Villaraigosa proposes that when gas prices rise above $5.50 per gallon, the state should reimburse drivers monthly for the amount above that threshold.


Villaraigosa calls for an “all of the above” energy security strategy that expands solar and wind while continuing to use natural gas and oil as transition fuels to help keep gas prices down.


Bianco says California's tax structure is unfair because he believes higher earners are punished with higher taxes.


Bianco says he would make California more affordable by removing what he characterizes as excessive regulations across industries.


Porter says California should revisit and adjust the thresholds in its progressive tax code as income inequality increases and top earners accumulate more wealth.


Porter says lowering housing costs is the single biggest step California can take to improve affordability because housing is most families’ largest expense.


Mahan says reducing housing costs requires capping local fees and setting a 30-day deadline for permit decisions on projects consistent with a city’s general plan.


Mahan says California should make it harder to file lawsuits that stop housing projects in order to reduce litigation risk and accelerate homebuilding.


Hilton says simplifying and reducing state regulations would be his top approach to making California more affordable.


Hilton argues California’s tax structure is overly dependent on high-income earners and capital gains, creating unpredictable revenues.


Steyer says the biggest affordability lever is housing and that California should build more homes by simplifying permitting and zoning where people want to live.


Steyer says he would call a first-day special election to eliminate a corporate real estate tax loophole worth over $20 billion and direct the funds to cities and counties to reduce their resistance to permitting housing.


Thurmond argues California’s tax structure is unbalanced because it relies heavily on income and sales taxes and says closing Proposition 13 loopholes could help create a more stable revenue system.


Thurmond says California should build about 2 million housing units using surplus school district property and argues that working and middle-class Californians should receive a tax credit funded by taxing billionaires to help cover rising costs.


Becerra says he would declare a cost-of-living state of emergency focused on housing in order to use emergency powers to unblock roughly 40,000 shovel-ready housing units.


Becerra says California’s tax structure is unfair because he believes working people pay a higher tax rate than some billionaires.


Use Buy California procurement, tariff-cost transparency, and anti-price-gouging enforcement to protect consumers and California jobs.


Expand community health centers, primary care, nursing seats, behavioral-health workforce slots, loan forgiveness, and mental-health access enforcement.


Oppose offshore drilling while expanding clean-energy and infrastructure capacity.


Create a California public option, strengthen binding premium-rate review, and require pre-approval of major health care mergers.


Hold the line on working- and middle-class taxes, veto reckless tax hikes, and require spending audits and accountability before tax increases.


Protect renters from exploitation, invest in proven homelessness-reduction strategies, and keep housing policy focused on renters as well as buyers.


Villaraigosa pledges as governor to work to lower the cost of living in California and improve affordability for working Californians.


Treat housing as an emergency, fast-track construction, and create a major middle-class homeownership/family home construction finance program.


Villaraigosa argues maintaining California’s refining capacity is a pragmatic approach that would help bring gas prices down, while refinery shutdowns would raise prices for working families.


Lower gas prices by supporting in-state refining, reducing regulatory cost pass-through, monitoring refiner margins, and triggering targeted fuel relief when prices spike.


Villaraigosa says California should lower gas prices for working families by reducing dependence on imported foreign oil, cutting regulatory red tape, and investing in clean fuels while keeping environmental protections.


Use state inspections, child-protection systems, misconduct documentation, public reporting, and court action to hold ICE detention and enforcement accountable.


Villaraigosa says his ICE accountability plan would ensure misconduct is documented and investigated and that ICE enforcement actions do not compromise civil rights.


Villaraigosa says that on his first day as governor he would sign emergency executive orders to launch an ICE accountability plan aimed at stopping illegal raids and arrests without a judicial warrant.


Build again: housing, energy grid, water storage, and transportation infrastructure.


Villaraigosa calls for streamlining permitting and reducing lawsuits and bureaucracy that he says have stalled building and infrastructure projects in California.


Villaraigosa argues that making California affordable requires building more housing and also expanding infrastructure like the energy grid, water storage, and transportation.


Yee campaign biography and budget background

Yee says she helped establish a minimum wage for home care workers as part of expanding economic opportunity.


Use strict budget accountability, oversight, program evaluation, and transparent deliberation before new spending or tax increases.


Yee says she pushed environmental policies including helping implement a state law requiring automakers to reduce carbon emissions.


Use state finance experience to make taxpayer dollars deliver real results.


Address affordability and expand economic opportunity across California regions.


Improve access to health care and quality education.


Yee says she opposes a proposed tax on California billionaires while advancing a plan that includes spending cuts and economic growth to address fiscal challenges.


Yee says California should reduce rising health-care costs for working families.


Treat health care as an economic priority by expanding access in underserved regions, reducing costs, and strengthening public-health infrastructure.


Yee frames health care as central to California's economic agenda and says the state should expand access in underserved regions such as the Inland Empire.


Build regional economic opportunity while advancing climate resilience and environmental justice with accountable, practical implementation.


Bianco affordability and taxes priority page

Bianco's campaign says it would stop over-regulation and unleash California's energy resources to lower gas and utility prices.


Bianco's campaign says it would cut taxes on working families and businesses as part of an agenda to make California more affordable.


Cut taxes on working families and businesses, stop overregulation, and unleash California energy resources to lower gas and utility costs.


Demand accountability for homelessness spending and challenge current Sacramento approaches.


Restore law-and-order policy, strengthen accountability for crime, and support law enforcement.


Push an education approach centered on school accountability and parental/family priorities.


Expand forest management, controlled burns, firebreaks, Cal Fire capacity, water storage, Sites Reservoir, and agricultural water rights protections.


Bianco's campaign says it would modernize the electric grid to prevent blackouts and rely on market-driven energy solutions.


Bianco's campaign says it would keep Diablo Canyon operating and support nuclear power as a clean, reliable energy source.


Lower energy costs by holding regulators accountable, lifting drilling restrictions, modernizing the grid, and supporting nuclear power.


Clear unsafe encampments, fast-track emergency shelters, expand treatment and mental-health response, audit homelessness spending, and fund programs with proven results.


Bianco's campaign says it would clear unsafe homeless encampments and fast-track emergency shelters and supportive housing.


Bianco's campaign says it would expand treatment and mental health responses, including mandatory care when needed.


Bianco's campaign proposes eliminating CEQA and related litigation, arguing that these costs get passed on to homebuyers.


Bianco's campaign says it would expedite approvals for housing projects to streamline permitting.


Lower housing costs by expediting approvals, eliminating CEQA litigation barriers, cutting overregulation, and protecting Proposition 13.


End sanctuary-state limits for serious criminal cases, let local law enforcement cooperate with federal partners, and support lawful worker pathways.


Stabilize insurance by keeping insurers in California, incentivizing home hardening, strengthening the FAIR Plan, fighting fraud, and simplifying claims.


Bianco transportation and infrastructure priority page

Suspend the gas tax and prevent toll increases while redirecting infrastructure investment toward freeway and road capacity Californians use.


