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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Abortion
Kevin Mullin: Allow nurses to perform non-surgical abortions.
Adam Gray: Allow nurses to perform non-surgical abortions.
Sydney Kamlager: Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons.
Adam Gray: Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons.
Kevin Mullin: Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons.
Sydney Kamlager: Repeal law requiring coroners to investigate stillbirths.
Gavin Newsom: Repeal law requiring coroners to investigate stillbirths.
Adam Gray: Repeal law requiring coroners to investigate stillbirths.
Kevin Mullin: Repeal law requiring coroners to investigate stillbirths.
Kevin Kiley: Keep law requiring coroners to investigate stillbirths.
Brian Dahle: Keep law requiring coroners to investigate stillbirths.
ACLU: Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons.
Alex Padilla: Allow nurses to perform non-surgical abortions.
Antonio Villaraigosa: GOP rejects abortion in case of rape & incest.
Brian Dahle: You don't have the right to an abortion in the Constitution.
Brian Dahle: Voted NO on nurses performing non-surgical abortions.
Christy Smith: Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons.
Connie Conway: Voted NO on nurses performing non-surgical abortions.
Dianne Feinstein: Trump's Supreme Court nominee could end Roe v. Wade.
Duf Sundheim: Right to abortion is a gating issues.
Gavin Newsom: Opposes defunding Planned Parenthood.
Gavin Newsom: Welcome women to CA from states without abortion.
Gavin Newsom: Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons.
Gloria La Riva: Right to abortion regardless of ability to pay.
Gloria La Riva: Supports embryonic stem cell research.
Jerry Brown: Allow nurses to perform non-surgical abortions.
Jimmy Gomez: Allow nurses to perform non-surgical abortions.
John Chiang: Longtime ally for reproductive rights.
Julia Brownley: Supports embryonic stem cell research.
Kevin de Leon: 100% voting record from Planned Parenthood.
Kevin de Leon: Allow nurses to perform non-surgical abortions.
Kevin Faulconer: Pro-choice, pro-marriage equality, pro-gun control.
Lou Correa: Rated 71% by Planned Parenthood; moderately pro-choice.
Mark DeSaulnier: Allow nurses to perform non-surgical abortions.
Mark Meuser: Against abortion; it's a state's rights issue.
Mimi Walters: Voted NO on nurses performing non-surgical abortions.
Neel Kashkari: Supports abortion rights.
Neel Kashkari: Government out of our lives on abortion.
Norma Torres: Allow nurses to perform non-surgical abortions.
Ro Khanna: All women should have access to birth control and abortion.
Rob Bonta: Allow nurses to perform non-surgical abortions.
Rob Bonta: Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons.
Rocky Chavez: Voted NO on nurses performing non-surgical abortions.
Steve Knight: Human life begins at conception.
Steve Knight: Voted NO on nurses performing non-surgical abortions.
Ted Lieu: 100% ratings from pro-choice groups.
Ted Lieu: Allow nurses to perform non-surgical abortions.
Tom Del Beccaro: Criticized raids earlier against anti-abortion activists.
Travis Allen: Skipped vote on resolution for abortion rights.
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Budget & Economy
Alex Padilla: These aren't stimulus checks; they're basic survival checks.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Painful spending cuts & temporary tax increases were needed.
Bill Jones: Concerned about higher federal spending.
Bill Jones: Stop subsidizing the rest of the country.
Brian Dahle: COVID: stop recklessly spending billions of dollars.
Brian Dahle: Clawbacks in state contracts for underperforming entities.
Delaine Eastin: Build an economy that works for everyone.
Gavin Newsom: Government has role in economic growth.
Gavin Newsom: Opportunity zones worthy of bipartisan support.
Gavin Newsom: $2.6 billion in grants to small businesses & nonprofits.
Heidi Ganahl: Government has grown too much; we can reduce it.
James Bradley: Use tax incentives to stimulate small businesses.
Jerry Brown: Proposes balanced budget and $12.5 billion in cuts.
Jerry Brown: $27B budget gap then; multibillion-dollar surplus now.
Jerry Brown: Follow advice from Book of Genesis: out away some surplus.
Jerry Brown: Ping-pong budgeting makes no sense.
Jerry Brown: Investment in infrastructure makes long term economic sense.
Jimmy Panetta: Grow economy in a way that creates jobs & raises wages.
Kamala Harris: Prosecuted fewer foreclosure fraud cases than smaller states.
Kamala Harris: Provide protections for homeowners in bank dealings.
Kamala Harris: Provide protections for homeowners in bank dealings.
Mark Meuser: The Federal Government needs to start balancing its budget.
Michael Eisen: We need to fight together in unison against all budget cuts.
Michael Eisen: We need to fight together in unison against all budget cuts.
Mimi Walters: $17T debt is unsustainable; scale back government.
Neel Kashkari: Ran program to bail out the nation's largest banks.
Norma Torres: $2 billion in federal funds: Keep Your Home California.
Pete Aguilar: Build economy that's fair to middle-class & small business.
Ro Khanna: Entrepreneurial Nation: programs to grow businesses.
Sam Granato: Balanced Budget Amendment leads to irresponsible tax policy.
Steve Knight: Free enterprise instead of assuring livable income.
Tom Steyer: Require Rainy Day budget stabilization in state constitution.
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Civil Rights
Adam Gray: Eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants.
Kevin Mullin: Ban "Redskins" for school or athletic team name or mascot.
Adam Gray: Allow "Redskins" for school or athletic team name or mascot.
Alex Padilla: Eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants.
Antonio Villaraigosa: LA's diversity program is "absolutely insufficient".
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Keep gambling commission independent of tribes.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Expand civil right act to cover orientation & gender.
Brian Dahle: Don't eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants.
Carly Fiorina: Proud conservative vote for Proposition 8.
Connie Conway: Voted NO on prohibiting sexual orientation repair therapy.
David Hadley: Ban "Redskins" for school or athletic team name or mascot.
David Valadao: Voted NO on prohibiting sexual orientation repair therapy.
Delaine Eastin: Protect equal rights for all.
Duf Sundheim: Supports same-sex marriage.
Gavin Newsom: Early supporter for gay marriage.
Gavin Newsom: Supports affirmative action.
Jerome Horton: Expand civil right act to cover orientation & gender.
Jerry Brown: Prohibit sexual orientation conversion therapy.
Jerry Brown: Eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants.
Jerry Brown: Ban "Redskins" for school or athletic team name or mascot.
Jimmy Gomez: Eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants.
John Chiang: Supports affirmative action.
John Chiang: Outspoken in support of gay rights.
Julia Brownley: Supports affirmative action.
Julia Brownley: Supports same-sex domestic partnerships & marriage.
Kamala Harris: Eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants.
Kamala Harris: Refused to defend Prop. 8 gay marriage ban.
Kevin de Leon: Prohibit sexual orientation conversion therapy.
Kevin de Leon: Ban "Redskins" for school or athletic team name or mascot.
Kevin Faulconer: Supported same-sex marriage, LGBTQ rights legislation.
Loretta Sanchez: Met with Indian American group leaders upon entering race.
Lou Correa: Eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants.
Mark DeSaulnier: Prohibit sexual orientation conversion therapy.
Michael Eisen: Study gender bias in scientific publications.
Mimi Walters: Voted NO on prohibiting sexual orientation repair therapy.
Mimi Walters: Don't expand civil right act to cover orientation & gender.
Neel Kashkari: Supports gay marriage.
Norma Torres: Recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages.
Norma Torres: Prohibit sexual orientation conversion therapy.
Ro Khanna: Ensure full equality for LGBTQ Americans.
