Paul LePage on the Issues (original) (raw)

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Strongly Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)

Protect life in Maine; I'm one of 18 children: Strongly Opposes topic 1

Strongly Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Confederate monuments are about a war for land: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Vetoed right to breast-fed at work: Opposes topic 2
Publicly insulted the NAACP: Opposes topic 2

Strongly Opposes topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)

Keep marriage as sacred union of one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3

Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)

End welfare-on-day-one: No instant eligibility for benefits: Favors topic 4

Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)

COVID: Spoke against shutdown while quarantined in car: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Almost eradicated public health nursing in Maine: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Budgetary limits on Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5
MaineCare recipients contribute to statewide health coverage: Favors topic 5
More competition in health insurance and health care markets: Opposes topic 5
Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5

Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Keep our promise; don't tax Social Security: Opposes topic 6
Medicare and Social Security are really just welfare: Strongly Favors topic 6

Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)

2011: Signed onto Common Core, but now skeptical: Favors topic 7
Strong support for charter schools, virtual or otherwise: Strongly Favors topic 7
Virtual charter schools are not the right answer: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Supports vouchers, local control and charter schools: Strongly Favors topic 7

Strongly Favors topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale)

Land preservation reduces tax revenue: Strongly Favors topic 8
Abstain from EPA petition to cut Midwest emissions: Favors topic 8
Preserve shoreline, wetlands, & working forest: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Change environmental laws to replace red tape with jobs: Strongly Favors topic 8
Stop manufacturer recycling; start cost-benefit analyses: Strongly Favors topic 8
Endorsed Targeted as "Dirty Dozen" for anti-environmentalism: Strongly Favors topic 8

Strongly Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)

We are losing War on Drugs; more enforcement & prosecution: Strongly Favors topic 9

Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Allow concealed carry guns without a permit: Strongly Favors topic 10
Support 2nd amendment with no exceptions: Strongly Favors topic 10
Upholds Constitutional right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10

Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)

No to treating forgivable PPP loans as taxable state income: Opposes topic 11
Threatened to veto bills unless state income tax abolished: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Expanding welfare entitlements is not compassionate: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Depreciate bonuses; reduce business tax rate to under 8%: Strongly Opposes topic 11
End marriage penalty; increase personal exemptions: Opposes topic 11
Reduce Maine's excessive tax burden: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11

Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale)

Build border fence as high as the Great Wall of China: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Vetoed ban on foreign workers in logging industry: Favors topic 12
Welcome immigrants, but no welfare for legal non-citizens: Opposes topic 12
No voting nor rights nor handouts for non-citizens: Opposes topic 12

Strongly Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Make Maine more competitive vs. fierce global competition: Favors topic 13
Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank: Favors topic 13
Support long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13

Strongly Favors topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Irresponsible to allow Syrian refugees into America: Strongly Favors topic 14

Favors topic 15:
Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)

Wreaths Across America: thank our men and women in uniform: Favors topic 15

Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale)

Replaced same-day voter registration with photo ID rule: Opposes topic 16

Opposes topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale)

Celebrate bin Laden's demise, though war on terror goes on: Opposes topic 17

Strongly Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Paid $7500 by lobbyists to advocate for hydropower corridor: Opposes topic 18
Imposed a moratorium on new wind turbine permits: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Build a natural gas pipeline from Canada: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Global warming helps Maine by opening north shipping lanes: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Make energy choices that put price ahead of politics: Opposes topic 18
Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Letter to Congress supporting renewable energy tax credit: Strongly Favors topic 18

Strongly Favors topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)

Veto implementation of regulated marijuana market: Strongly Favors topic 19
Oppose legalizing marijuana for recreational use: Strongly Favors topic 19
Upholding the law includes illegal marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19
Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients: Favors topic 19
Rated D+ by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19

Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Graded A by Cato Institute for cutting taxes, spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Make the tough decisions to let American Dream survive: Favors topic 20