Rocky Adkins on VoteMatch | |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale) | Voted for several anti-abortion bills: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, but follow the law of the land: Opposes topic 1 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale) | Require comparable pay regardless of gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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No opinion on
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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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) | No one should ever have to delay care to pay bills: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale) | No new burdens on people who've paid into pensions: Opposes topic 6 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale) | Protect public education from private, for-profit schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Better retirement pensions for teachers: Opposes topic 7 |
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Opposes
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale) | 1996: sponsored the Kentucky Tourism Development Act: Opposes topic 8 |
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Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale) | Make expungement of criminal records easier and/or automatic: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Require DNA samples from all criminal parolees: Favors topic 9 Allow expungement of criminal records after 5 years: Opposes topic 9 |
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No opinion on
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale) | Consumption taxes are unfair to lower income people: Favors topic 11 |
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Favors
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale) | Recognize diversity of Kentucky as a welcoming state: 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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No opinion on
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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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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Strongly Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale) | In-person early voting on three weekends prior to election: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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No opinion on
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Favors
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-3 points on Economic scale) | Fund energy research; increase energy savings: Favors topic 18 |
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No opinion on
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale) | Prohibit advertising of opiates and opioids: Favors topic 19 Regulate and tax medical marijuana: 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) |
Rocky Adkins is a Moderate Liberal Populist
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