Rob Bonta: Ban "Redskins" for school or athletic team name or mascot.
Rob Bonta: Eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants.
Rocky Chavez: Moderate who supports gay marriage.
Rocky Chavez: Ban "Redskins" for school or athletic team name or mascot.
Steve Farley: Race should be a consideration, not only one.
Steve Knight: Marriage is a union of one man and one woman.
Steve Knight: Voted NO on prohibiting sexual orientation repair therapy.
Ted Lieu: Overturn the federal ban on same-sex marriage.
Ted Lieu: Strengthen equal pay laws & diversity.
Ted Lieu: Prohibit sexual orientation conversion therapy.
TJ Cox: LGBTQ deserve equal rights and protections.
Tom Del Beccaro: Keep Proposition 8; but open to debate on gay marriage.
Travis Allen: Prohibit sexual orientation conversion therapy.
Xavier Becerra: Protect transgender students and adults.
Young Kim: Ban "Redskins" for school or athletic team name or mascot.
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Corporations
Brian Dahle: Seen businesses regulated to death by state bureaucrats.
Delaine Eastin: Change corporate tax structure to fund education.
Gloria La Riva: Corporations, banks and the Pentagon dominate society.
Kamala Harris: Tough stance on mortgage lenders fell short.
Kevin Faulconer: Get out the message: California is open for business.
Neel Kashkari: Corporate rate complexity encourages investment abroad.
Ro Khanna: Flexibility on R&D taxes & startup businesses.
Ro Khanna: Close loopholes that allow companies to avoid paying taxes.
Tom Steyer: Supported 2012 income tax increase for multistate businesses.
Travis Allen: Private business should take over public rest stops.
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Crime
Adam Gray: Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability.
Kevin Mullin: Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability.
Sydney Kamlager: Cut administrative fees on people in criminal justice system.
Adam Gray: Cut administrative fees on people in criminal justice system.
Kevin Mullin: Cut administrative fees on people in criminal justice system.
Kevin Kiley: Cut administrative fees on people in criminal justice system.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Reduced violent crime by 50%; increased size of LAPD.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Allow private prisons to compete, to spend less on prisons.
Bill Jones: Three Strikes is a worthy criminal justice reform.
Brian Dahle: Rights of criminals shouldn't come before rights of victims.
Brian Dahle: Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability.
Caitlyn Jenner: Rehabilitate people in prison and bring them back safely.
Caitlyn Jenner: I would use as many forces as I could to stop rioting.
Caitlyn Jenner: I am in favor of the death penalty.
Christy Smith: Cut administrative fees on people in criminal justice system.
Connie Conway: Don't eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants.
David Hadley: Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability.
Delaine Eastin: Manage crime with improved education.
Dick Mountjoy: No visitation for sex offenders with kids or grandkids.
Donald Trump: Think of the VICTIMS and keep the death penalty.
Doug Ose: Everywhere I see uncontrolled homelessness & nagging crime.
Gavin Newsom: Criminal justice reform is crucial; repeal death penalty.
Gavin Newsom: Death penalty is ineffective, irreversible and immoral.
Gavin Newsom: 2016: Respect state referendum on death penalty; 2019: Don't.
Gavin Newsom: Moratorium on the California death penalty.
Gavin Newsom: Spared 737 people on California's death row.
Gavin Newsom: Bolster police, more prosecutors, get guns off the street.
Gavin Newsom: Cut administrative fees on people in criminal justice system.
Gloria La Riva: Opposes capital punishment; shut down most prisons.
Jared Huffman: Life-without-parole instead of capital punishment.
Jay Obernolte: Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability.
Jay Obernolte: Keep administrative fees in criminal justice system.
Jerry Brown: Curb prison spending through an historic realignment.
Jerry Brown: Major reductions in our prison population.
Jerry Brown: Instead of new laws, consider the overall system.
Jerry Brown: Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability.
Jimmy Panetta: Supports alternatives but accepts mandatory minimums.
John Chiang: Education & anti-poverty to fight crime.
Norma Torres: Work with the community to combat crime.
Julia Brownley: Opposes capital punishment.
Julia Brownley: Alternative sentencing and separate juvenile courts.
Kamala Harris: Don't require cops to wear body cameras.
Kamala Harris: Acknowledge that certain communities distrust police.
Kamala Harris: Personally opposed to death penalty; as DA, never pursued it.
Kamala Harris: Focus on helping non-violent young offenders.
Kamala Harris: Defied pressure for death penalty for cop killer.
Kamala Harris: Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability.
Kevin de Leon: Gang violence plagues our neighborhoods.
Kevin de Leon: Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability.
Kevin Faulconer: We didn't defund police, we hired more and kept us safe.
Larry Elder: Police falsely accused of systemic racism, keep cash bail.
Mark Meuser: Criminals do not fear any repercussions for their actions.
Neel Kashkari: Don't release dangerous people onto the streets.
Ro Khanna: Support alternatives to prison; oppose capital punishment.
Rob Bonta: Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability.
Rob Bonta: Cut administrative fees on people in criminal justice system.
Rocky Chavez: Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability.
Tom Steyer: More parole opportunities for convicted non-violent felons.
Tom Steyer: Repeal the California death penalty.
Travis Allen: Protect victims, not criminals.
Travis Allen: Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability.
Xavier Becerra: Committed to combatting sexual violence.
Xavier Becerra: Eliminate bias in policing, reduce unnecessary force.
Young Kim: Improve criminal justice reporting; increase accountability.
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Drugs
Kevin Mullin: Reduce drug possession from felony to misdemeanor.
Alex Padilla: Reduce drug possession from felony to misdemeanor.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Pro-legalization with safeguards.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Supports marijuana legalization.
Brian Dahle: Medicinal and recreational cannabis laws are in conflict.
Brian Dahle: Voted NO on reducing possession from felony to misdemeanor.
Connie Conway: Voted NO on reducing possession from felony to misdemeanor.
Delaine Eastin: Supports legalization, but would tax more.
Ed Perlmutter: Sponsored bill for pot business bank access.
Gavin Newsom: Pushed Proposition 64, legalizing adult use of marijuana.
Gavin Newsom: I'm not pro-pot, but anti-prohibition; opposed 2010 Prop 19.
Gavin Newsom: Let California legalization continue.
Jerry Brown: Vetoed prosecutor discretion on drugs; keep it a felony.
Jerry Brown: How many people can get stoned and still have a great state?
Jerry Brown: Vetoed reducing drug possession from felony to misdemeanor.
Jimmy Gomez: Reduce drug possession from felony to misdemeanor.
John Chiang: Set up state bank for pot industry.
John Cox: Denied wanting to hospitalize marijuana addicts.
Julia Brownley: Decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Kamala Harris: Recognize the war on drugs was a failure.
Kevin de Leon: Not his issue, but supportive of legal pot.
Kevin de Leon: Reduce drug possession from felony to misdemeanor.
Mark DeSaulnier: Reduce drug possession from felony to misdemeanor.
Mimi Walters: Voted NO on reducing possession from felony to misdemeanor.
Neel Kashkari: When you legalize something, you send a signal you approve.
Norma Torres: Food stamps for drug felons; immunity for reporting overdose.
Norma Torres: Reduce drug possession from felony to misdemeanor.
Rob Astorino: War on drugs has disproportionately hurt minorities.
Rob Bonta: Reduce drug possession from felony to misdemeanor.
Rocky Chavez: Reduce drug possession from felony to misdemeanor.
Steve Farley: Making marijuana business legitimate.
Steve Knight: Voted NO on reducing possession from felony to misdemeanor.
Ted Lieu: Reduce drug possession from felony to misdemeanor.
Travis Allen: Opposed pot law barring state cooperation with Feds.
Travis Allen: Voted NO on reducing possession from felony to misdemeanor.
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Education
Kevin Mullin: Allow student sports choice based on gender identity.
Adam Gray: Replace school achievement testing with progress testing.
Kevin Mullin: Replace school achievement testing with progress testing.
Kevin Mullin: Allow bilingual education in public schools.
Adam Gray: Allow bilingual education in public schools.
Adam Gray: End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
Kevin Mullin: End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
ACLU: End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
Alex Padilla: Expanded after school programs; reduced class sizes.
Alex Padilla: End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
Alex Padilla: Allow student sports choice based on gender identity.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Mayoral control of 22 poorly performing schools.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Police in the schools, every day, but not all day.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Stop making excuses for lack of success in schools.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Until now, children were trapped in low-performing schools.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Maintain foster care past 18 if finishing high school.
Brian Dahle: For suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
Brian Dahle: Voted NO on bilingual education in public schools.
Brian Dahle: Voted NO on progress testing instead of achievement testing.
Brian Dahle: Voted NO on student sports choice based on gender identity.
Brian Dahle: I strongly support school choice, charter schools.
Connie Conway: For suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
Connie Conway: Voted NO on bilingual education in public schools.
Connie Conway: Voted NO on progress testing instead of achievement testing.
Connie Conway: Voted NO on student sports choice based on gender identity.
Dan Quayle: “Students’ rights” wrongly undermines school discipline.
Dan Quayle: Mentioning God in classrooms should not be illegal.
Delaine Eastin: In 1960s we invested in community colleges.
Delaine Eastin: Expand "First 5" to include mandatory kindergarten.
Delaine Eastin: Parental choice but no vouchers.
Gavin Newsom: College without crushing debt for every young person.
Gloria La Riva: Guaranteed free education from pre-K through college.
James Bradley: Pro school choice including charters schools, homeschooling.
Jerome Horton: Maintain foster care past 18 if finishing high school.
Jerry Brown: Let people vote to avoid cutting schools & colleges.
Jerry Brown: Consider subsidiarity: central authority only if local fails.
Jerry Brown: No government-imposed standards for public schools.
Jerry Brown: Vetoed considering demographics in college admissions.
Jerry Brown: Allow student sports choice based on gender identity.
Jerry Brown: Replace school achievement testing with progress testing.
Jerry Brown: Allow bilingual education in public schools.
Jerry Brown: Increase funding for schools and target tough students.
Jerry Brown: Reduce centralized control of local education.
Jerry Brown: End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
Jimmy Gomez: Allow student sports choice based on gender identity.
Jimmy Gomez: Replace school achievement testing with progress testing.
Jimmy Gomez: Allow bilingual education in public schools.
John Cox: COVID: Let parents utilize open private or public schools.
Julia Brownley: Supports charter schools.
Kamala Harris: Ensure access to a high quality public education.
Kevin de Leon: Support for public schools; against vouchers.
Kevin de Leon: Allow student sports choice based on gender identity.
Kevin de Leon: Replace school achievement testing with progress testing.
Kevin de Leon: Allow bilingual education in public schools.
Kevin de Leon: Invest budget in education, from childcare thru college.
Larry Elder: Won't support schools that indoctrinate children with hate.
Larry Elder: Will fight for school choice, charter schools.
Lou Correa: End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
Mark DeSaulnier: Allow student sports choice based on gender identity.
Mark DeSaulnier: Replace school achievement testing with progress testing.
Mark DeSaulnier: Allow bilingual education in public schools.
Mark DeSaulnier: End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
Mark Meuser: Schools are failing children.
Mark Meuser: Funding should follow the student rather than fund systems.
Mimi Walters: Voted NO on student sports choice based on gender identity.
Mimi Walters: NO on replacing achievement testing with progress testing.
Mimi Walters: Voted NO on bilingual education in public schools.
Mimi Walters: Don't maintain foster care past 18 if finishing high school.
Neel Kashkari: Side with poor kids, not union bosses.
Norma Torres: Replace school achievement testing with progress testing.
Norma Torres: Allow bilingual education in public schools.
Norma Torres: End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
Pete Aguilar: Improve public education at all levels.
Ro Khanna: More funding for K-12, pre-K, STEM & STEAM.
Ro Khanna: More federal grants & more local students for UC.
Ro Khanna: Make college affordable; prepare students for 21st century.
Rob Bonta: End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
Rob Bonta: Allow bilingual education in public schools.
Rob Bonta: Replace school achievement testing with progress testing.
Rob Bonta: Allow student sports choice based on gender identity.
Rocky Chavez: Supports charter schools, and founded one in Oceanside.
Rocky Chavez: Voted NO on student sports choice based on gender identity.
Rocky Chavez: Replace school achievement testing with progress testing.
Rocky Chavez: Voted NO on bilingual education in public schools.
Rocky Chavez: End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
Salud Carbajal: Lower interest rates for government-backed student loans.
Steve Farley: Need to rebuild educational system.
Steve Knight: Voted NO on student sports choice based on gender identity.
Steve Knight: Voted NO on bilingual education in public schools.
Steve Knight: For suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
Ted Lieu: Replace school achievement testing with progress testing.
Ted Lieu: Allow bilingual education in public schools.
Ted Lieu: End suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
Travis Allen: Parental control, not bureaucrats.
Travis Allen: Voted NO on student sports choice based on gender identity.
Travis Allen: Voted NO on progress testing instead of achievement testing.
Travis Allen: Voted NO on bilingual education in public schools.
Travis Allen: For suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
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Energy & Oil
Kevin Mullin: $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
Adam Gray: $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
Adam Gray: Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed.
Kevin Mullin: Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed.
Kevin Mullin: Charge Ahead: 1,000,000 zero-emission vehicles by 2023 .
Adam Gray: Charge Ahead: 1,000,000 zero-emission vehicles by 2023 .
Alan Lowenthal: Restrict offshore drilling; regulate greenhouse gases.
Alex Padilla: Got state agency to increase use of renewable energy.
Alex Padilla: 2006: for solar power, modernizing electrical grid.
Alex Padilla: Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Cut greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.
Brian Dahle: Forest management not climate change is cause of wildfires.
Brian Dahle: Energy goal: 100% reliable, affordable electricity.
Brian Dahle: NO on Charge Ahead: 1,000,000 zero-emission vehicles by 2023.
Brian Dahle: Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed.
Brian Dahle: Against $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
Caitlyn Jenner: Skeptical of state goal of zero emissions by 2045.
Delaine Eastin: Fight climate change, protect natural resources.
Gavin Newsom: California leads the way on green energy.
Gavin Newsom: New cars & trucks in California to be zero-emission by 2035.
Gavin Newsom: We will write the playbook on confronting climate change.
Gavin Newsom: We need to be fighting polluters, not bolstering them.
Gloria La Riva: International and domestic rules to reduce climate change.
James Bradley: Short term oil exploration; alternative energy incentives.
Jerome Horton: Cut greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.
Jerry Brown: CO2 emissions could warm planet by 7 degrees.
Jerry Brown: Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed.
Jerry Brown: Charge Ahead: 1,000,000 zero-emission vehicles by 2023.
Jerry Brown: No climate deniers: the science is clear; the danger is real.
Jimmy Gomez: Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed.
Jimmy Gomez: Charge Ahead: 1,000,000 zero-emission vehicles by 2023.
Jimmy Panetta: Regulate fracking; address climate change.
Julia Brownley: Switch from traditional energy to alternatives.
Kamala Harris: Innovate smart solutions to climate change.
Kevin de Leon: Leading the way on renewable energy.
Kevin de Leon: Extend California's cap-and-trade.
Kevin de Leon: Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed.
Larry Elder: Against radicals for whom climate change is a religion.
Lou Correa: Charge Ahead: 1,000,000 zero-emission vehicles by 2023.
Mark DeSaulnier: Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed.
Mark Meuser: Grant drilling permits; encourage domestic oil production.
Mark Meuser: I can't get a straight definition on what climate change is.
Michael Eisen: Base climate change policy on science, not politics.
Mimi Walters: Support new domestic oil and natural gas, including Keystone.
Mimi Walters: Voted NO on scientific study on fracking.
Mimi Walters: Don't cut greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.
Neel Kashkari: Climate change compelling, but do fracking & Monterey shale.
Norma Torres: Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed.
Pete Aguilar: Encourage green building and climate-friendly purchasing.
Ro Khanna: Environmental threat means opportunities for green energy.
Ro Khanna: Expand tax credits for solar power & plug-in hybrids.
Rob Astorino: Open the Monterey Shale to fracking for shale oil.
Rob Bonta: $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
Rob Bonta: Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed.
Rocky Chavez: Voted NO on scientific study on fracking.
Salud Carbajal: Tackle carbon pollution as strategy to combat climate change.
Steve Farley: Coal is the fuel of the past.
Steve Knight: No opinion on federally subsidizing wind & solar.
Steve Knight: Voted NO on scientific study on fracking.
Ted Lieu: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions; end fracking.
Ted Lieu: Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed.
Ted Lieu: Cut greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.
Tom Steyer: Cut greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.
Travis Allen: Voted NO on awaiting scientific study before ok to fracking.
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Environment
Kevin Mullin: Establish new regional groundwater sustainability agency.
Adam Gray: Voted NO to new regional groundwater sustainability agency.
Adam Gray: Eliminate pre-1977 exemption on sale of rhino horn & ivory.
Kevin Mullin: Eliminate pre-1977 exemption on sale of rhino horn & ivory.
Alex Padilla: Ban single-use plastic bags.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Added 669 acres of open space & 1,549 miles of bikeways.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Modernize CEQA to allow new construction projects.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: $11B for water bonds to invest in future water flow.
Bill Jones: Supports the ban on drilling oil off the California coast.
Brian Dahle: Keep pre-1977 exemption on sale of rhino horn & ivory.
Brian Dahle: Don't ban single-use plastic bags.
Brian Dahle: NO to new regional groundwater sustainability agency.
Connie Conway: Voted NO to new regional groundwater sustainability agency.
Connie Conway: Voted NO on $48M for hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
Connie Conway: Don't ban single-use plastic bags.
David Hadley: Eliminate pre-1977 exemption on sale of rhino horn & ivory.
Delaine Eastin: Don't give up on a clean environment; not on my watch.
Gavin Newsom: Pro-active on energy and resource management.
Gavin Newsom: The water we drink & the air we breathe hang in the balance.
Gavin Newsom: Invest more in fighting wildfires, tackling historic drought.
Gloria La Riva: Increase fuel efficiency standards; and don't build nukes.
Jay Obernolte: Keep pre-1977 exemption on sale of rhino horn & ivory.
Jerry Brown: Ban single-use plastic bags.
Jerry Brown: Banned shark fin harvesting to protect sharks and ocean.
Jerry Brown: $14B to build tunnels and restore San Joaquin Delta habitat.
Jerry Brown: $25B for water-shortage farmland.
Jerry Brown: $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
Jerry Brown: CA out front in addressing climate change.
Jerry Brown: Establish new regional groundwater sustainability agency.
Jerry Brown: Deal with pollution at local level.
Jerry Brown: Eliminate pre-1977 exemption on sale of rhino horn & ivory.
Jimmy Gomez: Establish new regional groundwater sustainability agency.
Jimmy Gomez: $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
Jimmy Gomez: Establish new regional groundwater sustainability agency.
John Cox: Environmental regs crush business.
Kamala Harris: Prosecuted polluters for illegal dumping and air pollution.
Kamala Harris: Civil business penalties should go to protect public health.
Kevin de Leon: $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
Kevin de Leon: Ban single-use plastic bags.
Kevin de Leon: Eliminate pre-1977 exemption on sale of rhino horn & ivory.
Lou Correa: Establish new regional groundwater sustainability agency.
Lou Correa: Don't ban single-use plastic bags.
Mark DeSaulnier: $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
Mark DeSaulnier: Ban single-use plastic bags.
Michael Eisen: EPA needs to be more transparent and avoid using hidden data.
Michael Eisen: EPA needs to be more transparent and avoid using hidden data.
Mimi Walters: Voted NO on $48M for hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
Mimi Walters: Don't ban single-use plastic bags.
Norma Torres: $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
Norma Torres: Don't ban single-use plastic bags.
Pete Aguilar: Fight for more sustainable development.
Ro Khanna: Promote open space and sustainable agriculture.
Rob Astorino: I love our natural beauty, but we need to find balance.
Rob Bonta: Eliminate pre-1977 exemption on sale of rhino horn & ivory.
Rob Bonta: Establish new regional groundwater sustainability agency.
Rocky Chavez: Voted NO on $48M for hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
Rocky Chavez: Don't ban single-use plastic bags.
Salud Carbajal: Preserve huge open spaces for future generations to enjoy.
Steve Knight: Voted NO on $48M for hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
Steve Knight: Don't ban single-use plastic bags.
Ted Lieu: Expand resources for water recycling.
Ted Lieu: $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
Ted Lieu: Ban single-use plastic bags.
Tom Del Beccaro: Increase water supplies rather than fining citizens.
Tom Del Beccaro: Farmers bear the brunt of a plethora of regulations.
Tom Steyer: Ban single-use plastic bags.
Tom Steyer: Regulate confinement of farm animals more humanely.
Travis Allen: Voted NO on $48M for hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
Travis Allen: Don't ban single-use plastic bags.
Travis Allen: Eliminate pre-1977 exemption on sale of rhino horn & ivory.
Xavier Becerra: Oppose efforts to roll back environmental protections.
Young Kim: Keep pre-1977 exemption on sale of rhino horn & ivory.
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Families & Children
Kevin Mullin: Require car seats for children under 2 years old.
Adam Gray: Require car seats for children under 2 years old.
Adam Gray: Teach about dating and sexual violence in sex ed class.
Kevin Mullin: Teach about dating and sexual violence in sex ed class.
Brian Dahle: Don't teach about relationship violence in sex ed class.
Brian Dahle: Opposed assisted suicide law.
Brian Dahle: Require car seats for children under 2 years old.
Dan Quayle: “Children’s rights” wrongly undermines parental authority.
David Hadley: Opposed assisted suicide law.
David Hadley: Require car seats for children under 2 years old.
David Hadley: Don't teach about relationship violence in sex ed class.
Gavin Newsom: Increase child care subsidies; add to paid family leave.
Jay Obernolte: Opposed assisted suicide law.
Jay Obernolte: Against requiring car seats for children under 2.
Jay Obernolte: Don't teach about relationship violence in sex ed class.
Jerry Brown: Enacted assisted suicide law.
Jerry Brown: Require car seats for children under 2 years old.
Jerry Brown: Teach about dating and sexual violence in sex ed class.
Kamala Harris: Punish parents of chronically truant kids.
Kevin de Leon: Yes Means Yes: affirmative consent standard at colleges.
Kevin de Leon: Supported assisted suicide law.
Kevin de Leon: Require car seats for children under 2 years old.
Kevin de Leon: Teach about dating and sexual violence in sex ed class.
Rob Bonta: Teach about dating and sexual violence in sex ed class.
Rob Bonta: Supported assisted suicide law.
Rob Bonta: Require car seats for children under 2 years old.
Rocky Chavez: Opposed assisted suicide law.
Rocky Chavez: Require car seats for children under 2 years old.
Rocky Chavez: Teach about dating and sexual violence in sex ed class.
Travis Allen: Opposed assisted suicide law.
Travis Allen: Against requiring car seats for children under 2.
Travis Allen: Don't teach about relationship violence in sex ed class.
Young Kim: Opposed assisted suicide law.
Young Kim: Against requiring car seats for children under 2.
Young Kim: Don't teach about relationship violence in sex ed class.
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Foreign Policy
Bill Jones: UN has not acted decisively during major conflicts.
Gloria La Riva: Close all US bases abroad; and exit all war zones.
James Bradley: Bolster Israel; cut off funds to terrorists.
Kamala Harris: Distinguish Islamic religion from terrorism.
Kamala Harris: The way to keep us safe is NOT to keep outsiders out.
Mimi Walters: US directly benefits from military aid to Israel.
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Free Trade
Alex Padilla: Urge China to lift tariffs on U.S. wines.
Carly Fiorina: Change rules about outsourcing; current climate forces it.
Duf Sundheim: Inclined to support Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
James Bradley: Negotiate trade agreements that put America first.
Jerry Brown: Open CA trade and investment office in Shanghai.
Kamala Harris: TPP doesn't offer sufficient worker protections.
Kevin Faulconer: Supported USMCA trade pact, chaired pro-trade group.
Kevin Faulconer: NAFTA has been phenomenally successful.
Loretta Sanchez: Opposes TPP; joined union protests against it.
Mark Meuser: Encourage US manufacturing, don't rely on foreign industry.
Ro Khanna: Trade agreements fair to U.S. workers & environment.
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Government Reform
Kevin Mullin: Voted YES to amend Constitution to overturn Citizens United.
Adam Gray: Voted YES to amend Constitution to overturn Citizens United.
Kevin Mullin: Voted YES on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
Adam Gray: Voted NO on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
Adam Gray: Neighborhood districting increases minority representation.
Kevin Mullin: Neighborhood districting increases minority representation.
ACLU: Neighborhood districting increases minority representation.
Alan Lowenthal: Regulate corporate & union campaign contributions.
Alex Padilla: Implemented same-day voter registration.
Alex Padilla: Gave voter outreach money to consulting firm, not counties.
Alex Padilla: Has focused on lowering barriers to voting.
Alex Padilla: Supported allowing let 17-year-olds vote in primaries.
Alex Padilla: Reducing city council districts an assault on voting rights.
Alex Padilla: Vote by mail works in blue states and red states.
Alex Padilla: Yes to expanding Supreme Court; not sure on term limits.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Increase voter turnout among Latinos & all demographics.
Brian Dahle: Crazy to ban candidate withholding tax returns from ballot.
Brian Dahle: District-based elections OK even if protected class impaired.
Brian Dahle: Voted NO on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
Brian Dahle: Voted NO on overturning Citizens United.
Caitlyn Jenner: We need to have integrity in our election system.
Connie Conway: Voted NO on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
Connie Conway: Voted NO on overturning Citizens United.
Dan Quayle: Appoint judges who won’t push a political agenda.
David Hadley: Prohibit district-based election if protected class impaired.
Doug Ose: Amend California environmental law, don't tear it up.
Gavin Newsom: Campaigned to boost student registration.
Gavin Newsom: Radically ramp up forest management efforts.
Gloria La Riva: Eliminate corporate campaign contributions.
Gray Davis: 2002:Neighborhood districting for minority representation.
James Bradley: Pro voter ID to eliminate documented rampant fraud.
James Bradley: Party to suit challenging state election laws.
Jared Huffman: Ban "independent expenditures"; they're out of control.
Jay Obernolte: District-based elections OK even if protected class impaired.
Jerry Brown: Pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
Jerry Brown: District-based elections OK even if protected class impaired.
Jimmy Gomez: Voted YES on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
Jimmy Gomez: Voted YES to amend Constitution to overturn Citizens United.
Jimmy Panetta: Regulate "dark money" indirect campaign contributions.
John Cox: Smaller districts better against special interests.
John Cox: Replace Environmental Quality Act to allow building.
Julia Brownley: Limit campaign contributions and campaign spending.
Julia Brownley: Lengthen term limits for state legislators.
Kamala Harris: Neighborhood districting increases minority representation.
Kevin de Leon: Pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
Kevin de Leon: Voted YES to amend Constitution to overturn Citizens United.
Kevin de Leon: Prohibit district-based election if protected class impaired.
Lou Correa: Use double postage to ensure absentee vote is counted.
Mark DeSaulnier: Voted YES on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
Mark DeSaulnier: Voted YES to amend Constitution to overturn Citizens United.
Mark Meuser: Time to start reining in the unelected bureaucrats.
Mark Meuser: Can't have confidence in the results of 2020 election.
Mimi Walters: Voted NO on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
Mimi Walters: Voted NO on overturning Citizens United.
Norma Torres: Pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
Norma Torres: Voted YES to amend Constitution to overturn Citizens United.
Ro Khanna: Push back on Citizens United with online campaign disclosure.
Ro Khanna: I never accept contributions from lobbyists or PACs.
Rob Bonta: Prohibit district-based election if protected class impaired.
Rob Bonta: Rob Bonta Voted YES on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
Rob Bonta: Voted YES to amend Constitution to overturn Citizens United.
Rocky Chavez: Voted NO on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
Rocky Chavez: Voted NO on overturning Citizens United.
Rocky Chavez: District-based elections OK even if protected class impaired.
Steve Knight: Require photo ID for voting.
Steve Knight: Voted NO on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
Steve Knight: Voted NO on overturning Citizens United.
Ted Lieu: Pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
Ted Lieu: Voted YES to amend Constitution to overturn Citizens United.
Tom Steyer: Electoral College votes should reflect popular vote.
Travis Allen: Sponsored voter ID law.
Travis Allen: Voted NO on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
Travis Allen: Voted NO to amend Constitution to overturn Citizens United.
Young Kim: District-based elections OK even if protected class impaired.
Kevin Kiley: Written words are binding on those in positions of power.
Kevin Kiley: No "Third House": end lobbyist contributions and influence .
Kevin Kiley: More open governance: restore power to local institutions .
Mark Meuser: So many irregularities about the 2020 election.
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Gun Control
Kevin Mullin: Voted YES on wider definition of assault rifles.
Adam Gray: Don't lift statutory cap on concealed carry license fee.
Kevin Mullin: Lift statutory cap on concealed carry license fee.
Kevin Kiley: Don't lift statutory cap on concealed carry license fee.
Alex Padilla: 2006: Stopped felons from possessing body armor.
Alex Padilla: Voted YES on wider definition of assault rifles.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Supports Life Act: restrict ammunition, licenses, & weapons.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Ban sales of assault weapons and Saturday night specials.
Brian Dahle: Voted NO on wider definition of assault rifles.
Christy Smith: Lift statutory cap on concealed carry license fee.
Connie Conway: Voted NO on wider definition of assault rifles.
Dan Quayle: Instant gun checks OK, but real issue is self-control.
Gavin Newsom: Supports background checks.
Gavin Newsom: Allow suits against gun makers for negligence.
Gavin Newsom: Lift statutory cap on concealed carry license fee.
Gloria La Riva: Second Amendment guarantees individual gun ownership.
