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The AmericansElect.org quiz outlines how elected officials and public figures address political topics, plus the relative importance they place on each key topic. The nine key topics are:
Economy Energy Healthcare Immigration Foreign Policy		Education Social Issues Environment Reform Relative Importance
We list below summaries of one public figures's issue stances related to each topic, and which AmericansElect.org quiz answer each issue stance indicates. Click on the quiz answer link to see the full original excerpt and citations.

	Steve Barlock on AmericansElect.org Quiz

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AmericansElect Question & Answer (Summary answer based on details in right-hand column)	Based on these stances: (Click on answers for full excerpt & citation)
Question 1 answer E on Economy: When you think about the US budget deficit, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion? A: Cutting existing programs B: More spending cuts than tax increases (mix of both solutions) C: More tax increases than spending cuts (mix of both solutions) D: Raising Taxes E: Unsure	Summary answer 'E' from 0 out of 0 statements: (No votes on which to base response)
Question 2 answer C on Energy: When you think about America�s energy needs, which of the following solutions comes closest to your opinion? A: Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar B: More drilling than investment in renewables (mix of both solutions) C: More investment in renewable than drilling (mix of both solutions) D: Strong focus on offshore drilling and allowing drilling in federal lands including wildlife reserves E: Unsure	Summary answer 'C' from 1 out of 2 statements: Water power, but not wind power: C on question 2 State should not pick favorites in clean energy: D on question 2
Question 3 answer E on Healthcare: When you think about healthcare reform in the United States, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion? A: The Government should be the sole provider of healthcare insurance B: The Government should have a major role in providing healthcare insurance C: The Government should have a limited role in providing healthcare insurance D: Only private companies should provide healthcare insurance E: Unsure	Summary answer 'E' from 0 out of 0 statements: (No votes on which to base response)
Question 4 answer E on Immigration: When you think about illegal immigration, which of the following solutions come closest to your opinion? A: All illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US legally B: Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US, with some exceptions C: Most illegal immigrants should be deported, with some exceptions D: All illegal immigrants should be deported E: Unsure	Summary answer 'E' from 0 out of 0 statements: (No votes on which to base response)
Question 5 answer A on Foreign Policy: When you think about the US pursuing its interests abroad, which of the following is closest to your opinion? A: The US should always act in its own interest regardless of what other countries think B: The US should rarely listen to other countries C: The US should listen to other countries more often than not D: The US should always listen to other countries before pursuing its own interests E: Unsure	Summary answer 'A' from 2 out of 2 statements: Statist and nationalist: Colorado and U.S. come first: A on question 5 Won't let globalist opponents steal my views: A on question 5
Question 6 answer A on Education: When you think about education in the US, which of the following is closest to your opinion? A: School curriculums should be set entirely at a local school board level B: School curriculums should be set more by local school boards than at a national level C: School curriculums should be set more by national standards than at a local level D: School curriculums should be set entirely at a national standardized level E: Unsure	Summary answer 'A' from 1 out of 1 statements: Favors home schooling: A on question 6
Question 7 answer D on Social Issues: When you think about the rights of same-sex couples, which of the following is closest to your personal opinion? A: Same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry or form any kind of civil union B: Same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not to marry in the traditional sense C: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, with all the same rights as traditional marriages D: Unsure	Summary answer 'D' from 0 out of 0 statements: (No votes on which to base response)
Question 8 answer E on Environment: Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view? A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected E: Unsure	Summary answer 'E' from 0 out of 0 statements: (No votes on which to base response)
Question 9 answer D on Reform: Which of the following comes closest to your personal opinion? A: To make this country great, we should return to the examples and values of our forefathers B: This country is already great, we shouldn't change a thing C: To make this country great, we should keep building and adapting for the future	Summary answer 'D' from 0 out of 0 statements: (No votes on which to base response)

