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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.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    Barbara Lee: Pro-choice; shared story of her own pre-Roe abortion .
    Katie Porter: Voted for legislation to create statutory right to abortion.
    Laphonza Butler: President of Emily's List, backing pro-choice candidates.
    Steve Garvey: No nationwide ban; uphold the voice of the people.
    ACLU: Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons.
    Christy Smith: Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons.
    Gavin Newsom: Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons.
    Eleni Kounalakis: Fought to expand access to reproductive choice in California.
    Eleni Kounalakis: We will enshrine reproductive rights in state constitution.
    Gavin Newsom: Passed some of the strongest laws protecting women's health.
    Gail Lightfoot: Allow abortion until viability, for any reason.
    Laphonza Butler: Defend every woman's right to her own health decisions.
    Dave Min: Repeal law requiring coroners to investigate stillbirths.
    Laura Friedman: Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons.
    Laura Friedman: Repeal law requiring coroners to investigate stillbirths.
    Luz Rivas: Repeal law requiring coroners to investigate stillbirths.
    Luz Rivas : Provide full reproductive services in jails and prisons.
    Vince Fong: Keep law requiring coroners to investigate stillbirths.
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.
    Laphonza Butler: Equitable economy: invest in workforce development.
    Adam Schiff: Increase housing federal investments and tax credits.
    Steve Garvey: Oppose new federal spending, stand up to tax increases.
    Laphonza Butler: Serves on Senate Banking committee.
    Gavin Newsom: Unveiled the first concrete economic development blueprint.
    Xavier Becerra: Trump cuts at HHS has the makings of a manmade disaster.
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.
    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.
    Adam Schiff: Introduced PERIOD Act to protect trans student athletes.
    Katie Porter: Trump administration tried to erase transgender people .
    Laphonza Butler: First Black lesbian to represent California in the Senate.
    Eleni Kounalakis: I'm proud we have enacted many protections for LGBTQ+ people.
    Gail Lightfoot: Oppose Critical Race Theory; oppose transgender bathrooms.
    Kamala Harris: Eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants.
    Kamala Harris: Refused to defend Prop. 8 gay marriage ban.
    Laphonza Butler: Address decades-long racial disparities.
    Eleni Kounalakis: Recommit to ending violence against transgender people.
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.
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.
    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: Focus on helping non-violent young offenders.
    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.
    Steve Garvey: The best way to deter crime is to enforce our laws.
    Steve Garvey: Ensure that those locked up are not immediately freed.
    Connie Conway: Don't eliminate "gay panic" tactic for criminal defendants.
    Kamala Harris: Defied pressure for death penalty for cop killer.
    Kamala Harris: Personally opposed to death penalty; as DA, never pursued it.
    Laphonza Butler: $80 million in federal funds for CA crime victims.
    Eleni Kounalakis: Increasing penalties probably won't do what people want.
    Laura Friedman: Cut administrative fees on people in criminal justice system.
    Luz Rivas: Cut administrative fees on people in criminal justice system.
    Vince Fong: Keep administrative fees in criminal justice system.
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.
    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.
    Barbara Lee: Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus.
    Gail Lightfoot: Legalize marijuana and abolish the DEA.
    Brian Dahle: Voted NO on reducing possession from felony to misdemeanor.
    Eleni Kounalakis: California legalization can work with effective regulations.
    Adam Schiff: End criminalization of marijuana; expunge convictions.
    Barbara Lee: Rated A+ by NORML: Legalize marijuana and tax it.
    Katie Porter: Rated A by NORML: Legalize marijuana and tax it.
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: Voted NO on bilingual education in public schools.
    Brian Dahle: For suspension of students for willful defiance of authority.
    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 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.
    Steve Garvey: Provide parents with more choices; reward great teachers.
    Connie Conway: Voted NO on bilingual education in public schools.
    Brian Dahle: Voted NO on progress testing instead of achievement testing.
