Gail Pellerin

Civil Rights

Protect marriage equality and LGBTQ rights. Learn more

Fight to ensure women have equal rights including protecting a woman’s right to choose, access to health care, workplace safety, domestic violence policies and equal pay for equal work. Learn more

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

Keeping our communities safe is one of my top priorities. As your State Assemblymember, I am working to ensure that we have safe neighborhoods, business districts, schools, open spaces, and parks. Learn more

Excellence in recruiting, training, and retaining public safety professionals and providing competitive salaries and benefits for our public safety workers and their families. Learn more

A robust and adequately trained and funded criminal justice system to ensure that it is a fair and just system with a goal of moving cases through the court process more efficiently and expeditiously. Learn more

Economy

Supporting local business, expanding our local economy, investing in workforce development and supporting workers. Learn more

Expanding local job opportunities and prevailing wage, so our workforce can afford to live in the area where they work. Learn more

Education

Our schools continue to be underfunded, and we must make a greater investment in public education from early-childhood education through higher education in our Community College, CSU and UC systems. All children deserve an equal opportunity for a quality education, and we know that investments in early education and childcare, English as a second language programs, extra-curricular activities and after-school programs all play a critical role in improving outcomes for students and ultimately for communities. Learn more

Expand funding for grant programs for tuition and other educational costs so students aren’t drowning in loan debt. Learn more

Work to ensure that our teachers and staff can afford to live in the communities in which they work, especially in this region where the cost of living is so high. Learn more

Fight to increase funding for needed education programs, including special education, the arts, vocational training programs, and any other pathway that will prepare students for higher education or the job market. Learn more

Advocate for expansion of the number of slots, rates and wages for child care in California, as well as early childhood education - pre-school and transitional kindergarten. Learn more

Environment / Energy

Continued investments in effective fire education, prevention and suppression as well as support to communities in the aftermath of wildfires. Learn more

Lower greenhouse gas emissions through policies that further our renewable energy goals. California has led the other forty-nine states in setting and meeting these goals, but studies show we have to do much more. Learn more

We must protect and preserve California and continue to lead the nation in sound environmental policy to ensure we have a sustainable planet for our children and grandchildren. In the Assembly, I will continue to support policies that protect our environment, promote sustainability, address climate change, and invest in clean energy. Learn more

Minimize loss of life and property by providing critical funding for forest management and wildfire response. Learn more

Secure strong coastal protections and be ready for the rising sea level. Learn more

Provide meaningful safeguards to our air and water quality. Learn more

Lower greenhouse gas emissions through policies that further our renewable energy goals. Learn more

Government Reform

Protecting early voting and mail-in balloting. Learn more

Healthcare

Quality healthcare should be accessible to everyone, regardless of insurance coverage or ability to pay. It is a fundamental right, and we must do better. Learn more

In the Assembly, I am fighting to ensure that: Every person has access to affordable healthcare. Local clinics, hospitals and emergency rooms are open to everyone regardless of whether they are insured. We lower the costs of prescription drugs, reduce insurance premiums, and that health care includes those in need of both physical and mental health services. . Learn more

Housing

Secure funding for permanent supportive housing. Learn more

California’s current housing supply and affordability crisis has been decades in the making, and it will take a diverse and multi-faceted approach to find solutions. Housing costs are rising faster than wages. Our children and grandchildren often can’t afford to live in the community where they were raised, workers performing vital services are spending much of their paychecks on rent, and the dream of buying a home remains elusive for many. Developing more affordable housing is a start, along with addressing the root causes that lead to homelessness and providing transformative services for those without housing. Learn more

Preserve and expand the affordable housing stock. Learn more

Provide financing assistance to create more homeownership opportunities for modest wage earners. Learn more

Expand services and permanent year-round emergency shelter capacity. Learn more

Infrastructure / Transportation

Investing in infrastructure improvements that will attract new businesses to our area. Learn more

Social Services

Increased mental health staffing and resources to respond when community members are experiencing a mental health crisis, including full implementation of 988 in California, the new mental health crisis hotline launching this summer. Learn more

Wages / Job Benefits

Work to ensure that our teachers and staff can afford to live in the communities in which they work, especially in this region where the cost of living is so high. Learn more

Expanding local job opportunities and prevailing wage, so our workforce can afford to live in the area where they work. Learn more