James Bradley: Citizens have moral, Constitutional right to self-protect.
Jared Huffman: 2nd amendment right is not absolute.
Jay Obernolte: Don't lift statutory cap on concealed carry license fee.
Jerry Brown: Ban hunting with lead bullets; but detachable magazines OK.
Jerry Brown: Include semiautomatic pistols in unsafe handgun law.
Jerry Brown: Ban large-capacity kits, but veto other gun restrictions.
Jimmy Gomez: Voted YES on wider definition of assault rifles.
Kamala Harris: No gun ownership for dangerous convicts or mentally ill.
Kevin de Leon: Background checks for ammo dealers.
Kevin de Leon: Voted YES on wider definition of assault rifles.
Kevin Faulconer: City gun storage law enacted without his signature.
Mark DeSaulnier: Voted YES on wider definition of assault rifles.
Mark Meuser: On universal background checks, Congress shall not infringe.
Michael Eisen: Why are politicians reluctant to regulate guns?
Michael Eisen: Shine light on politician's reluctance to regulate guns.
Mimi Walters: Voted NO on wider definition of assault rifles.
Neel Kashkari: Require background checks before all firearms sales.
Norma Torres: Voted YES on wider definition of assault rifles.
Rob Bonta: Voted YES on wider definition of assault rifles.
Rob Bonta: Lift statutory cap on concealed carry license fee.
Rocky Chavez: Voted NO on wider definition of assault rifles.
Salud Carbajal: Keep guns away from those who pose a danger.
Steve Knight: Additional restrictive gun control laws are unneeded.
Steve Knight: Voted NO on wider definition of assault rifles.
Ted Lieu: Voted YES on wider definition of assault rifles.
Travis Allen: Gun laws hurt the innocent.
Travis Allen: Voted NO on wider definition of assault rifles.
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Health Care
Kevin Mullin: Expand Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare.
Adam Gray: Expand Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare.
Alan Lowenthal: KeepObamaCare; require purchasing insurance.
Alex Padilla: 2006: Fought for universal health care.
Alex Padilla: We've got to better support our health care infrastructure.
Amy Coney Barrett: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Healthcare.gov problems caused loss of confidence in Feds.
Bill Jones: Lawsuit abuse is responsible for health care costs.
Delaine Eastin: Provide universal healthcare for all.
Brett Kavanaugh: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax.
Brian Dahle: Strengthen our rehabilitation and mental health services.
Brian Dahle: Voted NO on expanding Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare.
Clarence Thomas: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax.
Connie Conway: Voted NO on expanding Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare.
Duf Sundheim: Some aspects of ObamaCare ok, but rest is a boondoggle.
Elena Kagan: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax.
Gavin Newsom: Supports HealthySF: available to all uninsured residents.
Gavin Newsom: We will lead a massive expansion of health care.
Gavin Newsom: CalAIM: physical health & mental health inextricably linked.
Gavin Newsom: COVID: Science--not politics--drove our decisions.
Gavin Newsom: First state to offer universal access to healthcare.
Gavin Newsom: Proposed Health For All, regardless of immigration status.
Gavin Newsom: Expanded health care to millions of uninsured Californians.
Gloria La Riva: Healthcare is a right; create single-payer system.
James Bradley: Remove excess red tape; price controls on Big Pharma.
James Bradley: Opposes taxpayer funding for transgender minors.
Jerry Brown: Insurance companies must cover maternity leave & services.
Jerry Brown: Get started on ObamaCare, then expand Medi-Cal.
Jerry Brown: Expand Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare.
Jerry Brown: ACA wholeheartedly embraced in CA.
Kamala Harris: Require pharmaceutical companies to allow generics.
Jimmy Gomez: Expand Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare.
Joe Biden: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax.
John Chiang: Fix Obamacare instead of repeal.
John Cox: Public-private partnership to get vaccinations done.
John Roberts: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax.
Kamala Harris: Companies should provide contraception under ObamaCare.
Kevin de Leon: For health care to be accessible, it must be affordable.
Kevin de Leon: Expand Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare.
Mark DeSaulnier: Expand Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare.
Mark Meuser: COVID isolation policy caused poor job market & inflation.
Mark Meuser: Won't comment on publicly was his vaccination status.
Michael Eisen: Gutting Obamacare leaves those in need without healthcare.
Michael Eisen: Gutting ObamaCare leaves people without health insurance.
Mimi Walters: ObamaCare is a takeover of our health care system.
Mimi Walters: Voted NO on expanding Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare.
Nancy Pelosi: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax.
Neel Kashkari: Fix ObamaCare's fundamental flaws, or replace it completely.
Neil Gorsuch: Individual mandate is unconstitutional even with $0 tax.
Norma Torres: Expand Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare.
Ro Khanna: ACA is a good start; improve ObamaCare.
Rob Bonta: Expand Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare.
Samuel Alito: Individual mandate is unconstitutional even with $0 tax.
Sonia Sotomayor: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax.
Stephen Breyer: Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax.
Steve Knight: Repeal ObamaCare.
Steve Knight: Voted NO on expanding Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare.
Ted Lieu: No vouchers for Medicare; healthcare is a right.
Ted Lieu: Expand Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare.
Tom Del Beccaro: More taxes & regulations loom with ObamaCare.
Tom Steyer: 2016: Increase cigarette tax by $2 per pack.
Travis Allen: Voted NO on expanding Medi-Cal eligibility for ObamaCare.
Xavier Becerra: 133M people with pre-existing conditions rely on ObamaCare.
Xavier Becerra: Healthcare is a right, will fight for access to all services.
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Homeland Security
Kevin Mullin: Ban drone use for photography on private property.
Adam Gray: Ban drone use for photography on private property.
Alex Padilla: Maintain San Diego's Marine Corps Recruit Depot.
Brian Dahle: Ban drone use for photography on private property.
Darrel Issa: Crucial increases for missile defense and cyberwarfare.
Dick Mountjoy: Extend election time limit for overseas military voting.
Gavin Newsom: Don't gut programs to pay for military buildup.
Gloria La Riva: Eliminate military hardware &missile defense programs.
James Bradley: Strive to guarantee healthcare and housing for all veterans.
James Bradley: Protect American citizens from threats known or unknown.
Jared Huffman: Reduce defense spending to balance the budget.
Jared Huffman: Diplomacy and due process, instead of military action.
Jerry Brown: Governor's Military Council: avoid DOD budget cuts.
Jerry Brown: Ban drone use for photography on private property.
Jimmy Panetta: Defense spending on the table to balance the budget.
Kamala Harris: Champion a robust VA for our Veterans.
Michael Eisen: No need for more military, stop taking from what we do need.
Michael Eisen: No need for more military nor a border wall.
Mimi Walters: Fight to ensure veterans receive benefits.
Pete Aguilar: Increase job training for returning veterans.
Ro Khanna: Control the ballooning of the Defense budget.
Ro Khanna: Expand support for service members & their family members.
Ro Khanna: Right to be free from warrantless metadata collection.
Rocky Chavez: Focus on national security: prepared to deal with ISIS.
Rocky Chavez: Block Syrian refugees until we upgrade our intel and vetting.
Rocky Chavez: Ban drone use for photography on private property.
Salud Carbajal: Make sure veterans receive the support they need.
Steve Knight: Maintain a numerically superior nuclear arsenal.
Ted Lieu: Condemn the NSA's unconstitutional phone spying.
Ted Lieu: Active duty Air Force for 4 years & reserves for 14 years.
Tom Del Beccaro: Terrorists believe in terrorism; we can't persuade them.
Young Kim: Ban drone use for photography on private property.