CalMatters: Swalwell joins governor race

Swalwell framed his campaign as focused on protecting Californians from the Trump administration and from rising prices.


Modernize state government so services work better for Californians while supporting economic growth.


Lower family costs and make cost-of-living relief a central governing priority for working families.


Contra Costa News: Swalwell campaign announcement

Swalwell said he is running for governor because he believes prices are too high and people are scared.


Swalwell said one of the next governor's jobs is to keep Donald Trump out of Californians' homes, streets, and lives.


KCRA: Swalwell governor run announcement


Swalwell said the next governor should serve as the state's fighter and protector because he views California as being under attack.


PBS NewsHour: Swalwell governor campaign launch

Swalwell said the Trump administration has militarized streets, cut cancer research, eliminated clean energy climate projects, and targeted immigrants at work, school, and places of worship.


Swalwell said California needs a governor who will reduce prices and raise wages.


Use the governor's office to protect Californians from Trump administration overreach and oppose expanded ICE actions in communities.

Federal Overreach Immigration Enforcement


Reject federal overreach, keep California communities as sanctuaries for immigrants, and work with federal partners to abolish ICE.


Make public university tuition free for UC and CSU students.


Provide free child care for all, with worker/business support and employer incentives.


Eliminate California income taxes for people earning less than $100,000.


Porter environment and clean energy priority page

Porter claims California can reach 100% clean energy output year-round and that doing so would reduce energy costs for Californians.


Porter says that as governor she would accelerate California’s transition to clean energy by investing in renewables such as wind, solar, and geothermal and by expanding the electric grid.


Accelerate clean energy, expand the grid, and position California for 100 percent clean energy output every day while lowering costs.


Porter health-care protection priority page

Fight federal health-care cuts, protect and expand California health care, improve the health-care workforce, and defend abortion access.


Reduce homelessness through emergency rental assistance, rapid rehousing, interim housing, prevention tools, and lower permanent-supportive-housing costs.


Speed housing production by nearly two years through enforcement against local delays, faster certificates of occupancy, construction innovation, and state land and infrastructure investment.


Pair eliminating state income tax below $100,000 with a progressive corporate tax on the most profitable corporations.


Porter single-payer health-care priority page

Lay the groundwork for CalCare or Medicare for All by building toward single-payer health care in California.


Avoid raising taxes until government performs better and use reviews, zero-based budgeting, procurement reform, and fraud detection.


Tie top government leaders' pay and evaluations to measurable results, publish dashboards, and use performance management across state agencies.


Lower housing costs by cutting fees and regulations, using surplus public land, and lowering construction costs.


Suspend the gas tax immediately, then reform transportation funding so working and rural drivers are not unfairly burdened.


Mahan calls for a temporary suspension of California’s gas taxes to provide immediate relief to working families during price spikes.


Mahan says that as San Jose mayor he cut taxes and fees on new housing and reduced permitting times to get thousands of homes under construction.


Mahan says California needs to build about 315,000 homes per year but is currently producing only about one-third of that level.


Protect immigrant residents' access to local services, support emergency aid for immigrant families, and confront ICE actions that disrupt communities.


Mahan argues that genuine compassion means not leaving people with severe mental illness and addiction on the streets without intervention.


Mahan argues Proposition 36 should be used to allow judges to mandate treatment and increase accountability for repeat drug offenders to help break cycles of addiction and crime.


Fully implement Proposition 36 by building treatment capacity, integrating safety-net services, unifying court standards, and tying behavioral-health budgets to performance.


Create an independent inspector general, publish contract and lobbying transparency data, reform procurement, and recapture waste, fraud, and failure.


Mahan argues California spent $37 billion on housing and homelessness over six years yet still has nearly half of the nation’s unsheltered homeless population.


Mahan argues that despite a 75% increase in the state budget over six years, California has not achieved comparable improvements and is falling behind on key metrics.


Hilton CAL DOGE government reform release

Use CAL DOGE and a broader fraud review to root out waste, fraud, duplication, and abuse across California government programs.


Bring back starter homes through fast-track approvals, reduced/deferred fees, fewer regulations, and a starter-home loan program.


Cut state taxes, including no state income tax on the first $100,000 and no state tax on tips.


Hilton says he would pursue policies intended to move California toward more restrictions on abortion while expanding prenatal care and promoting adoption and support services for mothers.


Put family policy at the center of state government, including parental control in education and policies favoring marriage and family stability.


Hilton proposes suspending the Low Carbon Fuel Standard and other refinery regulations that he says add significant per-gallon compliance costs.


Lower gasoline prices toward $3 by suspending LCFS costs, auditing gas-tax spending, streamlining oil production permits, and replacing net-zero mandates with affordability-focused energy rules.


Hilton says he would use executive action and work with the legislature to deregulate parts of California energy policy to move toward $3 gas.


Reopen prison capacity, end early-release policies for serious offenders, restore consequences for crime, and pair custody with rehabilitation programs.


Hilton argues that closing state prisons has contributed to overcrowded county jails and early releases ordered to avoid overcrowding.


Hilton says he would reverse prison closures and end what he describes as soft-on-crime policies in order to improve public safety and accountability.


Direct state agencies to review policies for compliance with Second Amendment rulings and push county concealed-carry compliance.


Hilton argues California’s declining education outcomes are a leadership and accountability problem rather than a funding problem despite high per-student spending.


Require phonics-based early reading, publish school letter grades, reform teacher tenure and evaluation, and restore a parent-trigger path for failing schools.


Hilton says he would mandate phonics-based reading instruction in all K–3 classrooms through executive action and appointments to the state Board of Education.


Stop masked ICE agents from terrorizing Californians and seek authority for California to hold ICE agents accountable for violent or illegal conduct.


Steyer says he would seek voter approval to create a state sovereign wealth fund funded by a token tax on corporate AI use.


Steyer says he would require social media platforms to undergo safety audits and enforce age requirements, including independent safety testing of AI models before release.


Defend climate policy while lowering electric and gas costs through competition, anti-monopoly action, and oil/gas accountability.


Build one million affordable homes over four years and pair housing supply with renter relief, insurance stabilization, and homelessness reform.


Make corporations and billionaires pay more, including targeting commercial-property tax loopholes.


Fund free education from pre-K through community college by closing corporate tax loopholes and expanding access to UC and CSU enrollment.


Cut household electric bills by about 25 percent by adding competition, reducing utility guaranteed returns, expanding distributed clean energy, and appointing ratepayer-focused regulators.


Move California toward single-payer health care that covers everyone, regulates rates, cuts out insurance middlemen, and protects rural hospitals.


Steyer argues California’s current health care system is unsustainable and that moving to a single-payer system is the best way to lower costs and expand coverage.


Steyer says he would enforce existing state tools to hold local governments accountable and streamline zoning approvals so compliant builders can proceed more quickly.


Steyer says California should build 1 million homes over four years to improve affordability.


Protect consumers from oil-supply manipulation by expanding strategic petroleum reserves, investigating excess profits, and using crisis tools when refinery shortages drive prices up.


Steyer says he would direct the California Energy Commission to activate a maximum gross refining margin penalty to legally cap refinery profits and confiscate excess profits.


Steyer says the state should return penalties collected from illegal oil markups directly to Californians as rebates to offset cost-of-living increases.


California official voter guide candidate statements

Tax billionaires and use state policy to provide tax credits or relief for gas, groceries, housing, health care, schools, and working-class costs.


Get weapons of war off California streets while protecting abortion care and democracy.


Advance health care for all while keeping hospitals and public health services funded.


Abolish ICE and keep immigration enforcement out of California schools.


Thurmond campaign in-the-news policy archive

Thurmond says that as governor he would provide Californians a tax credit to help cover costs like gas, housing, and groceries while broader cost-reduction measures are developed.


Thurmond’s campaign priorities include establishing comprehensive regulations for data center development focused on environmental and occupational safety.


Provide tax credits or direct relief to help Californians with gas, groceries, and housing costs.


Tax billionaires and centimillionaires while regulating AI companies and data-center development to protect workers, consumers, the environment, and workplace safety.


Build 2 million affordable housing units using surplus school-district land, redevelopment funding, down-payment grants, a housing bond, and fees on large speculators.


Tax companies that operate ICE detention centers, protect sanctuary-state laws, fight to abolish ICE, and support a pathway to citizenship.


Lead a five-year plan for every California student to read by third grade while expanding preschool, school meals, counselors, and youth support.


Create universal child care, pilot free four-year UC or CSU degrees, and use low-cost loans and job programs to help small businesses and workers.


Becerra proposes partnering with industry to leverage AI in addressing major state challenges such as homelessness, housing affordability, climate adaptation, and gaps in health care access.


Becerra proposes expanding AI literacy through public schools, libraries, and community colleges so Californians can use AI safely and effectively and so communities left behind by past technological change are included.


Use AI for public benefits while protecting workers and preventing gains from concentrating only among large firms.


Build more affordable housing and coordinate state housing finance, permitting, and enforcement more aggressively.


Make health care more affordable, protect Medi-Cal, and build toward universal/single-payer coverage.


Becerra disaster preparedness priority page

Invest in wildfire prevention, flood control, seismic retrofits, early warning, evacuation planning, and fair recovery that keeps renters and homeowners in their communities.


Becerra economy and affordability priority page

Stand up to price gouging and unjustified rate hikes, expand help with child care and essential costs, and use state power to lower prices where markets have failed.


Becerra energy and utilities priority page

Becerra’s campaign claims he expanded health coverage to more than 24 million Americans while serving as U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services.


Becerra’s campaign claims he sued the Trump administration more than 120 times as California attorney general and won major cases protecting the ACA and Dreamers.


Treat clean energy and grid resilience as public investments, lower energy bills, and make renters, low-income households, and workers share in the benefits.


Challenge federal overreach in court and defend health care, Dreamers, immigrant communities, workers, reproductive rights, and California environmental authority.


Becerra calls for building more affordable housing to make the California dream of owning a home more achievable again.


Becerra argues California has failed to build enough homes, leading to high rents, overcrowding, and displacement that make homeownership increasingly unattainable for many families.


KQED California Gubernatorial Election Town Hall: Chad Bianco

Bianco describes his governing approach as anti-tax and anti-regulation with a focus on smaller government.


Bianco says public safety is the government's top responsibility.


Axios San Diego candidate Q&A: taxes and greenhouse gas goals

Mahan argues that politically popular tax proposals can backfire because wealthy people can move or avoid poorly designed taxes, so he favors closing loopholes instead of broad tax hikes.


Mahan says he would accelerate clean energy, transmission, and EV charging projects to support electrification without increasing electricity costs.


Hilton says California could cut greenhouse-gas emissions by reducing oil imports to lower emissions from supertanker shipping and by improving forest management.


Hilton proposes eliminating state income tax on the first $100,000 of income and applying a flat 7.5% rate above that.


Steyer says he would broaden access to clean-energy technologies like home batteries, rooftop solar, heat pumps and electric vehicles and continue state leadership in climate innovation.


Steyer argues California’s tax system allows wealthy people to exploit loopholes and says he would close corporate loopholes to raise $20 billion annually without increasing taxes on working people.


Axios San Diego candidate Q&A: homelessness plans

Mahan argues California is failing on homelessness because it has spent billions while still housing nearly half of the nation's unsheltered homeless population.


Mahan says he would scale San José’s homelessness approach statewide, emphasizing faster interim housing and expecting people to come indoors when shelter or treatment is available.


Hilton proposes using state law enforcement to clear illegal homeless encampments.


Hilton says he would expand mental health bed capacity, including by adopting the IMD waiver to enable larger facilities.


Steyer says he would tailor housing and care levels to different homeless populations while maintaining a commitment to Housing First and providing intensive support for chronically homeless people.


Steyer says California has overemphasized permanent supportive housing compared with bridge housing, resulting in high spending with relatively few units produced.


CBS News California / San Francisco Examiner gubernatorial debate

Villaraigosa says California should confront affordability problems by reassessing what state policy has done wrong rather than attributing the issue solely to external factors.


Villaraigosa argues Sacramento policies have made California too expensive, including contributing to gas prices that average about $2 per gallon more than the rest of the nation.


Bianco argues that reducing regulation and what he calls excessive business taxes would help stop people from being forced out of California.


Bianco contends that voters should reject promises of more taxes, regulations, and free benefits because he says those policies raise costs rather than lowering them.


Porter says building housing at the pace of competitor states would make housing in California about 10% to 20% cheaper.


Porter proposes free childcare as a policy to boost economic growth and reduce costs for families with young children.


Axios San Diego candidate Q&A: lowering gas and energy bills

Mahan says he would suspend the state gas tax during price spikes to provide short-term relief to families.


Mahan says California should modernize the grid, speed up clean energy and transmission permitting, and hold utilities and agencies accountable to prevent cost overruns from being passed to ratepayers.


Mahan says his homelessness approach in San Jose should be adopted statewide and that as governor he would hold cities and counties accountable for building prevention, interim housing, and treatment capacity and requiring people to come indoors when those options are available.


Hilton says California should reduce reliance on foreign oil by using in-state reserves and easing refinery regulations to lower fuel costs.


Hilton argues that running California’s natural-gas power plants closer to full capacity would quickly reduce electricity bills.


Hilton says he would pursue a plan to increase take-home pay by making the first $100,000 of income tax-free and reducing bureaucracy.


Steyer claims oil companies are manipulating supply and pricing and says he would use existing executive authority to cap refinery profits per gallon of gas.


Steyer says he would pursue investigations and competition reforms to reduce utility and energy costs, including cutting guaranteed utility profits and requiring data centers to cover their costs.