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*CO Gubernatorial:* Bob Beauprez Cary Kennedy Donna Lynne Doug Robinson Ed Perlmutter George Brauchler Jared Polis John Hickenlooper Matthew Hess Mike Johnston Tom Tancredo *CO Senatorial:* Amy Stephens Andrew Romanoff Cory Gardner Darryl Glenn Jane Norton Jon Keyser Ken Buck Mark Udall Michael Bennet Owen Hill Peg Littleton Randy Baumgardner Ryan Frazier Tim Neville *Gubernatorial Debates 2018:* AK: Walker(i) vs.(no opponent yet) AL: Kay Ivey(R) vs.Countryman(D) vs.Lee George(R) vs.Carrington (R) vs.Tommy Battle (R) AR: Hutchinson(R) vs.(no opponent yet) AZ: Ducey(R) vs.David Garcia (D) vs.Farley(D) CA: Newsom(D) vs.Chiang(D) vs.Villaraigosa(D) vs.Delaine Eastin (D) vs.David Hadley (R) vs.John Cox (R) vs.Zoltan Istvan (I) vs.Allen(R) CO: ~~Ed Perlmutter~~ (D) vs.Johnston(D) vs.Mitchell(R) vs.Cary Kennedy (D) vs.George Brauchler (R) vs.Doug Robinson (R) vs.Barlock(R) vs.Lynne(R) vs.Polis(D) CT: Malloy(D) vs.Drew(D) vs.Srinivasan(R) vs.David Walker (R) vs.Lumaj(R) vs.Visconti(R) vs.Lauretti(R) FL: Gillum(D) vs.Graham(D) vs.Mike Huckabee (R) vs.Putnam(R) GA: Kemp(R) vs.Casey Cagle (R) vs.Hunter Hill (R) vs.Stacey Abrams (R) HI: Ige(D) vs.(no opponent yet) IA: Kim_Reynolds(R) vs.Leopold(D) vs.Andy McGuire (D) vs.Boulton(D) vs.Mitchell(D) vs.McGuire(D) ID: Little(R) vs.Fulcher(R) vs.Labrador(R) vs.Ahlquist(R) vs.Minton(D) IL: Rauner(R) vs.Kennedy(D) vs.Pawar(D) vs.Daniel Biss (D) vs.Pritzker(R) KS: Brewer(D) vs.Wink Hartman (R) vs.Colyer(C) vs.Kobach(R) MA: Baker(R) vs.Gonzalez(D) vs.Setti Warren (D) vs.Bob Massie (R) MD: Hogan(R) vs.Alec Ross (D) vs.Cummings(D) vs.Madaleno(D) ME: Mayhew(R) vs.(no opponent yet) MI: Whitmer(R) vs.El-Sayed(D) vs.Tim Walz (D) MN: Coleman(D) vs.Murphy(D) vs.Otto(D) vs.Tina Liebling (DFL) vs.Tim Walz (DFL) vs.Matt Dean (R) NE: Ricketts(R) vs.(no opponent yet) NH: Sununu(R) vs.Steve Marchand (D) NM: Grisham(D) vs.Pearce(R) vs.Cervantes(D) vs.Apodaca (D) NV: Fisher (R) vs.Sisolak(D) NY: Cuomo(R) vs.(no opponent yet) OH: DeWine(R) vs.Sutton(D) vs.Taylor(R) vs.Jim Renacci (R) vs.Connie Pillich (D) vs.Carrington(R) vs.Schiavoni(D) vs.Husted(R) vs.Whaley(D) OK: Gary Richardson (R) vs.Johnson(D) OR: Brown(D) vs.Scott Inman (D) PA: Wolf(D) vs.Wagner(R) vs.Barletta(R) RI: Raimondo(D) vs.(no opponent yet) SC: McMaster(R) vs.McGill(R) vs.Pope(R) vs.Templeton(R) SD: Noem(R) vs.Jackley(R) TN: Green(R) vs.Dean(D) vs.Black(R) TX: Abbott(R) vs.(no opponent yet) VT: Scott(R) vs.(no opponent yet) WI: Walker(R) vs.Harlow(D) WY: (no candidate yet)	*Gubernatorial Debates 2017:* NJ: Guadagno(R) vs.Phil Murphy(D) vs.~~Mayor Steve Fulop~~(D) vs.~~Lesniak(D)~~ vs.~~Wisniewski(D)~~ vs.~~Ciattarelli(R)~~ vs.~~Rullo(R)~~ vs.Kaper-Dale(G) VA: Gillespie(R) vs.Perriello(D) vs.Wittman(R) vs.Wagner(R) vs.Northam(D) *Newly-elected governors (first seated in Jan. 2017):* DE-D: Carney IN-R: Holcomb MO-R: Greitens NH-R: Sununu NC-D: Cooper ND-R: Burgum VT-R: Scott WV-D: Justice *Retiring 2017-18:* AL-R: Robert Bentley(R) (term-limited 2018) CA-D: Jerry Brown (term-limited 2018) CO-D: John Hickenlooper (term-limited 2018) FL-R: Rick Scott (term-limited 2018) GA-R: Nathan Deal (term-limited 2018) IA-R: Terry Branstad (appointed ambassador, 2017) ID-R: Butch Otter (retiring 2018) KS-R: Sam Brownback (term-limited 2018) ME-R: Paul LePage (term-limited 2018) MI-R: Rick Snyder (term-limited 2018) MN-D: Mark Dayton (retiring 2018) NM-R: Susana Martinez (term-limited 2018) OH-R: John Kasich (term-limited 2018) OK-R: Mary Fallin (term-limited 2018) SC-R: Nikki Haley (appointed ambassador, 2017) SD-R: Dennis Daugaard (term-limited 2018) TN-R: Bill Haslam (term-limited 2018) WY-R: Matt Mead (term-limited 2018)	Abortion Budget/Economy Civil Rights Corporations Crime Drugs Education Energy/Oil Environment Families/Children Foreign Policy Free Trade Govt. Reform Gun Control Health Care Homeland Security Immigration Infrastructure/Technology Jobs Local Issues Principles/Values Social Security Tax Reform War/Iraq/Mideast Welfare/Poverty *Gubernatorial Debates 2015:* KY: ~~Conway~~(D,lost) vs.Bevin(R,won) LA: Vitter(R,lost) vs.~~Dardenne~~(R) vs.Edwards(D,won) MS: Bryant(R,won) vs.~~Gray~~(D,lost) vs.~~Slater~~(D)
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To assess the Relative Importance of each answer, observe the citation counts in the left-hand column of the table above. The AmericansElect.org quiz relative importance are the citation counts expressed as pie-chart percentages.

Steve Barlock on AmericansElect.org Quiz

Question 1 answer E

Question 2 answer C

Question 3 answer E

Question 4 answer E

Question 5 answer A

Question 6 answer A

Question 7 answer D

Question 8 answer E

Question 9 answer D