    Connie Conway: Voted NO on progress testing instead of achievement testing.
    Eleni Kounalakis: Helped make college more accessible to working families.
    Laphonza Butler: Address teacher shortage & early childhood education.
    Gavin Newsom: Create debt-free pathways from school to high-paying jobs.
    Tom Steyer: Free public school from age 3 through community college.
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: Against $48M for funding hybrid and zero-emission vehicles.
    Brian Dahle: Slow down fracking until scientific study is completed.
    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.
    Adam Schiff: I was an original co-sponsor of the Green New Deal.
    Steve Garvey: State ban on sale of gas-powered cars by 2035 not realistic.
    Eleni Kounalakis: People look to California on climate change, solutions.
    Eleni Kounalakis: Does not support off-shore drilling because of risk of spill.
    Gavin Newsom: A clean future isn't only desirable, it's achievable.
    Laphonza Butler: Affordable clean energy with high efficiency standards.
    Eleni Kounalakis: California is leading the clean energy transition.
    Gavin Newsom: California finally ended its use of any coal-fired power.
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: Don't ban single-use plastic bags.
    Brian Dahle: NO to new regional groundwater sustainability agency.
    Brian Dahle: Keep pre-1977 exemption on sale of rhino horn & ivory.
    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.
    Eleni Kounalakis: EPA must provide leadership to stop flood of polluted water.
    Laphonza Butler: Ensure access to clean water& recreation in our public parks.
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: Opposed assisted suicide law.
    Brian Dahle: Don't teach about relationship violence in sex ed class.
    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.
    Brian Dahle: Require car seats for children under 2 years old.
    Gail Lightfoot: Don't define marriage as one-man-one-woman.
    Gavin Newsom: We have increased Paid Sick Leave and Paid Family Leave.
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: The way to keep us safe is NOT to keep outsiders out.
    Mimi Walters: US directly benefits from military aid to Israel.
    Steve Garvey: Important to work close with our allies against threats.
    Kamala Harris: Distinguish Islamic religion from terrorism.
    Eleni Kounalakis: Educate students to national security importance of Israel.
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.
    Eleni Kounalakis: Newsom: Kounalakis critical to state's interests abroad.
    Eleni Kounalakis: Make sure California is a good place for foreign investors.
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 overturning Citizens United.
    Caitlyn Jenner: We need to have integrity in our election system.
    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.
    Katie Porter: End Citizens United: campaign finance reform first.
    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.
    Adam Schiff: Need to pass historic voting rights protection legislation.
    Katie Porter: Only House Democrat to oppose return of earmarks.
    Steve Garvey: Get government out of the way of small businesses.
    Brian Dahle: Voted NO on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
    Connie Conway: Voted NO on pilot program for all-mail-in ballots.
    Eleni Kounalakis: For publicly funded campaigns and campaign finance reform.
    Gail Lightfoot: Keep the Electoral College; keep Supreme Court at 9.
    Laphonza Butler: Fight voter suppression; combat misinformation.
    Xavier Becerra: Joined UCLA Voting Rights Project to defend right to vote.
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.
    Adam Schiff: Better & faster data tracking gun trafficking.
    Barbara Lee: Banning assault weapons a crucial and long-overdue action.
    Katie Porter: Ban assault weapons, strengthen background checks.
    Steve Garvey: Supports very stringent background checks on gun sales.
    Eleni Kounalakis: Questionnaire response: NO THANKS NRA. JUST GIVE ME AN F.
    Gavin Newsom: California's gun homicide rate 33% below national average.
    Laura Friedman: Lift statutory cap on concealed carry license fee.
    Luz Rivas: Lift statutory cap on concealed carry license fee.
    Vince Fong: Don't lift statutory cap on concealed carry license fee.
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.
    Katie Porter: Replace Affordable Care Act with something like Medicare.
    Gavin Newsom: Public option is not the right thing.