Becerra claims Trump removed $1 trillion from the health care system and is trying to deprive California of an additional billion dollars for Medi-Cal.


Becerra says he fought the Trump administration more than 120 times in court as attorney general and won key cases involving the ACA, DACA, and ICE enforcement actions.


Ezra Klein California Governor Housing Forum

Villaraigosa contends Prop 13 has shifted the property-tax burden away from commercial property and toward homeowners, creating an imbalance that should be corrected.


Villaraigosa argues California should keep property taxes from rising under current law while pursuing comprehensive reform of the broader tax system, including changes to Prop 13.


Porter supports pending legislation to create a uniform statewide housing permit and to constrain late-added fees by requiring jurisdictions to specify fees within a set time window.


Porter says speeding up housing permitting and construction timelines could lower market-rate housing prices by roughly 10% to 20%.


Mahan says San Jose shifted multifamily approvals in key growth areas to a ministerial, by-right process that he says dramatically shortened housing timelines.


Steyer says lowering housing costs will require changes like offsite industrial construction methods that he claims can reduce costs by around 20% or more.


Steyer argues California should use public finance more aggressively to reduce housing costs, and he supports a proposed $10 billion housing bond.


Highlighted personal finance education rollout ahead of schedule: CDE said implementation of AB 2927, supported by Thurmond, was ahead of schedule after State Board adoption of the curriculum guide.


Becerra argues California should not reduce housing costs by depressing construction workers’ pay to the point that the workers building homes cannot afford to buy one.


Becerra says eliminating Trump-era tariffs would help lower the cost of building materials and reduce housing construction costs.


NBC4 / Telemundo 52 statewide California gubernatorial debate

Villaraigosa supports down payment assistance for first-time buyers and says a ballot initiative could build 150,000 homes at no cost to taxpayers while providing that assistance.


Villaraigosa calls for streamlining permitting to increase housing production.


Bianco predicts that insurers will not return to California if another Democrat is elected, which he attributes to policies he says caused insurers to leave.


Bianco argues that housing is unaffordable because excessive regulations make it too costly for builders to construct homes, and he says he would remove those regulations to increase homebuilding.


Porter says freezing insurance rates would drive remaining insurers out of California and make it harder to build housing and green energy projects, so the state should pursue more insurer competition instead.


Porter argues that homelessness in California is primarily caused by high housing costs and that prevention is more cost-effective than allowing people to become homeless.


Mahan says the state should intervene in local zoning decisions when cities fail to produce housing, in order to hold them accountable.


Mahan argues California policies broke the property insurance market and says the state should allow insurers to use climate risk data and return to competition while also reducing wildfire risk through vegetation management.


Hilton argues that lawsuits significantly raise insurance premiums and says Democrats have resisted changes because of trial-lawyer influence.


Hilton says enforcing the original Proposition 103 timeline for approving insurance rate changes would help address insurers leaving the state.


Steyer says reducing housing costs would require faster and cheaper permitting, denser zoning near public transportation, and offsite construction that he claims could cut building costs per square foot by at least one-third.


Steyer says he would close a corporate real estate tax loophole raising $22 billion annually and direct the funds to cities and counties to make housing permitting financially feasible for them.


Becerra says he would work with the film industry and the Legislature, including through tax credits and workforce development, to keep entertainment jobs in Southern California.


Becerra argues that tackling homelessness requires treating it as a mental health crisis.


Villaraigosa argues California’s revenue swings are driven by overreliance on upper-income tax receipts and says this “feast and famine” cycle occurs nearly every year.


Villaraigosa says health care should be treated as a right rather than a privilege.


Bianco predicts that a proposed tax bill he criticizes would drive high earners out of California and shift more of the tax burden onto the middle class and lower middle class.


Bianco argues that decades of Democratic policies and regulations have damaged California and that Democrats in office should not be given another chance.


Porter argues that a proposed billionaire tax is flawed because it is a one-time levy and earmarks most of the revenue for a single purpose despite broader ongoing budget needs.


Porter says she is the only candidate in the race who does not accept corporate campaign contributions.


Mahan says he wants to suspend and reform the gas tax because he argues it disproportionately harms working families and should require EV owners and higher-income earners to pay a fair share.


Mahan claims his administration made San Jose the safest big city in the country and reduced homelessness faster than any other city.


Hilton says voters should support his plan for affordability that includes aiming for $3 gas, cutting electric bills in half, making the first $100,000 tax-free, and increasing housing affordability.


Hilton claims California’s higher gas prices are caused by Democratic policies rather than Donald Trump.


Steyer says he would call a special election on his first day to close a corporate real estate tax loophole worth over $20 billion to raise revenue for state needs.


Steyer says California’s main problem is that residents cannot afford to live in the state, including high housing, health care, electricity and gasoline costs.


Becerra says that as U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services he expanded health care access and negotiated lower Medicare drug prices, claiming price reductions of up to 80%.


Becerra blames Donald Trump for increasing the cost of living in California, citing higher gas prices and higher grocery prices tied to tariffs.


CBS California / Pomona College Governor's Debate

Villaraigosa proposes a $25 billion first-time homebuyer assistance initiative that he says would operate at no cost to taxpayers and support building up to 150,000 housing units.


Villaraigosa says California should fast-track and streamline housing construction beyond emergency periods to address the ongoing housing emergency.


Bianco says California is broken because he believes a progressive Democratic agenda in Sacramento has failed, and he argues that regulations and taxes should be reduced.


Bianco rejects single-payer health care in California and frames it as socialism.


Porter argues that California’s slower housing production—driven in part by permitting delays—adds about 10% to 20% to housing costs and that building faster would reduce costs.


Porter says the state should reform permitting and spur innovation in homebuilding to bring down housing costs.


Mahan says he would suspend and then reform the state gas tax because he argues it is regressive and disproportionately affects working and rural Californians.


Hilton says his affordability plan includes aiming for $3 gas, cutting electric bills in half, and making the first $100,000 of income tax-free.


Hilton argues that California’s high gas tax contributes to fuel prices and says the state has the worst roads despite that tax burden.


Steyer says improving housing affordability requires structural changes such as faster permitting, zoning reform, and offsite industrial construction to cut building costs.


Steyer says health care should be treated as a right and that California should pursue single-payer, while also calling a special election to close a corporate real estate tax loophole to raise $22 billion.


Thurmond argues that taxing billionaires is necessary to generate revenue to keep hospitals open and support a single-payer health care system.


Thurmond says that as governor he would offer down payment assistance grants to help people buy homes and would use surplus school district property to build millions of housing units by 2030.


Becerra argues that cutting the gas tax without identifying replacement funding would undermine California’s ability to maintain safe roads and bridges.


Becerra says he would reduce prescription drug prices and immediately move forward on 40,000 shovel-ready housing units upon taking office.


KQED Political Breakdown: Chad Bianco on Running for Governor

Bianco contends that California is deteriorating and is becoming like a third world country.


Bianco argues that California politics have become increasingly divisive and are harming the state and the country.


CBS News California Governor's Race Candidate Guide

Villaraigosa argues high gas prices are a central driver of California’s affordability challenges and says he has been raising the issue for years.


Bianco claims California's high gasoline prices are the result of state policy choices and says the government could lower prices if it chose to.


Bianco argues that gasoline costs are the main driver of California's high cost of living because transportation costs affect the price of most goods.


Nexstar / NewsNation / The Hill California gubernatorial primary debate

Bianco argues that California's high gas prices and cost of living are driven by long-running Democratic policies that he says are harming the state's oil and refinery capacity.


Bianco says he would oppose both a mileage tax and any additional gas tax.


Porter argues that expanding in-state renewable energy production is a key way to make energy cheaper and more affordable over the long term.


Porter says California should maintain existing refinery capacity in the near term while investing in renewable energy as part of a transition to a greener energy future.


Porter says California should move away from relying on a gas tax and instead fund transportation-related needs through progressive general-fund taxation so lower-income drivers are not disproportionately burdened.


Porter contends that adoption of electric vehicles is being held back more by affordability than by concerns about driving range.


Mahan says California should pursue clean-energy decarbonization through innovation, infrastructure investment, and targeted subsidies while being realistic about timelines and costs.


Mahan says he would change road funding by charging a flat fee on all vehicles, including EVs, because he claims gas-powered drivers currently pay much more for road maintenance.


Mahan says he supports suspending and then reforming the state gas tax because he argues it is regressive and places an unfair burden on working families.


Hilton argues California’s high gas prices are directly caused by Democrats’ climate agenda rather than a lack of in-state oil and gas reserves.


Hilton says environmental policy should focus on protecting natural spaces and should not be treated as synonymous with a climate agenda centered on carbon dioxide emissions.


Hilton claims Californians face the highest gas tax in the country while having the worst roads.


Hilton says he would use executive-branch authority to direct CalGEM to issue permits for increased in-state oil production to reduce gas prices.


Steyer argues climate progress should be driven by solutions that are cheaper and better in the marketplace while also addressing near-term costs like electricity bills and asthma from air pollution.


Steyer describes cap-and-trade as a polluter-pays approach in which polluters should bear the cost of pollution rather than taxpayers.


Steyer argues gasoline prices are high because a war in Iran increased prices and delivered large windfall profits to oil companies, and he says California should implement a windfall profits tax and return the money to residents.


Steyer says he wants to break up electric monopoly power and portrays himself as willing to tax other billionaires and challenge corporate influence.


Thurmond says he would give Californians a meaningful tax credit to help offset higher costs including gas, groceries, and housing.


Thurmond says California should keep environmental protections while avoiding policies that drive refineries and related jobs out of the state before the transition away from gasoline is ready.


Becerra says the state should focus on stabilizing gasoline supply and distribution to reduce price spikes and improve predictability for consumers and industry.


Becerra argues California should ensure it has sufficient refinery and distribution capacity and avoid importing oil into the state.


Becerra claims that reckless foreign wars driven by Donald Trump raise gasoline prices and that ending such wars could reduce gas prices significantly.


Becerra says California needs to maintain and fund functioning roads, bridges, and highways so commuters can reliably get to work and home.


Announced TK-12 education healthcare cost workgroup: CDE announced a workgroup to develop policy solutions around rising healthcare costs for California school districts.


KQED Political Breakdown: Katie Porter on Her Plan to Cut Taxes and Take on Corporations

Porter argues that bankruptcy functions as a legal safety net that helps people recover when financial risks like taking on student debt or trying to buy a home do not work out.


KQED Political Breakdown: Antonio Villaraigosa on His Comeback Bid for Governor

Villaraigosa suggests that some workers with jobs, health care, or pensions may owe those benefits in part to his willingness to take on difficult fights in office.


KQED Political Breakdown: Tony Thurmond Makes His Case for Governor of California

Thurmond says he has passed legislation aimed at keeping ICE out of California schools and hospitals and at taxing companies that operate ICE detention centers.


Thurmond argues California must address homelessness by building housing and says he is working on legislation focused on homeless teens.


KQED Political Breakdown: Tom Steyer Makes His Case For Governor of California

Steyer argues that California is broadly successful but many residents are struggling because they cannot afford to live in the state.


Steyer contends that California benefits from welcoming people from around the world to build the future, but says newcomers should not exploit the state.


KQED Political Breakdown: Matt Mahan on Tech Influence, Homelessness and the Governor's Race

Mahan says San Jose has led California in reducing both crime and homelessness while unblocking thousands of new homes.


KQED Political Breakdown: Xavier Becerra on Fighting Trump-Era Policies and Leading California

Becerra says he sued over the Trump administration’s attempt to end DACA and ultimately prevailed at the Supreme Court.


Becerra says he defended the Affordable Care Act against the Trump administration at the Supreme Court and won, preserving protections for people with pre-existing conditions.


Announced high school redesign work aligned with XQ Institute report: CDE announced engagement with state and education partners to redesign high school around personalized supports, deeper learning, and experiential opportunities.


Jewish California Governor 2026 Candidate Forum

Villaraigosa states he opposes the BDS movement and says he will not back down from that position despite criticism and pressure.


Villaraigosa says he has consistently opposed racism and antisemitism throughout his life.


KQED Political Breakdown: Betty Yee on Fixing California's Budget Deficit

Yee argues that the president's actions have harmed women's access to reproductive health care, including by defunding Planned Parenthood and limiting abortion services for some women.


Swalwell said he would declare a housing emergency on day one and use gubernatorial emergency powers to require agencies to approve or deny housing projects within 90 days.


Swalwell said that as governor his first priority would be ensuring Jewish Californians and their children are safe in their worship and daily lives.


Mahan says San Jose pursued lawsuits against the Trump administration to protect residents' civil liberties.


Hilton says laws should be enforced consistently and carried out peacefully and calmly.


Steyer says closing a real estate tax loophole would raise about $22 billion per year to help address state budget tradeoffs.


Steyer warns California faces a strained budget and says federal policy could leave one to three million people without Medi-Cal coverage, creating significant costs for the state.


KQED Political Breakdown: Steve Hilton Faces the Hard Questions

Hilton says that as governor he would focus on enforcing the law and working with others to prevent conflicts from escalating into violence.


Black Action Alliance / KTVU / KTTV California gubernatorial debate

Villaraigosa argues California should pursue an “all of the above” approach to energy rather than over-relying on electricity.


Villaraigosa says addressing California’s housing affordability problem requires cutting red tape, streamlining environmental rules, pursuing zoning changes, and investing in a first-time homebuyer program.


Yee says she would fix California's state budget so that it better serves working Californians.


Mahan says San Jose sued the Trump administration and adopted measures to protect civil liberties in response to immigration enforcement practices he describes as creating fear and division.


Hilton argues that California’s high cost of living is driven by Democratic policies after years of one-party rule.


Hilton says he would aim to reduce fuel and electricity costs by ending what he calls Democrats’ climate policies.


Steyer calls for abolishing ICE, arguing the agency is fundamentally unreformable and criminal.


Steyer says the top problem in California is affordability and that he would aggressively target costs, starting with housing.


Thurmond says that as governor he would restore universal health care for all Californians, including undocumented immigrants.


Thurmond says California should create a pathway to citizenship and that he supports abolishing ICE.


Becerra says that as California attorney general he defended the Affordable Care Act and DACA to the Supreme Court and defeated the Trump administration.


Becerra says he would have California proactively oversee federal immigration enforcement by “policing the immigration police” if elected governor.


Issued statement tying proposed budget investments to education priorities: CDE published Thurmond's statement supporting proposed investments in community schools, expanded learning, transitional kindergarten, literacy coaches, and reading-difficulty screening.


Announced a five-year Literacy Moonshot plan: CDE announced Thurmond's five-year plan to close the third-grade literacy gap, including dyslexia screening, tutoring, family engagement, and teacher training.


Pushed interim shelter placements, encampment alternatives, and San Jose Bridge: The mayor's policy page presents interim placements and work-oriented programs as core homelessness responses.


Mayor and council passed budget with major unsheltered-homelessness investments: The mayor's office described the budget as the city's most significant investment in ending unsheltered homelessness.


Introduced bipartisan Presidential Ethics Reform Act with House Oversight chair: A concrete action aligned with anti-corruption and government-accountability positioning.


Oversaw HHS/CMS implementation step for Medicare drug price negotiation: CMS announced the first selected drugs for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program while Becerra led HHS.


California DOJ opened civil-rights investigation into the Sheriff's Office: The investigation is evidence of a serious accountability question around the office, not by itself a finding that Bianco personally violated law.


Advanced unclaimed-property and state payroll modernization work: Controller reporting describes automatic-return legislation for public entities and expedited release of Cal Employee Connect.


Led multistate litigation challenging rollback of ACA nondiscrimination protections: Becerra, with Massachusetts and New York attorneys general, led a coalition lawsuit against a Trump administration Section 1557 rule.


Runs Riverside County Sheriff's Office and county jail system: The sheriff role gives Bianco direct executive responsibility over department policy, staffing priorities, and jail operations within county/legal constraints.


Served on House Oversight and used congressional office for consumer and accountability work: Her official House profile and Congress.gov record support a legislative/oversight action surface, but individual policy outcomes need bill-by-bill or hearing-by-hearing matching.


Launched or promoted statewide education initiatives through CDE: CDE lists Superintendent initiatives including literacy, housing, and other K-12 policy priorities.


Controller office reported uncovering waste, abuse, and fiscal mismanagement: A State Controller release credited Yee's team with uncovering over $4.2 billion in waste, abuse, and fiscal mismanagement during her first term.


Congress.gov legislative and roll-call action surface: Congress.gov exposes sponsored legislation and recent House roll-call votes for Swalwell; this is the canonical starting point for promise-to-vote matching.


Funded and organized climate advocacy rather than holding legislative or executive office: His campaign biography and climate page describe NextGen/Climate advocacy, ballot-measure work, and climate-focused political spending.


Championed Measure R transportation sales tax: Measure R was approved by Los Angeles County voters to finance transportation projects and accelerate projects in the pipeline.


Issued mayoral executive directive on sustainable practices: The City of Los Angeles official mayor page lists Villaraigosa executive directives, including No. 10 on sustainable practices.


Pushed mayoral involvement in LAUSD and Partnership for Los Angeles Schools: PolitiFact rated his graduation-rate improvement claim Mostly True and noted his office eventually administered several low-performing LAUSD schools after a failed district-control effort.


Served during large violent-crime decline and supported LAPD/community-policing expansion: PolitiFact found the violent-crime-rate decline claim matched FBI/LAPD data, while experts cautioned that broader trends and police leadership shared responsibility.


Voted NAY on Defending American Property Abroad Act (119-hr-7084)

Voted NAY on Defending American Property Abroad Act: Would authorize the President to prohibit the entry of a vessel into the United States if the vessel has transited any U.S. port, harbor, or marine terminal that has been nationalized or expropriated (e.g., seized) by a Western Hemisphere country that has a free trade agreement with the United States.


Voted NAY on Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) Department of (119-hres-1142)

Voted NAY on Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) Department of: Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026


Voted NAY on Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security (119-hres-1128)

Voted NAY on Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security: Would recognize the importance of fully funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).


Voted NAY on Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act (119-hr-8029)

Voted NAY on Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act: Would provide appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of FY2026.


Voted YEA on Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act (119-hr-8029)

Voted YEA on Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act: Would provide appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of FY2026.


Voted NAY on Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (119-hr-7744)

Voted NAY on Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026: Would provide appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of FY2026.


Voted YEA on Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (119-hr-7744)

Voted YEA on Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026: Would provide appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of FY2026.


Voted YEA on Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United (119-hconres-38)

Voted YEA on Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United: Would direct the President to terminate the use of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran or any part of the Iranian government or military unless a declaration of war or authorization to use military force for such purpose has been enacted.


Voted YEA on Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism (119-hres-1099)

Voted YEA on Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism: Would states that the House of Representatives declares it is the policy of the United States that Iran continues to be the largest state sponsor of terrorism.


Voted NAY on Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee’s (119-hres-1100)

Voted NAY on Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee’s: Would direct the House Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly disclose records related to violations or alleged violations of the Code of Official Conduct involving acts of sexual harassment, unwelcome sexual advance, or sexual assault by a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.


Voted YEA on Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act (119-hr-6472)

Voted YEA on Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act: Would require public institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid programs to charge no more than in-state tuition and fee rates to students who are residents of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, provided they are also U.S. nationals.


Voted YEA on Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act (119-s-723)

Voted YEA on Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act: Would sets forth requirements for the processing of a proposed residential leasehold mortgage, business leasehold mortgage, land mortgage, or right-of-way document by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).


Voted NAY on Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act (119-hr-4626)

Voted NAY on Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act: Would modifies the process by which the Department of Energy (DOE) issues or revises energy conservation standards for consumer products such as household appliances.


Voted YEA on Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act (119-hr-4626)

Voted YEA on Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act: Would modifies the process by which the Department of Energy (DOE) issues or revises energy conservation standards for consumer products such as household appliances.


Voted YEA on Information Quality Assurance Act (119-hr-6329)

Voted YEA on Information Quality Assurance Act: Would require the Office of Management and Budget to revise the guidelines for federal agencies with respect to the dissemination or use of influential information or evidence , which means information or evidence about which an agency can reasonably determine that reliance on or dissemination of has, or will have, a clear and substantial impact on.


Voted YEA on ROTOR Act: Would address aviation safety by increasing requirements for aircraft tracking and communication using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology and expanding oversight.


Voted NAY on Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act (119-hr-3617)

Voted NAY on Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act: Would require the Department of Energy (DOE) to secure the supply of critical energy resources that are essential to the energy security of the United States.


Voted NAY on Undersea Cable Protection Act (119-hr-261)

Voted NAY on Undersea Cable Protection Act: Would prohibit the Department of Commerce from enforcing certain permit requirements for activities related to undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuaries.


Voted NAY on Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act (119-s-1383)

Voted NAY on Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act: Would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote.


Voted YEA on Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025 (119-hjres-72)


Voted YEA on Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act (119-hr-3617)

Voted YEA on Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act: Would require the Department of Energy (DOE) to secure the supply of critical energy resources that are essential to the energy security of the United States.


Voted YEA on Undersea Cable Protection Act (119-hr-261)

Voted YEA on Undersea Cable Protection Act: Would prohibit the Department of Commerce from enforcing certain permit requirements for activities related to undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuaries.


Voted YEA on Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act (119-s-1383)

Voted YEA on Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act: Would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote.


Voted NAY on Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (119-hr-7148)

Voted NAY on Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026: Would provide appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through February 13, 2026.


Voted YEA on Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act (119-hr-3123)

Voted YEA on Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act: Would establish procedures for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue a pension that was due but unpaid at the time of a veteran’s death.


Voted YEA on Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act (119-hr-980)

Voted YEA on Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act: Would removes the requirement that educational and vocational counseling services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on campus at institutions of higher learning must be provided by VA counselors.


Voted NAY on Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and (119-hr-7147)

Voted NAY on Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and: Would provide continuing FY2026 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through May 22, 2026.


Voted NAY on On Agreeing to the Amendment (119-hr-7148)

Voted NAY on On Agreeing to the Amendment: Would provide appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through February 13, 2026.


Voted NAY on Pregnant Students’ Rights Act (119-hr-6359)

Voted NAY on Pregnant Students’ Rights Act: Would require each institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs to provide certain information to prospective and enrolled students on the rights and resources for pregnant students to carry a baby to term or students who may become pregnant while enrolled at the IHE to carry a baby to term.


Voted YEA on On Agreeing to the Amendment (119-hres-1014)

Voted YEA on On Agreeing to the Amendment: Would provide for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.


Voted YEA on Pregnant Students’ Rights Act (119-hr-6359)

Voted YEA on Pregnant Students’ Rights Act: Would require each institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs to provide certain information to prospective and enrolled students on the rights and resources for pregnant students to carry a baby to term or students who may become pregnant while enrolled at the IHE to carry a baby to term.


Voted YEA on To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been (119-hconres-68)

Voted YEA on direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been: Would direct the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from Venezuela unless a declaration of war or authorization to use military force for such purpose has been enacted.


Voted YEA on American Relief Act, 2025 (118-hr-10545)

Voted YEA on American Relief Act, 2025: Would provide continuing FY2025 appropriations for federal agencies and supplemental appropriations for disaster relief.


Voted NAY on American Relief Act (118-hr-10515)

Voted NAY on American Relief Act


Voted NAY on American Relief Act


Voted NAY on JUDGES Act: Would create 63 new permanent U.S. district court judgeships over a 10-year period and 3 temporary U.S. district court judgeships in 2025.


Voted NAY on WILD Act: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 This bill authorizes for FY2025 and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE), the Maritime Administration.


Voted NAY on Liberty in Laundry Act (118-hr-7673)

Voted NAY on Liberty in Laundry Act: Would places limits on the authority of the Department of Energy (DOE) to prescribe or enforce energy conservation standards for clothes washers.


Voted YEA on Improving Federal Building Security Act (118-s-3613)

Voted YEA on Improving Federal Building Security Act: Would require Facility Security Committees to respond to security recommendations issued by the Federal Protective Service (FPS) regarding facility security. A Facility Security Committee is a committee that (1) consists of representatives of all federal tenants in a specific nonmilitary facility, the security organization for the facility.


Voted YEA on SHIELD Against CCP Act (118-hr-9668)

Voted YEA on SHIELD Against CCP Act: Would establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a working group to assess and improve efforts to address security threats posed to the United States by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).


Voted YEA on Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (118-s-4367)

Voted YEA on Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act: Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 DIVISION A—WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT Water Resources Development Act of 2024 TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A—General Matters (Sec. 1101) This section directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to ensure that potential nonfederal interests are aware of the roles, responsibilities.


Voted NAY on CLEAN Act: Would require the Department of the Interior to increase the frequency of lease sales under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 and establishes deadlines for consideration of geothermal drilling permits.


Voted YEA on CLEAN Act: Would require the Department of the Interior to increase the frequency of lease sales under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 and establishes deadlines for consideration of geothermal drilling permits.


Voted YEA on On Agreeing to the Amendment (118-hr-1449)

Voted YEA on On Agreeing to the Amendment: Would require the Department of the Interior to increase the frequency of lease sales under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 and establishes deadlines for consideration of geothermal drilling permits.


Voted YEA on Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (118-hr-8371)

Voted YEA on Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act: Would address various programs, benefits, and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).


Voted YEA on Vote by Mail Tracking Act (118-hr-5658)

Voted YEA on Vote by Mail Tracking Act: Would require mail-in ballots to (1) contain a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) barcode that enables tracking of each individual ballot, (2) satisfy USPS requirements for ballot envelope design and machinable letters.


Voted NAY on Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act (118-hr-5342)

Voted NAY on Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act: Would phases in a new funding formula for determining benefit amounts under the windfall elimination provision (WEP).


Voted NAY on Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (118-hr-9495)

Voted NAY on Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act: Would postpones certain tax filing deadlines for U.S. nationals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad and their spouses.


Voted YEA on Social Security Fairness Act (118-hr-82)

Voted YEA on Social Security Fairness Act: Would repeal provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local government.


Voted NAY on Ensuring accountability for key officials in the Biden-Harris administration responsible for (118-hres-1469)

Voted NAY on Ensuring accountability for key officials in the Biden-Harris administration responsible for: Would states that the House of Representatives condemns President Joseph Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris.


Voted NAY on Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act (118-hr-8205)

Voted NAY on Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act: Would makes the posting of cash bail, criminal bail bonds.


Voted YEA on Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act (118-hr-8205)

Voted YEA on Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act: Would makes the posting of cash bail, criminal bail bonds.


Voted YEA on Autism CARES Act (118-hr-7213)

Voted YEA on Autism CARES Act: Would reauthorize several programs that support autism education, research.


Voted NAY on FY2017 congressional budget resolution (115-sconres-3)

Voted NAY on FY2017 congressional budget resolution: Sets the congressional budget framework and spending/revenue targets; it is a budget blueprint rather than a direct program appropriation.


Voted NAY on FY2017 congressional budget resolution (115-hres-48)


Voted YEA on FY2017 congressional budget resolution (115-sconres-3)

Voted YEA on FY2017 congressional budget resolution: Sets the congressional budget framework and spending/revenue targets; it is a budget blueprint rather than a direct program appropriation.


Voted NAY on On Agreeing to the Amendment (115-hr-238)

Voted NAY on On Agreeing to the Amendment: Would reauthorize through FY2021, and otherwise revises provisions related to, operations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).


Voted NAY on SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (115-hr-78)

Voted NAY on SEC Regulatory Accountability Act: Would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to: before issuing a regulation under the securities laws, identify the nature and source of the problem that the proposed regulation is designed to address.


Voted NAY on Commodity End-User Relief Act (115-hr-238)

Voted NAY on Commodity End-User Relief Act: Would reauthorize through FY2021, and otherwise revises provisions related to, operations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).


Voted YEA on Commodity End-User Relief Act (115-hr-238)

Voted YEA on Commodity End-User Relief Act: Would reauthorize through FY2021, and otherwise revises provisions related to, operations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).


Voted YEA on SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (115-hr-78)

Voted YEA on SEC Regulatory Accountability Act: Would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to: before issuing a regulation under the securities laws, identify the nature and source of the problem that the proposed regulation is designed to address.


Voted YEA on On Agreeing to the Amendment (115-hr-78)

Voted YEA on On Agreeing to the Amendment: Would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to: before issuing a regulation under the securities laws, identify the nature and source of the problem that the proposed regulation is designed to address.


Voted NAY on Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress (115-hres-5)

Voted NAY on Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress: Adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 114th Congress as the Rules for the 115th Congress, with amendments.


Voted YEA on Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress (115-hres-5)

Voted YEA on Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress: Adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 114th Congress as the Rules for the 115th Congress, with amendments.


Voted NAY on Supporting America’s Charities Act (113-hr-5806)

Voted NAY on Supporting America’s Charities Act: Would amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent: (1) the tax deduction for charitable contributions by individuals and corporations of real property interests for conservation purposes.


Voted NAY on An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of experts to address the (113-hr-83)

Voted NAY on require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of experts to address the: The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 provides appropriations for most of the federal government through the end of FY2015 and continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security through February 27, 2015.


Voted YEA on John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act (113-hr-5699)

Voted YEA on John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act: Would authorize the Department of the Interior to acquire by donation approximately 44 acres of land to include in the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, California.


Voted YEA on Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015 (113-hr-4681)

Voted YEA on Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015: Would authorize FY2015 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities.


Voted YEA on Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014 (113-hr-1204)

Voted YEA on Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014: Would direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to establish in the TSA an aviation security advisory committee.


Voted YEA on Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014 (113-s-1000)

Voted YEA on Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014: Would require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit to Congress a financial report on restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed by September 30 of each year.


Voted YEA on Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act (113-hr-2719)

Voted YEA on Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act: Would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to: develop and update biennially a strategic five-year technology investment plan, which may include a classified addendum to report sensitive transportation security risks, technology vulnerabilities, or other sensitive security.


Voted YEA on Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 (113-s-2244)

Voted YEA on Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014: Would amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA) to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program through December 31, 2020.


Voted NAY on California Emergency Drought Relief Act 2014 (113-hr-5781)

Voted NAY on California Emergency Drought Relief Act 2014: Would grant the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior (Secretaries) emergency authority.


Voted YEA on California Emergency Drought Relief Act 2014 (113-hr-5781)

Voted YEA on California Emergency Drought Relief Act 2014: Would grant the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior (Secretaries) emergency authority.


Voted NAY on Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014 (113-hr-5759)

Voted NAY on Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014: Would prohibit the executive branch of the government from: exempting or deferring from removal, by executive order, regulation, or any other means, categories of aliens considered under the immigration laws to be unlawfully present in the United States.


Voted NAY on Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 2014 (113-hr-3979)

Voted NAY on Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 2014: Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2015 appropriations for Procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force.


Voted YEA on Strongly condemning the actions of the Russian Federation, under President Vladimir Putin (113-hres-758)

Voted YEA on Strongly condemning the actions of the Russian Federation, under President Vladimir Putin: Would support the efforts by President Poroshenko and the people of Ukraine to establish a lasting peace for Ukraine that includes: full withdrawal of Russian forces from its territory, full control of its international borders, disarming of separatist and paramilitary forces in eastern Ukraine, adoption of policies to reduce the Russian Federation's.


Voted YEA on Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014 (113-hr-5759)

Voted YEA on Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014: Would prohibit the executive branch of the government from: exempting or deferring from removal, by executive order, regulation, or any other means, categories of aliens considered under the immigration laws to be unlawfully present in the United States.


Voted NAY on Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (113-hr-647)

Voted NAY on Achieving a Better Life Experience Act: States as the purposes of this title to: (1) encourage and assist individuals and families in saving private funds for the purpose of supporting individuals with disabilities to maintain health, independence.


Voted NAY on Tax Increase Prevention Act (113-hr-5771)

Voted NAY on Tax Increase Prevention Act: Division A: Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 - Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 - Title I: Certain Expiring Provisions - Subtitle A: Individual Tax Extenders - (Sec. 101) Extends through 2014: the tax deduction of expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.


Voted YEA on Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (113-hr-5769)

Voted YEA on Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014: Would authorize FY2015 appropriations for the Coast Guard for: operation and maintenance.


Voted YEA on Tax Increase Prevention Act (113-hr-5771)

Voted YEA on Tax Increase Prevention Act: Division A: Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 - Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 - Title I: Certain Expiring Provisions - Subtitle A: Individual Tax Extenders - (Sec. 101) Extends through 2014: the tax deduction of expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.


Voted YEA on Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act of 2014 (113-s-2040)

Voted YEA on Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act of 2014: Extinguishes all claims and all right, title, and interest in specified Indian and non-Indian land as part of the settlement of disputes within the Fort Hall Indian Reservation of the Shoshone-Bannock Indian Tribes in Idaho resulting from the realignment of the Blackfoot River by the Corps of Engineers in 1964.


Voted YEA on May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act (113-hr-5050)

Voted YEA on May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act: Would repeal the 1918 Act (authorizing the establishment of a town site on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho).


Voted YEA on World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (113-hr-2366)

Voted YEA on World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act: Would direct the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint and issue $1 silver coins in commemoration of the centennial of America's involvement in World War I.


Voted YEA on To revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in (113-hr-3572)

Voted YEA on revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in: Would revise the boundaries of the following units within the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: Lea Island Complex L07, Wrightsville Beach Unit L08.


Voted YEA on Regulation D Study Act (113-hr-3240)

Voted YEA on Regulation D Study Act: Would direct the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the impact upon depository institutions, consumers.


Voted YEA on No Social Security for Nazis Act (113-hr-5739)

Voted YEA on No Social Security for Nazis Act: Would amend title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to consider the following individuals to be removed under the Immigration and Nationality Act and so to have their OASDI benefits terminated: an individual with respect to whom an order admitting the individual to citizenship has been revoked and set.