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Gerry Connolly
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D,AL-5:Cramer
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D,CA-12:Lantos
D,CO-2:Udall
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R,IL-11:Weller
R,IL-14:Hastert
R,IL-18:LaHood
D,IN-7:Carson
R,KY-2:Lewis
R,LA-1:Jindal
R,LA-4:McCrery
R,LA-6:Baker
D,ME-1:Allen
R,MD-1:Gilchrest
D,MD-4:Wynn
R,MN-3:Ramstad
R,MS-1:Wicker
R,MS-3:Pickering
R,MO-9:Hulshof
R,NJ-3:Saxton
R,NJ-7:Ferguson
R,NM-1:Wilson
R,NM-2:Pearce
D,NM-3:Udall
D,NY-21:McNulty
R,NY-25:Walsh
R,NY-26:Reynolds
R,OH-5:Gillmor
R,OH-7:Hobson
R,OH-15:Pryce
R,OH-16:Regula
D,OR-5:Hooley
R,PA-5:Peterson
R,VA-11:Davis
R,WY-0:Cubin

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Gerry Connolly on Abortion
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  • Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception. (Jan 2009)
Gerry Connolly on Budget & Economy
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  • Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (Mar 2009)
  • Voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Jan 2009)
  • Voted YES on monitoring TARP funds to ensure more mortgage relief. (Jan 2009)
  • Reclaim all bonuses paid to AIG executives & employees. (Mar 2009)
  • Ban abusive credit practices & enhance consumer disclosure. (Feb 2009)
Gerry Connolly on Civil Rights
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  • Give domestic partnership benefits to Federal employees. (May 2009)
  • Honor the 100th anniversary of the NAACP. (Jan 2009)
Gerry Connolly on Corporations
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  • Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
Gerry Connolly on Crime
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  • Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
Gerry Connolly on Drugs
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Gerry Connolly on Education
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  • Increase federal investments in education. (Nov 2008)
  • Voted YES on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
Gerry Connolly on Energy & Oil
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  • Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution. (Jun 2009)
Gerry Connolly on Environment
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  • Voted YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros. (Jul 2009)
Gerry Connolly on Families & Children
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  • Voted YES on four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees. (Jun 2009)
Gerry Connolly on Foreign Policy
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  • Voted YES on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan. (Jun 2009)
  • Condemn Iran for state-sponsored persecution of Baha'i. (Feb 2009)
Gerry Connolly on Free Trade
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Gerry Connolly on Government Reform
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  • Voted YES on Congressional pay raise. (Jun 2009)
Gerry Connolly on Gun Control
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Gerry Connolly on Health Care
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  • No denying coverage for pre-existing conditions. (Nov 2008)
  • Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
  • Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
Gerry Connolly on Homeland Security
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  • Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad. (Feb 2009)
Gerry Connolly on Immigration
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Gerry Connolly on Jobs
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  • Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue. (Jan 2009)
  • Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination. (Jan 2009)
Gerry Connolly on Principles & Values
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Gerry Connolly on Social Security
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Gerry Connolly on Tax Reform
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Gerry Connolly on Technology
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  • Voted YES on delaying digital TV conversion by four months. (Mar 2009)
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Gerry Connolly on War & Peace
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  • End the war in Iraq and restore American credibility. (Nov 2008)
  • Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program. (Apr 2009)
Gerry Connolly on Welfare & Poverty
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  • Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)


VoteMatch Responses
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Based on these stances:
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Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
(+2 points on Social scale)
Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2:
Require hiring more women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2
Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination: Favors topic 2
Honor the 100th anniversary of the NAACP: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3:
Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(+5 points on Social scale)
Give domestic partnership benefits to Federal employees: Strongly Favors topic 3
YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: Favors topic 3
Neutral on topic 4:
Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 8:
Death Penalty
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5:
More federal funding for health coverage
(-3 points on Economic scale)
No denying coverage for pre-existing conditions: Favors topic 5
YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5
YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5
Neutral on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7:
Parents choose schools via vouchers
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Increase federal investments in education: Opposes topic 7
YES on $40B for green public schools: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 18:
Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-3 points on Economic scale)
YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Favors topic 18
YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Favors topic 18
Neutral on topic 19:
Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20:
Allow churches to provide welfare services
(-3 points on Economic scale)
YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention: Opposes topic 20
Neutral on topic 11:
Make taxes more progressive
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 12:
Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 15:
Expand the armed forces
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 16:
Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad: Favors topic 16
Neutral on topic 14:
The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17:
US out of Iraq
(+2 points on Social scale)
End the war in Iraq and restore American credibility: Strongly Favors topic 17
Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17

Gerry Connolly is a Moderate Liberal.
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