script type="text/javascript">

Paul LePage on Technology
Click here for the full quote on Technology OR background on Technology. New website to see how Maine tax dollars are spent. (Feb 2013)