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Laura Kelly on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Endorsed by Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1 Opposes tightening parental consent laws: Strongly Favors topic 1 Allow D&E abortion (dilation and evacuation): Strongly Favors topic 1 Don't restrict late term and partial birth abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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No opinion on
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Reinstate Equal Protection for LGBTQ+ state workers: Favors topic 3 College groups "religious freedom" means LGBT discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 3 Let local school boards decide on transgender women's sports: Favors topic 3 Opposes religious exemption for gay adoption: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
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Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Expand Medicaid for more coverage and jobs: Favors topic 5 KanCare-based Medicaid expansion to save rural hospitals: Favors topic 5 Expand Medicaid, without further study or compromises: Strongly Favors topic 5 Cover an additional 150,000 Kansans by expanding Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 Kansas must become 37th state to expand Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 Ban gatherings over 10, including church, for coronavirus: Favors topic 5 Insurers to provide real-time information of benefits: Favors topic 5 Medicaid expansion is something we can do right now: Strongly Favors topic 5 Expand Medicaid; guarantee mental health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Great schools plus early learning equal a bright future: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Expand pre-K programs; fully fund our K-12 schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Funding schools top budget priority, this year & every year: Strongly Opposes topic 7 My budgets will fully fund schools every year I'm Governor: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Increase funding for Office of Registered Apprenticeship: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale) | Opposes cuts to EPA's funding; environment needs protection: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Fully fund State Water Plan; water supply is diminishing: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
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Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale) | Abolish the state's death penalty: Opposes topic 9 |
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Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Kids should not be afraid of guns when going to school: Opposes topic 10 Supports common sense gun safety measures and safeguards: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Allow concealed carry of guns without a license: Strongly Favors topic 10 Prohibit schools & localities from enacting gun restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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No opinion on
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale) | Address financial crisis without new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Experiment of no taxes on businesses drained our budget: Strongly Favors topic 11 Raise threshold for taxing Social Security to $100,000: Opposes topic 11 No more tax cuts; restore balance to the tax system: Favors topic 11 Lowering state taxes on groceries a top priority: Opposes topic 11 $250 tax rebate to every Kansan who filed in 2021: Opposes topic 11 Axe the tax on groceries, diapers, feminine hygiene products: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale) | Wants immigration reform that has clear path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Kansas is an export state: Favors topic 13 First Democratic governor for US/Canada/Mexico trade deal: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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No opinion on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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topic 15:Expand the military
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No opinion on
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale) | Lobbyist reforms & increased legislative transparency: Strongly Favors topic 16 Don't require voter identification for advance voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
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topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale) | For alternative energy that benefits the state, like wind: Favors topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale) | Supports medical marijuana and treatment over incarceration: Opposes topic 19 Pay for Medicaid expansion with proceeds from medical pot: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Time for Kansas to finally legalize medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Funding & assistance to strengthen rural small businesses: Favors topic 20 Recharge the economy via growth in new industries: Favors topic 20 Future jobs need creative, innovative strategic investments: Strongly Favors topic 20 Invest in rural highway and digital infrastructure needs: Favors topic 20 |
Laura Kelly is a Progressive Libertarian
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