- See Sam Liccardo's sponsored bills →Sam LiccardoDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$3.8M raised
- Peter Sundin SouléRepublican✓ Verified
Where they stand
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| Issue | Sam LiccardoDemocratic | Peter Sundin SouléRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Liccardo advocates for lowering costs through bipartisan housing reforms and financial services legislation to increase housing supply and reduce expenses for families. Liccardo votes yea on acts supporting technology use, capital access, terrorism risk insurance, child welfare, and financial exploitation prevention, but nay on privacy in purchases. | Soule supports ending wasteful spending, lowering water costs for farmers, making energy more affordable by removing drilling restrictions, and reducing housing costs through various reforms. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Sam Liccardo advocates for lowering costs through bipartisan housing reforms and financial services legislation to increase housing supply and reduce expenses for families 1. He voted yea on acts supporting technology use, capital access, terrorism risk insurance, child welfare, and financial exploitation prevention, but nay on privacy in purchases 2. Peter Sundin Soulé supports ending wasteful spending, lowering water costs for farmers, making energy more affordable by removing drilling restrictions, and reducing housing costs through various reforms 3. | ||
| Healthcare | Liccardo votes yea on rural care, early act reauthorization, and patient support acts, but nay on Medicaid harm and lowering health care premiums. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Immigration | Liccardo votes nay on multiple immigration restriction acts and yea on supporting Homeland Security and a national emergency resolution. | Soule supports reforming the HB-1 Visa program to prioritize hiring Americans over foreigners and opposes sanctuary city policies that protect illegal criminals. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Sam Liccardo votes nay on multiple immigration restriction acts and yea on supporting Homeland Security and a national emergency resolution 1. Peter Sundin Soulé supports reforming the HB-1 Visa program to prioritize hiring Americans over foreigners and opposes sanctuary city policies that protect illegal criminals 2. | ||
| Public Safety & Crime | Liccardo votes yea on acts enhancing guard, prison staff safety, and cashless bail reporting, but nay on privacy in purchases, veterans 2nd amendment, and violent offender acts. | Soule supports withholding federal funds from sanctuary cities and states issuing commercial driver’s licenses to non-English speakers to improve public safety and enforce immigration laws. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Sam Liccardo votes in favor of measures that enhance guard and prison staff safety and support cashless bail reporting, but votes against acts related to privacy in purchases, veterans' second amendment rights, and violent offender regulations 1. Peter Sundin Soulé supports withholding federal funds from sanctuary cities and opposes issuing commercial driver’s licenses to non-English speakers as a means to improve public safety and enforce immigration laws 2. | ||
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Liccardo votes yea on tax relief and AGOA extension acts, but nay on budget resolution, continuing appropriations, national security, and agriculture appropriations acts. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Energy & Environment | Liccardo supports bipartisan efforts to enhance climate resilience and disaster preparedness, including wildfire prevention and environmental protection. Liccardo votes yea on diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, and battlefield protection acts, but nay on EPA rule disapproval, fuel retailer choice, and HEATS acts. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Liccardo votes yea on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and veterans clinic naming, but nay on defense authorization and FISA amendments acts. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |