Tony Evers on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Government out of women's personal health decisions: Strongly Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	All Wisconsinites should be able to marry who they love: Strongly Favors topic 3 Fight clandestine discrimination against LGBTQ people: 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)	Fund state alternatives to ObamaCare: Opposes topic 5 No work requirement for adults under 50 receiving Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 Healthy Communities Initiative: increase access via Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 Exit Obamacare lawsuit; keep pre-existing coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5 Support ObamaCare; support Medicaid expansion: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	COVID: Hold schools harmless for enrollment reductions: Opposes topic 7 $600M to restore special needs funding: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Increase school funding $1.4B; freeze charters: Strongly Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	As long as I'm governor, we back the blue!: Favors topic 9 Reform laws to help victims of sex trafficking: Strongly Favors topic 9 Granted the first pardons in our state in nine years: Strongly Opposes topic 9 AdWatch: should have fired teacher caught viewing porn: Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Universal background checks; ban bump stocks: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Provided a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families: Opposes topic 11 Cap corporate credit to pay for tax relief: Strongly Favors topic 11 Raise taxes on wealthy to pay for public services: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Protect DREAMers brought to US illegally as kids: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Build Wisconsin's dairy brand in international markets: Strongly Favors topic 13 Opposes Trump's tariffs on China: Favors topic 13
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)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	End gerrymandering, stop legislature from destroying records: Strongly Favors topic 16 Create a nonpartisan redistricting commission: Strongly Favors topic 16 Close the chapter of voter suppression in Wisconsin: Strongly Favors topic 16
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)	We brought science back to the state of Wisconsin: Favors topic 18 Global warming is a real, serious threat: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Legalize medical use; referendum on recreational use: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	$40 million for Rural Innovation Fund: Strongly Favors topic 20 Incentivize in-state pharmaceutical, medical equipment: Strongly Favors topic 20

Tony Evers is a Moderate Liberal
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