Legal. “Women have a right to control their own bodies.” Voted against introducing criminal penalties for health care practitioners who fail to provide the required degree of care for an infant who survives an attempted abortion. Voted for an amendment to the California Constitution protecting abortion rights.
Mixed. “I am pro-life.” Supports the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. “California is a pro-choice state, and I oppose any federal abortion ban that would change California voters’ ability to decide this issue.”
Yes. “Investing in our future is how we solve climate change. Government mandates don’t work.” Sponsored a bill to tighten timelines under the National Environmental Policy Act “to make it easier to build energy projects.” “We need to invest in renewable energies,” and invest in agriculture programs that promote carbon capture.
Introduced a bill to help police address fentanyl trafficking. Sponsored a bill creating a federal crime to willfully injure police officers. In the California Assembly, voted to prevent local departments from hiring officers with a history of serious misconduct; opposed allowing the state to permanently ban officers with an abuse history.
Would “fight soft-on-crime policies like early prisoner release and reduced sentences for repeat offenders.” “A culture of lawlessness…will not be tolerated.” While Stockton mayor, praised a plan to replace police response to low-level 911 calls with crisis intervention and behavioral health specialists. Supported a pay raise for officers.
Mixed. Introduced “a suite of bills that would authorize additional…water storage projects, ease permitting restrictions, and create enforceable timelines for environmental review.” Voted to impose new limits on the Clean Water Act. Voted to keep a 20-year protection against mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Mixed. Would “balance our ecological goals with economic realities” and “cut the bureaucratic red tape that hinders small businesses.” Says air pollution can “lead to enhanced health issues, like asthma.” Opposes environmental mandates. As mayor, launched a clean-up of a Stockton lake, saying the project will “help us…be good stewards of the environment.”
Mostly tighten. Called the 2022 “bipartisan gun control bill” expanding the background check system “a good idea.” Supported “additional investments in public safety, school security,…and reasonable gun control measures.” Voted to restrict “ghost guns.” Opposed a bill strengthening limits on concealed weapons.
Likely tighten. Said his top public safety priority as Stockton mayor is to “get illegal guns off the street” and “reduce gun violence in our community.” “We have to be creative in how we get illegal guns off the street.” In 2024, said his administration had removed “more than 1,000 guns from the streets.”
Increase. Voted to extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies. Introduced a bill to reverse Medicaid cuts and increase ACA tax credits. “I refuse to sit by and let these cuts rip coverage away from our community.”
Sponsored a bipartisan immigration reform bill that would create a path to legal status for undocumented workers, reform existing visa programs, and enhance border security. Sponsored a bill to give a “pathway to citizenship to Dreamers.” “The Central Valley cannot function without our immigrant community.”
No. Voted to require Congressional authorization for U.S. military action in Iran in March, April, and June. “The Constitution is clear. Congress carries the solemn responsibility to declare war.”
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Mostly easier. Sponsored two bills to protect employees’ organizing and collective bargaining rights. Voted to require employers to begin contract negotiations with newly certified unions within 10 days. In the California Assembly, voted to not give farmworkers more ways to vote in union elections.
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Raise. Voted against the bill extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts, which included the largest one-time cut in the corporate tax rate and large tax breaks for the wealthy. “This irresponsible legislation harms our most vulnerable neighbors.”
Easier. Voted against a bill requiring proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote in a federal election. Sponsored a bill to require certain states to get preapproval for changes in voting practices. In the California Assembly, voted for universal mail-in ballots.
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