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Immigration
Kevin Mullin: Voted YES on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
Adam Gray: Voted YES on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
Alex Padilla: Battle over Prop. 187 led to involvement in politics.
Alex Padilla: Voted YES on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
Alex Padilla: Undocumented immigrants shouldn't have to fear deportation.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Immigration reform is an economic and moral imperative.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Latino heritage is part of our American heritage.
Bill Jones: Oppose amnesty for undocumented immigrants.
Brian Dahle: Opposes sanctuary state status.
Brian Dahle: Voted NO on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
Brian Dahle: Streamline path to citizenship, cooperate with ICE on crime.
Caitlyn Jenner: I am pro-border protection & pro-ICE.
Caitlyn Jenner: Path to citizenship for undocumented; deport "bad ones".
Connie Conway: Only English language in public schools.
Connie Conway: Voted NO on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
Delaine Eastin: Supports Dreamers against deportation.
Duf Sundheim: Path to legal status without executive action.
Gavin Newsom: Sanctuary cities build trust.
Gavin Newsom: Border wall is just rhetoric; celebrate diversity.
Gavin Newsom: There is no border crisis; the wall is just xenophobia.
Gavin Newsom: National Guard for crime on border, not immigration.
Hilda Solis: Supports "Fast for Families" in favor of immigration reform.
James Bradley: Opposes California's sanctuary state laws.
Jerry Brown: Supports state aid to illegals' children and DREAM Act.
Jerry Brown: Allow driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
Jerry Brown: National Guard for crime on border, not immigration.
Jerry Brown: Allow non-English languages in public schools.
Jimmy Gomez: Voted YES on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
John Chiang: Muslim immigration ban forsakes American values.
John Chiang: Chinese Exclusion Act wrong then; Muslim exclusion wrong now.
John Cox: Border wall needs to be built, to keep out MS-13.
John Cox: Sanctuary State law puts our families at risk.
Julia Brownley: In-state tuition OK for illegal immigrants.
Kamala Harris: An undocumented immigrant is not a criminal.
Kevin de Leon: Allow non-English languages in public schools.
Kevin de Leon: States shouldn't enforce immigration laws.
Kevin de Leon: Voted YES on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
Kevin de Leon: Abolish ICE at "Abolish Ice Cream Social".
Kevin Faulconer: DREAMers are living in only country they've ever known.
Loretta Sanchez: Refugees are not the enemy, today nor in our history.
Lou Correa: Allow non-English languages in public schools.
Mark DeSaulnier: Voted YES on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
Mark DeSaulnier: Allow non-English languages in public schools.
Mark Meuser: Don't defund the border patrol.
Mark Meuser: Strengthen law enforcement's ability to protect the border.
Michael Eisen: Differentiate dangerous immigrants from those who integrate.
Mimi Walters: Border security is broken; but we need guest workers.
Mimi Walters: Voted NO on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
Mimi Walters: Only English language in public schools.
Neel Kashkari: Sensible immigration reform needed, but not open borders.
Neel Kashkari: Expand visa programs for highly skilled workers.
Norma Torres: Voted YES on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
Norma Torres: Allow non-English languages in public schools.
Pete Aguilar: We need comprehensive immigration reform.
Ro Khanna: Give DREAMers a pathway to citizenship.
Rob Bonta: Voted YES on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
Rocky Chavez: We are home for the tired and oppressed, even Syrians.
Rocky Chavez: Voted NO on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
Rocky Chavez: Only English language in public schools.
Steve Knight: Protect the border and prevent illegal entry.
Steve Knight: Voted NO on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
Steve Knight: Only English language in public schools.
Ted Lieu: Voted YES on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
Ted Lieu: Allow non-English languages in public schools.
Tom Del Beccaro: Expose crime and danger at the US-Mexico border.
Tom Steyer: Allow non-English languages in public schools.
Travis Allen: Sanctuary cities protect criminals.
Travis Allen: Only English language in public schools.
Xavier Becerra: Support DACA, oppose Muslim ban and family separation.
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Jobs
Antonio Villaraigosa: Union organizer but disagrees with teachers unions.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: $500M jobs package, plus $10K homebuyer tax credits.
Brian Dahle: Voted against allowing child-care workers to unionize.
Gavin Newsom: Californians are VIPs of GDP: 1 in 7 new jobs since 2010.
Jerry Brown: Strip away regulations that prevent job creation.
Jerry Brown: Recover from Great Recession: GoBiz and Jobs Hiring Credit.
Jerry Brown: Extend unemployment benefits federally.
Jerry Brown: Raised minimum wage and reduced unemployment.
Kevin de Leon: Raise minimum wage.
Kevin Faulconer: Only one-sixth of staff are white, heterosexual males.
Ro Khanna: Make it easier to file equal-pay lawsuits.
Ro Khanna: Raise the minimum wage to $15.
Salud Carbajal: Raise minimum wage, so full time work is not poverty.
Ted Lieu: Focus on job creation & raising the minimum wage.
Tom Del Beccaro: $15 mandated wages results in lower employment.
Tom Steyer: Automatic deductions ok for political usage of union dues.
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Principles & Values
Alex Padilla: Son of Mexican immigrants; taught him value of education.
Alex Padilla: Became a teenage activist on crime, environmental racism.
Alex Padilla: Dedicated to having as an inclusive democracy as possible.
Alex Padilla: What drives my public service passion are issues of equity.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: It is time to return California to the people.
Brian Dahle: I pledge to tell you the truth, restore power, work hard.
Caitlyn Jenner: Conservative on economy; progressive on social issues.
Caitlyn Jenner: I don't like labels, I'm kind of middle of the road.
David Hadley: Social moderate and fiscal conservative.
Dianne Feinstein: Asked state Dems to not endorse, but they endorsed opponent.
Gavin Newsom: Strict separation of church and state.
James Bradley: Cardi B's "WAP" made me want to pour holy water in my ears.
Jerry Brown: Proclaim May 2 as California "Day of Prayer".
Kamala Harris: First Indian-American to serve in the U.S. Senate.
Larry Elder: Our government is what's ruining the Golden State.
Larry Elder: My parents taught this great truth: Hard work wins.
Mark Meuser: Vote twice: short-term and long-term Senate on same ballot.
Mark Meuser: Compared seized Trump documents to raid on Obama.
Mark Meuser: Calls those saying he can't win "uncircumcised Philistines".
Michael Eisen: Ran and lost for Student Council and Genetics Board.
Norma Torres: Elected to City Council, State Assembly, and State Senator.
Steve Knight: Judeo-Christian framework is moral; Shariah is a threat.
Xavier Becerra: Appointed as California's first Latino attorney general.
Zoltan Istvan: I'm pro-choice, pro-small business, and secular.
Brian Dahle: On 2020 election: Yes, Biden is our president.
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Social Security
Antonio Villaraigosa: Entitlement reform must be part of reining in debt.
Antonio Villaraigosa: Safeguard the hard-earned pensions of employees.
Darrel Issa: Rated 10% by ARA [Pro-privatization].
James Bradley: Increase funding for programs and care for the elderly.
Jerry Brown: Cap benefits & increase retirement age.
Jerry Brown: Moral obligation to fund pension obligations.
John Chiang: Require disclosure from CalPERS & state pension systems.
Kamala Harris: Oppose entitlement cuts; strengthen these safety nets.
Kevin de Leon: Secure Choice: first automatic IRA program.
Mimi Walters: Keep our promise to America's seniors.
Neel Kashkari: We must cut entitlements, to avoid national insolvency.
Neel Kashkari: Index for inflation; increase retirement age; means-testing.
