Rob Bonta on VoteMatch | |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale) | Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons: Strongly Favors topic 1 Allow nurses to perform non-surgical abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale) | Ban "Redskins" for school or athletic team name or mascot: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale) | Eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale) | Supported assisted suicide law: Neutral on topic 5 Require car seats for children under 2 years old: Neutral on topic 5 Expand Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale) | Teach about dating and sexual violence in sex ed class: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Allow bilingual education in public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Replace school achievement testing with progress testing: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Allow student sports choice based on gender identity: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale) | Eliminate pre-1977 exemption on sale of rhino horn & ivory: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Establish new regional groundwater sustainability agency: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
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topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale) | Cut administrative fees on people in criminal justice system: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability: Opposes topic 9 |
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topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale) | Lift statutory cap on concealed carry license fee: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Voted YES on wider definition of assault rifles: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
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topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale) | Voted YES on driver's license for undocumented immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale) | Prohibit district-based election if protected class impaired: Strongly Favors topic 16 Rob Bonta Voted YES on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots: Strongly Favors topic 16 Voted YES to amend Constitution to overturn Citizens United: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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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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topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale) | $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles: Strongly Favors topic 18 Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale) | Reduce drug possession from felony to misdemeanor: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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No opinion on
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Rob Bonta is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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