Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - California 37th Congressional District in 2022 California Primary Election.
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Get StartedHat right can only be achieved when all women and girls have the complete economic, social, and political power and resources to make healthy decisions about our bodies. Learn more
I support Black Lives Matters’s demands for reallocation of police funding to creative and effective alternatives, and I have advocated for this approach while serving as a council member. Learn more
Abolish solitary confinement. Learn more
Require all police officer applicants to have either previous military service, previous non-policing public emergency service, and a university or college education to join their local force and department. Learn more
Abolish the death penalty. Learn more
Defund the police by reallocating overfunded and bloated budgets towards education, healthcare, social services, and infrastructure as well as effective public safety alternatives. Learn more
Require all police officers to live in the local communities they serve in. Learn more
End cash bail. Learn more
End qualified immunity for all police officers and departments. Learn more
End all tax subsidies, credits, deductions, loopholes, havens, exemptions, and immunities for all oil and natural gas companies. Learn more
Upgrade our transportation infrastructure so that it is eco-friendly, pedestrian friendly, and public transit friendly. Learn more
Mandate solar panels and all other forms of renewable infrastructure on all newly built residential housing units. Learn more
Phase out all oil and natural gas drilling sites and facilities, especially offshore and in urban inland communities, and provide union paying green jobs and green full employment as a just transition from fossil fuels. Learn more
Pass the Green New Deal and push to accelerate our timeline for reducing emissions. Learn more
Ban and restrict the usage, distribution, and production of all toxic chemical pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides. Learn more
Introduce legislation that will spur the use and deeper development of recycled water systems and grey water systems for commercial and residential development. Learn more
Ban and restrict the usage, distribution, and production of all non-biodegradable materials such as plastics and polystyrenes. Learn more
Phase out all factory livestock farming and agriculture in order to fully transition towards eco-friendly agriculture and farming. Learn more
We must address the conflict between Israel and Palestine with new eyes and refocus on a long term goal of ending it. Learn more
Any nation receiving foreign aid from the United States should be free of human rights abuses and violations of the Geneva Conventions. Learn more
Congress must reclaim its authority as the sole political body through which wars can be authorized. Learn more
I believe wholeheartedly that healthcare is a human right. We must push to bring Medicare for All to all residents of the United States. Learn more
We need action and we need to elect representatives that will sponsor bills and propose legislation that improves not only the amount of housing available but makes sure that working class Californians can afford it. Learn more
I support a number of other progressive immigration positions. These include California’s status as a Sanctuary State, which prevents local law enforcement from assisting ICE, and continuing to protect and expand DACA. Learn more
I fully support, and will do anything I can to always support, workers organizing in the workplace. Learn more
I am fully against mandatory overtime, as it forces workers and their families to live their lives at the whim of their employer. People have a right to earn a living wage working 40 hours per week. Learn more
We do need a higher minimum wage in the state of California, but our goal should be a living wage for all employees. As State Senator, I will sponsor living wage legislation. Learn more
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