Pete Aguilar: Fight tooth and nail to protect instead of privatize.
Ro Khanna: Protect the retirement age; apply COLA increases.
Ro Khanna: Scrap the cap: same rate for earnings over $250K.
Salud Carbajal: Strongly oppose privatizing Social Security or Medicare.
Ted Lieu: No privatization; no chained CPI; raise payroll cap.
Tom Del Beccaro: Eliminate cap on the payroll tax.
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Tax Reform
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Our economy is 21st century & our tax system is 20th century.
Brian Dahle: Repeal the gas tax and roll back excessive regulations.
Gavin Newsom: Supports tax hikes for public good.
Gloria La Riva: Increase tax rate for high incomes; no tax below $50,000.
Jerry Brown: Only choice is raise taxes to deal with extreme difficulty.
Jerry Brown: California needs a larger Rainy Day Fund.
John Cox: California is over-taxed and over-regulated.
John Cox: Roll back tide of tax increases & job killing regulations.
Kamala Harris: Expand EITC, Child Tax Credit, and R&D Tax Credit.
Kevin Faulconer: Incumbent backed higher taxes and destroyed jobs.
Mimi Walters: Fight to reduce taxes & reckless spending.
Ro Khanna: Rewrite antiquated tax code that stacks the deck.
Ro Khanna: Our tax policy benefits the top 1% of Americans.
Tom Del Beccaro: Personal & corporate flat tax: 15.5% federal and 6% state.
Tom Steyer: Oppose legislative supermajority for raising fees & levies.
Tom Steyer: Tax surcharge on personal incomes over $250,000.
Travis Allen: California must cut taxes.
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Technology
Alex Padilla: Bill created statewide Earthquake Early Warning System.
Alex Padilla: Election security is ongoing effort, not once a generation.
Alex Padilla: States run elections, Feds can standardize administration.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Ban motorists from holding cell phones while driving.
Bill Jones: Championed updating water supply systems.
Caitlyn Jenner: Spend money on desalinization plants, not high-speed rail.
David Hadley: Ban drone use for photography on private property.
Gavin Newsom: Scale back high-speed rail: Merced to Bakersfield only.
James Bradley: Phase out Federal transit program; repeal Davis-Bacon.
James Bradley: Protect individual sovereignty and capitalism of content.
Jerome Horton: Ban motorists from holding cell phones while driving.
Jerry Brown: CA entrepreneurialism reaps benefit from Pacific Rim trade.
Jerry Brown: Supports high speed rail in CA to create jobs, ease traffic.
Jerry Brown: I signed high speed rail in 1982; finally done in 2013.
Jerry Brown: Pay for high-speed rail project with cap-and-trade revenue.
Jerry Brown: 32-year quest to build nation's first high-speed rail line.
Jerry Brown: California Waterfix: Modernized state water system.
Jimmy Gomez: Ban drone use for photography on private property.
John Chiang: More private money for high-speed rail project.
John Cox: High-speed rail project is corrupt; ax it.
Kevin de Leon: Infrastructure investment overdue.
Kevin de Leon: Preserve net neutrality in California, if Feds won't.
Michael Eisen: Patents are destroying the soul of academic science.
Michael Eisen: Government should be a partner, not just a funding source.
Mimi Walters: Ban motorists from holding cell phones while driving.
Neel Kashkari: Day one, high-speed rail train is dead.
Ro Khanna: $900M to extend BART to Silicon Valley.
Rob Bonta: Ban drone use for photography on private property.
Ted Lieu: Expand investment in R&D plus transportation infrastructure.
Ted Lieu: Ban motorists from holding cell phones while driving.
Travis Allen: Fix roads with existing funds, not new taxes.
Travis Allen: High-speed rail project is corrupt; ax it.
Kevin Kiley: Focus on core infrastructure, not high-speed rail.
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War & Peace
Antonio Villaraigosa: End wars & spend in US in stead of Baghdad and Kandahar.
Bill Jones: Would have voted for the $87 billion spending on Iraq.
Colin Powell: US need not choose between Israel & Arabs.
Colin Powell: US has always stood with Israel; and will continue to do so.
Darrel Issa: Oppose irresponsible Iran nuke deal.
Jared Huffman: Timetable for Afghan withdrawal should be immediately!
Jerry Brown: World assured of America's resolve in combating terrorism.
Mark Meuser: Foreign policy weakness allowed Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Mimi Walters: Thwart Iran's support of terrorism, and nuclear enrichment.
Ted Lieu: Diplomacy with Iran ok, but it must never be based on trust.
Tom Del Beccaro: Nuke deal solidifies Iran conventional military gains.
Tom Del Beccaro: Mideast was more stable with U.S. troops in Iraq.
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Welfare & Poverty
Duf Sundheim: Address the 8.9 million Californians living in poverty.
Gavin Newsom: Homelessness must be at the top of our agenda.
Gavin Newsom: Right to Shelter: work with counties on homelessness.
Gavin Newsom: Nearly $2 billion to create more homeless housing.
Gavin Newsom: Address homelessness with 55,000 new housing units.
James Bradley: Funds for working families for affordable housing.
Jerry Brown: 1977: Visited tenement & prison to see 1st-hand.
Kamala Harris: Tenants not named in foreclosure can stop eviction process.
Neel Kashkari: With $40 & no job, economy hasn't improved since 2011.
Kevin Kiley: Audit $2.7B spent and help transition out of homelessness.
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The above quotations are from State of California Politicians: Archives.
Debates and books for California:
- 2022-11: 2022 CA Senate race
- 2022-11: 2022 CA Governor's race
- 2020-11: 2020 House CA elections
- 2019-12: 6th Democratic Primary Debate
- 2019-11: Past and present Governor candidates from California
- 2019-01: The Truths We Hold, by Kamala Harris
- 2018-11: CA Congressional representatives, past and present
- 2018-11: 2018 House CA elections
- 2018-11: 2018 CA Senate race
- 2018-11: 2018 CA Governor's race
- 2018-07: Healing the Soul of America
- 2017-11: Past and present Senate candidates from California
- 2016-12: State of California secondary Archives
- 2016-11: 2016 CA Senate race
- 2016-06: 10 U.S. Presidents
- 2016-05: Saving Capitalism, by Robert Reich
- 2016-04: Top 10 Visionaries
- 2015-05: Rising to the Challenge, by Carly Fiorina
- 2015-05: The Divided Era, by Tom Del Beccaro
- 2015-01: The Los Angeles Times
- 2014-11: 2014 California Governor's race
- 2014-07: The Nixon Tapes, by Douglas Brinkley
- 2014-04: Smart People Should Build Things, by Andrew Yang
- 2012-06: 2012 CA Senate debate
- 2012-01: The San Francisco Chronicle
- 2011-11: CA legislative records
- 2011-04: Aftershock, by Robert Reich
- 2010-10: The Governator, by Ian Halperin
- 2010-09: 2010 California Senate Debates
- 2010-04: The Sacramento Bee
- 2010-01: State of California Archives
- 2009-10: Smart on Crime, by Kamala Harris
- 2007-09: Tough Choices, by Carly Fiorina
- 2003-11: Recall debate with Arnold Schwarzenegger
- 2002-11: California Gubernatorial Recall Question & Answers
- 2003-01: Perfect Enough, by George Anders
- 2002-11: California Gubernatorial Recall Question & Answers
- 2001-04: How to Overthrow the Government
- 1998-09: Dialogues, by Jerry Brown
- 1991-04: In The Arena
- 1988-01: Pres. Reagan's State of the Union speeches
- 1980-01: The Real War
- 1974-01: Pres. Nixon's State of the Union speeches
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