- See Salud Carbajal's sponsored bills →Salud CarbajalDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$1.9M raised
- Robert SmithRepublican✓ Verified$329K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Salud Carbajal supports creating good-paying jobs through infrastructure, clean energy investments, and raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, while also advocating for economic opportunities and cost-of-living reductions in child care, health care, and housing 12. He supports immigration system improvements and has voted against multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but for a resolution related to a presidential national emergency 56. Robert Smith supports cutting wasteful federal spending, lowering housing, energy, and food costs, and expanding homeownership to make the American Dream attainable 4. He also supports securing the border, removing violent offenders, providing legal clarity for long-term residents, and modernizing agricultural and seasonal visa programs 7.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Salud CarbajalDemocratic | Robert SmithRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Carbajal supports creating good-paying jobs by investing in infrastructure, clean energy, and raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Carbajal supports fighting for economic opportunities for working families and commonsense fixes to lower costs of living like child care, health care, and housing. Carbajal votes yea on bills supporting technology use, capital access, TRIA reauthorization, child-related acts, and financial exploitation prevention, but nay on privacy in purchases. | Smith supports cutting wasteful federal spending, lowering housing, energy, and food costs, and expanding homeownership to make the American Dream attainable again. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Salud Carbajal supports creating good-paying jobs through investments in infrastructure, clean energy, and raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour 1. He also advocates for economic opportunities for working families and measures to lower living costs such as child care, health care, and housing 2. Carbajal has voted in favor of bills supporting technology use, capital access, TRIA reauthorization, child-related acts, and financial exploitation prevention, but against privacy in purchases 3. Robert Smith supports cutting wasteful federal spending, lowering housing, energy, and food costs, and expanding homeownership to make the American Dream attainable 4. | ||
| Healthcare | Carbajal supports commonsense fixes to lower costs of living including health care. Carbajal votes yea on rural care, EARLY Act reauthorization, and SUPPORT for Patients, but nay on Do No Harm in Medicaid and lowering health care premiums. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Immigration | Carbajal supports improvements to the immigration system. Carbajal votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills, but yea on a resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President. | Smith supports securing the border, removing violent offenders, providing legal clarity for long-term residents, and modernizing agricultural and seasonal visa programs. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Salud Carbajal supports improvements to the immigration system and has voted nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills, while voting yea on a resolution related to a national emergency declared by the President 12. Robert Smith supports securing the border, removing violent offenders, providing legal clarity for long-term residents, and modernizing agricultural and seasonal visa programs 3. | ||
| Public Safety & Crime | Carbajal supports investing in wildfire prevention, drought mitigation, and climate weatherization to keep communities safe and create jobs. Carbajal supports upgrades for infrastructure and public safety. Carbajal votes yea on acts enhancing guard and prison staff safety and cashless bail reporting, but nay on privacy in purchases, veterans 2nd amendment protection, and keeping violent offenders off streets. | Smith supports stopping fentanyl at the source and strengthening local military bases to defend America. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Salud Carbajal supports investing in wildfire prevention, drought mitigation, and climate weatherization to keep communities safe and create jobs 1. He also supports upgrades for infrastructure and public safety 2 and voted yea on acts enhancing guard and prison staff safety and cashless bail reporting, but nay on privacy in purchases, veterans 2nd amendment protection, and keeping violent offenders off streets 3. Robert Smith supports stopping fentanyl at the source and strengthening local military bases to defend America 4. | ||
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Carbajal votes yea on tax relief and AGOA extension acts, but nay on budget resolutions and multiple appropriations acts. | Smith supports auditing and cutting wasteful federal spending that fuels inflation. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Salud Carbajal voted yea on tax relief and AGOA extension acts, but nay on budget resolutions and multiple appropriations acts 1. Robert Smith supports auditing and cutting wasteful federal spending that fuels inflation 2. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Carbajal supports clean energy initiatives including expanding EV charging, capping leaking oil and gas wells, and approving solar projects to create sustainable jobs. Carbajal supports investments in renewable energy and lowering energy costs through tax credits and rebates for energy efficiency and clean energy. Carbajal votes yea on diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and consumer fuel choice acts, but nay on EPA rule disapproval and HEATS Act. | Smith says his energy priorities are reliability, affordability and environmental performance. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Salud Carbajal supports clean energy initiatives such as expanding EV charging, capping leaking oil and gas wells, and approving solar projects to create sustainable jobs 1. He also supports investments in renewable energy and lowering energy costs through tax credits and rebates for energy efficiency and clean energy 2. Carbajal voted yea on diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and consumer fuel choice acts, but nay on EPA rule disapproval and HEATS Act 3. Robert Smith states his energy priorities are reliability, affordability, and environmental performance 4. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Carbajal, a veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, works to improve veterans' services including healthcare, job training, and mental health support. Carbajal votes yea on resolutions directing removal of US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and naming a VA clinic, but nay on defense authorization, FISA amendments, and a defense appropriations act. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |