Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - California 52nd Congressional District in 2022 California Primary Election.
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Get StartedDefending Roe v. Wade and reproductive rights from conservative judges and state legislatures seeking to infringe on women's autonomy over their bodies. Your state and socioeconomic status should not determine your ability to exercise your right to choose. Learn more
Covering all of the reproductive health needs of transgender individuals under the Veterans Health Administration and Medicare for All. Funding mental health services for LGBTQIA+ individuals, especially youth, and combating in-school and online bullying. Learn more
Employ more counselors in schools instead of police officers. Learn more
Money needs to be flowing into communities to fund schools, clinics, and job training programs, not incarcerating people for profit. Additionally, preventing people with felony convictions from voting is one of many disgraceful voter suppression tactics. Learn more
Guarantee veteran jobs with livable wages, citizenship, affordable housing, and fully paid education and career training. Learn more
Our movement will put labor rights, higher wages, better benefits, safer work conditions, public banking, and a federal jobs guarantee at the very top of the national agenda. Learn more
Make sure that equitable education from K-12 is given the resources and attention that it deserves with better funding for classroom materials and during and after school programs. Learn more
Employ more counselors in schools instead of police officers. Learn more
Our movement will work toward the goals outlined in the Green New Deal (GND), which provides a road-map to revamp our economy, fight inequality, and reverse the effects of climate change. Learn more
Establish a mandatory gun buyback program for assault-style weapons, a voluntary buyback program for other firearms, and limit persons to one firearm purchase per month. Learn more
Raise the minimum age to purchase guns from 18 to 21. Learn more
Establish a new multi-step gun licensing system that includes in-person interviews and a 10-day wait before gun purchases are approved, with licenses to be renewed annually. Learn more
We are fighting for equitable, quality healthcare for all Americans because healthcare is a human right, not a commodity to be profited off of. Learn more
In Washington, Joaquin will fight for a national housing guarantee so that San Diego has the funding that ensures housing for all, because everyone deserves to live a dignified life. Learn more
We are fighting to reform our unfair immigration system from one that treats immigrants like criminals to one that treats humans like humans. Immigrants have been model citizens and strong pillars for the nation's economic growth and well-being. It is time we start treating people like people. Learn more
I am fighting for fare-free and expanded public transportation: Transit For All. If we are serious about transportation justice, let's stop playing games and make Transit For All a top social justice policy priority. Learn more
Covering all of the reproductive health needs of transgender individuals under the Veterans Health Administration and Medicare for All. Funding mental health services for LGBTQIA+ individuals, especially youth, and combating in-school and online bullying. Learn more
Ensuring women get equal pay for equal work. It's time to close the wage gap once and for all, especially for women of color who face an even larger wage gap. Learn more
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