    Eleni Kounalakis: For single-payer and will fight for universal healthcare.
    Laphonza Butler: Affordable & just health care with equitable access.
    Steve Garvey: Medicare for All will be a strain on our economy.
    Gavin Newsom: Our CalRX program launched our own generic drug label.
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.
    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.
    Barbara Lee: We need to cut defense budget by at least $100 billion.
    Katie Porter: Voted against defense budget higher than what was requested.
    Steve Garvey: Modernize our military; achieve peace through strength.
    Brian Dahle: Ban drone use for photography on private property.
    Laphonza Butler: Jobs & healthcare for 1.6 million veterans.
    Laphonza Butler: Serves on Senate Homeland Security committee.
    Eric Swalwell: The military can be a check on Trump administration.
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: 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.
    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.
    Steve Garvey: Wants to complete the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
    Brian Dahle: Voted NO on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
    Connie Conway: Voted NO on driver's license for undocumented immigrants.
    Eleni Kounalakis: Chance for all regardless of race, class, immigration status.
    Laphonza Butler: Fair Day for Kids in Court: lawyers for unaccompanied kids.
    Brian Dahle: Prevent ICE from claiming to be checking on probation.
    Dave Min: Prevent ICE from claiming to be checking on probation.
    Gavin Newsom: Prevent ICE from claiming to be checking on probation.
    Eric Swalwell: When we're in majority, ICE masks are coming off.
    Xavier Becerra: Would avoid cutting insurance for undocumented immigrants.
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.
    Laphonza Butler: Was labor organizer; led fight for $15 minimum wage in CA.
    Eleni Kounalakis: Removing affirmative action ban allows for more inclusivity.
    Brian Dahle: Oppose minimum wage of $20/hr. for fast food workers.
    Dave Min: Raise minimum wage to $20/hr. for fast food workers.
    Gavin Newsom: Raise minimum wage to $20/hr. for fast food workers.
    Vince Fong: Oppose minimum wage of $20/hr. for fast food workers.
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.
    Steve Garvey: Holds MLB NL record for consecutive games played (1,207).
    Steve Garvey: Politicians need to take a more civil approach to politics.
    Eleni Kounalakis: Family understood the value and opportunity country offers.
    Eleni Kounalakis: Trump motivated me to run for office, defend democracy.
    Gavin Newsom: There's only one state with a dream: the California Dream.
    Laphonza Butler: After two weeks in office: not running for re-election.
    Eric Swalwell: GOP weaponizes faith, need to do Christian podcasts.
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.
    Katie Porter: Increase benefits, improve adjustments for inflation.
    Steve Garvey: Let's cut back on these entitlements; stop printing money.
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.
    Adam Schiff: We need to ensure that the wealthy pay their fair share.
    Steve Garvey: Career politicians increased taxes and fees, raised costs.
    Gavin Newsom: Texas is a high-tax state for the poor; California is not.
    Gavin Newsom: Doubled down on Film/TV Tax Credit Program.
    Gavin Newsom: Built one of the most progressive tax systems in the nation.
    Tom Steyer: Take on corporations that are not paying their fair share.
Technology
    Alex Padilla: Bill created statewide Earthquake Early Warning System.
    Alex Padilla: Election security is ongoing effort, not once a generation.
    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.
    Alex Padilla: States run elections; Feds can standardize administration.
    Laphonza Butler: Largest investment in infrastructure in nearly a century.
    Gavin Newsom: Created nation's first rule for responsible use of AI.
    Tom Steyer: New technologies are disruptive, less expensive, and clean.
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.
    Gail Lightfoot: Focus on our own sovereignty, but respect binding treaties.
    Steve Garvey: I stand with Israel yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
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.
    Barbara Lee: Ending poverty is a moral and economic imperative .
    Katie Porter: 2012: Sounded alarm about predatory practices on homeowners.
    Laphonza Butler: Address housing shortage & decades-long racial disparities.


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