- See Ro Khanna's sponsored bills →Ro KhannaDemocraticIncumbent$15.2M raised
- Ritesh TandonRepublican✓ Verified$57K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Ritesh Tandon supports policies to lower living costs, increase housing affordability, improve education and job training, protect jobs, raise wages, and back small businesses for economic security, and he supports lowering healthcare and prescription drug costs by increasing price transparency and expanding access to preventive and primary care 14. Ro Khanna supports a diversified, innovation-driven economy emphasizing technology, advanced manufacturing, apprenticeships, and raising the minimum wage to $17 per hour, and he votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy in purchases acts 23.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Ro KhannaDemocratic | Ritesh TandonRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Khanna supports a diversified, innovation-driven economy that benefits all people, emphasizing technology, advanced manufacturing, apprenticeships, and raising the minimum wage to $17 per hour. Ro Khanna votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy in purchases acts. | Tandon supports policies to lower living costs, increase housing affordability, improve education and job training, protect jobs, raise wages, and back small businesses to build a secure economic future. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Ritesh Tandon supports policies aimed at lowering living costs, increasing housing affordability, improving education and job training, protecting jobs, raising wages, and backing small businesses to build a secure economic future 1. Ro Khanna supports a diversified, innovation-driven economy that benefits all people, emphasizing technology, advanced manufacturing, apprenticeships, and raising the minimum wage to $17 per hour 2. He votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy in purchases acts 3. | ||
| Healthcare | Ro Khanna votes yea on rural care and patient support acts but nay on lowering health care premiums and Medicaid harm acts. | Tandon supports lowering healthcare and prescription drug costs by increasing price transparency, reducing out-of-pocket expenses, and expanding access to preventive and primary care. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Ritesh Tandon supports lowering healthcare and prescription drug costs by increasing price transparency, reducing out-of-pocket expenses, and expanding access to preventive and primary care 1. Ro Khanna votes yea on rural care and patient support acts but nay on lowering health care premiums and Medicaid harm acts 2. | ||
| Immigration | Ro Khanna votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but yea on a national emergency resolution. | Tandon supports stricter border security paired with a merit-based system for legal workers and students. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Ritesh Tandon supports stricter border security paired with a merit-based system for legal workers and students 1. Ro Khanna votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but yea on a national emergency resolution 2. | ||
| Public Safety & Crime | Khanna supports reducing crime and ensuring Americans feel safe, working to provide law enforcement with necessary funding to safely do their jobs. Ro Khanna votes yea on prison staff safety and guard acts but nay on privacy, veterans 2nd amendment, bail, and violent offender bills. | Tandon says his platform prioritizes public safety alongside fiscal discipline and educational excellence. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Ritesh Tandon prioritizes public safety along with fiscal discipline and educational excellence in his platform 1. Ro Khanna supports reducing crime and ensuring Americans feel safe by providing law enforcement with necessary funding to safely do their jobs 2. Khanna voted in favor of prison staff safety and guard acts but against bills related to privacy, veterans' 2nd amendment rights, bail reform, and violent offender legislation 3. | ||
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Ro Khanna votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims but nay on multiple appropriations and budget resolution bills. | Tandon opposes excessive tax and fee burdens, supports simplifying tax compliance, expanding middle-class tax relief, and opposes new wealth and mileage taxes that harm families and businesses. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Ritesh Tandon opposes excessive tax and fee burdens, supports simplifying tax compliance, expanding middle-class tax relief, and opposes new wealth and mileage taxes that harm families and businesses 1. Ro Khanna voted yea on tax relief for fraud victims but voted nay on multiple appropriations and budget resolution bills 2. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Khanna supports a clean energy economy with investments in solar, wind, nuclear, geothermal, and hydrogen, banning fracking on public lands, repealing fossil fuel subsidies, and protecting American jobs and security. Ro Khanna votes yea on emissions reduction and conservation acts but nay on EPA rule disapproval and HEATS Act. | Tandon supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy to deliver reliable, affordable energy and transportation, modernize the grid, and invest in transportation efficiency to lower household costs. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Ritesh Tandon supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy to deliver reliable, affordable energy and transportation, modernize the grid, and invest in transportation efficiency to lower household costs 1. Ro Khanna supports a clean energy economy with investments in solar, wind, nuclear, geothermal, and hydrogen, banning fracking on public lands, repealing fossil fuel subsidies, and protecting American jobs and security 2. Ro Khanna votes yea on emissions reduction and conservation acts but nay on EPA rule disapproval and HEATS Act 3. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Khanna opposes unilateral military interventions and supports diplomatic solutions, increased foreign assistance, and robust congressional oversight to protect American interests abroad. Ro Khanna votes yea on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon and on veterans clinic naming but nay on defense authorization and FISA extension. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |