Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - California 6th Congressional District in 2020 California Primary Election.
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Get StartedIn addition to passing the Equal Rights Amendment, I support repealing the Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal money to be used for abortion services. Learn more
I will work to make sure that every American has the right and the ability to vote by restoring the Voting Rights Act, repealing discriminatory and burdensome voter suppression laws, and by making election day a national holiday. Learn more
I support a federal anti-discrimination law that would prevent discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals in public commerce and a modernizing of federal hate crime laws to adequately punish and prevent further violence toward the LGBTQ+ community. Learn more
I will fight for legislation to ban for-profit prisons, fight for a Constitutional amendment to end slavery with no exceptions, make it illegal for employers to discriminate against individuals with a criminal history, and create an inmates’ bill of rights which would introduce a minimum wage for inmate labor, improve access to healthcare, and make it mandatory that prisons create rehabilitation programs to allow inmates the chance to continue their education and/or obtain job training, so that they can seamlessly reenter society after they have served their time. Learn more
To address these issues, I will work to end the war on drugs, legalize recreational marijuana use on the federal level, and overturn the convictions of all non-violent drug offenders. Learn more
I will work to enact legislation that would hold corporate executives personally liable for their actions when they wreak havoc on the economy. I will also fight to reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act, which was passed after the Great Depression to regulate banks and the repeal of which directly led to the 2008 financial crisis. Learn more
I support tuition free college and graduate school at state institutions and initiating a government bailout of those with unmanageable student debt. Learn more
I support a total ban on fracking and new exploration for fossil fuels, subsidizing wind and solar energy, central exclusion zones in downtown districts (cars prohibited), carbon capture research, and free trade agreements based on stringent environmental and labor standards. Learn more
To counter the epidemic of gun violence in this country, I support a complete ban on the sale of assault rifles and high capacity magazines, universal background checks to ensure no dangerous people can purchase a firearm, and the implementation of a voluntary buyback program to remove guns from our streets. Learn more
Under the version of Medicare for All that I support, every American would be automatically enrolled at birth, and would continue to receive coverage for their entire lives. Learn more
I will support legislation that prevents corporations from denying rights and benefits to workers by misclassifying them as independent contractors. I will also fight to ensure that federal employees have the same labor rights, including the right to strike, as workers in the private sector. Learn more
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