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Barbara Boxer
Democratic IncumbentIs serving her third term in the Senate;Chairs two Senate committeeswww.barbaraboxer.com 323-836-0820 |
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Carly Fiorina
Republican ChallengerFormer Chairman/CEO of Hewlett-Packard- only woman to lead Fortune 20 companywww.carlyforcalifornia.com 877-664-6676 |
| Issues Comparison | Barbara Boxer | Carly Fiorina |
| Energy |
1. Allow offshore ocean drilling for oil |
Opposes4 |
Supports1 |
| 2. Oil exploration in Alaska’s National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) |
Opposes4 |
Supports1 |
| 3. Passage of Cap-and-Trade Energy Legislation |
Supports1 |
Opposes1 |
| Immigration |
4. Granting amnesty to illegal immigrants |
Supports3 |
Opposes4 |
| 5. Continued funding of sanctuary cities |
Supports3 |
Opposes7 |
| 6. Limit worker importation |
Opposes3 |
Opposes |
| Life |
7. Giving legal protection to unborn children |
Opposes |
Supports1 |
| 8. Public funding of abortion (including Planned Parenthood) |
Supports2 |
Opposes1 |
| 9. Federal funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research |
Supports2 |
Opposes10 |
| Marriage & Homosexuality |
10. Federal Defense of Marriage Act (a law since 1996) |
Opposes4 |
Supports |
| 11. Federal Marriage Amendment |
Opposes4 |
Supports |
| 12. Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) |
Supports4 |
Opposes |
| Education & School Choice |
13. Giving parents tax credits or vouchers to use in the school of their choice |
Opposes4 |
Supports1 |
| 14. Less federal and more state / local control of education |
Opposes4 |
Supports1 |
| Taxes & Spending |
15. Keep the tax cuts implemented under President George W. Bush in place |
Opposes1 |
Supports1 |
| 16. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the stimulus bill) |
Supported4 |
Opposed7 |
| 17. Funding of Health Care Reform Act (Obama Health Care) |
Supports4 |
Opposes1 |
| Military |
18. Set a timetable for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan |
Supports9 |
Opposes |
| 19. Allow homosexuals to serve openly in U.S. military |
Supports |
Supports5 |
| Judicial Appointments |
20. Appoint judges who are strict constructionists, ones that will not legislate from the bench |
Opposes4 |
Supports1 |
Sources: 1. Campaign websites listed above; 2. OnTheIssues.org, 3. NumbersUSA.com, 4. Voting record for Senator Boxer; 5. Hartford Courant, 6.The Los Angeles Times 7. San Francisco Chronicle, 8. National Catholic Register and 9. ZCommunications. 10. USC Annenberg.
