John Chiang on VoteMatch | |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale) | Longtime ally for reproductive rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale) | Supports affirmative action: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale) | Outspoken in support of gay rights: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale) | Fix Obamacare instead of repeal: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale) | Require disclosure from CalPERS & state pension systems: Opposes topic 6 |
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No opinion on
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale) | Safeguard our vast and precious natural resources: Opposes topic 8 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale) | Education & anti-poverty to fight crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale) | Rated 0% by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
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Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale) | No gimmicks to balance budget on backs of taxpayers: Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale) | Chinese Exclusion Act wrong then; Muslim exclusion wrong now: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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No opinion on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Opposes
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale) | Muslim immigration ban forsakes American values: Opposes topic 14 |
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No opinion on
topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale) | Set up state bank for pot industry: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Favors
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale) | Dock pay of legislators unless they balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 20 Found $8 billion in government waste, fraud, & abuse: Favors topic 20 Caught state paying $11 million salaries to dead employees: Opposes topic 20 |
John Chiang is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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