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)	Restore funding for Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1 Restore Planned Parenthood funding; they had no wrongdoing: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Increase young women and girls in STEM school programs: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Keep NH as model for treating LGBTQ community with dignity: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Include respite care for family caregivers: Favors topic 5 Worked to expand Medicaid: Favors topic 5 Medicaid Expansion brought coverage to 44,000 N.H. citizens: Strongly Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Focus on good jobs so people can save for retirement: Favors topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Universal full-day kindergarten; more PACE; more local aid: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Bring passenger rail from Boston to central N.H.: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Restore matching funds for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Background checks and maybe assault weapon ban: Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Reduce property taxes by funding schools at state level: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Make sure new immigrants learn English & civics: 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: 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)
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Expand solar energy by hike in renewable 'net metering' cap: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Legalize medical marijuana for chronic pain: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Health Protection Plan for addiction treatment services: Opposes topic 19 Decriminalize small amounts of marijuana: Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	Fiscally responsible budget: no improperly-sourced contracts: Opposes topic 20 Build commuter rail line between Manchester and Boston: Favors topic 20