- See Pete Aguilar's sponsored bills →Pete AguilarDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$5.6M raised
- Stephanie M. VargasRepublican✓ Verified
Where they stand
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| Issue | Pete AguilarDemocratic | Stephanie M. VargasRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Aguilar supports legislation that creates a fairer economy and prioritizes funding for local projects to boost economic recovery and job creation in the Inland Empire. Aguilar votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy in purchases acts. | Vargas supports common-sense economic policies to lower the cost of living, energy costs, and housing prices while promoting local manufacturing and workforce training. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Pete Aguilar supports legislation aimed at creating a fairer economy and prioritizes funding for local projects to boost economic recovery and job creation in the Inland Empire 1. He votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy in purchases acts 2. Stephanie M. Vargas supports common-sense economic policies to lower the cost of living, energy costs, and housing prices while promoting local manufacturing and workforce training 3. | ||
| Healthcare | Aguilar votes yea on rural care and patient support acts but nay on lowering premiums and Medicaid harm prevention. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Immigration | Aguilar votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but yea on a national emergency resolution. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Aguilar supports funding upgrades to public safety equipment such as body-worn cameras to improve transparency and build trust between law enforcement and residents. Aguilar votes yea on prison staff safety, guard act, and cashless bail but nay on privacy, 2nd amendment, and violent offender bills. | Vargas supports strong law enforcement and fire services to protect communities and prioritizes addressing root causes of crime and wildfire prevention. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Pete Aguilar supports funding upgrades to public safety equipment such as body-worn cameras to improve transparency and build trust between law enforcement and residents 1. He voted yea on prison staff safety, guard act, and cashless bail but nay on privacy, 2nd amendment, and violent offender bills 2. Stephanie M. Vargas supports strong law enforcement and fire services to protect communities and prioritizes addressing root causes of crime and wildfire prevention 3. | ||
| Abortion | Aguilar supports abortion rights, believes abortion care is healthcare, and advocates for women’s right to decide when and how to start a family. | Vargas opposes abortion and is committed to protecting unborn children, affirming that a person is a person no matter how small. |
| Where they differ on Abortion: Pete Aguilar supports abortion rights, believes abortion care is healthcare, and advocates for women’s right to decide when and how to start a family 1. Stephanie M. Vargas opposes abortion and is committed to protecting unborn children, affirming that a person is a person no matter how small 2. | ||
| Taxes & Government Spending | Aguilar votes yea on tax relief and AGOA extension but nay on budget resolutions and appropriations acts. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Energy & Environment | Aguilar votes yea on emissions reduction and conservation acts but nay on EPA rule disapproval and HEATS Act. | Vargas supports stopping bans on American energy production to lower energy costs and advocates for fire service authority to prevent wildfires while balancing environmental values. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Pete Aguilar votes in favor of emissions reduction and conservation acts but against disapproving EPA rules and the HEATS Act 1. Stephanie M. Vargas supports ending bans on American energy production to reduce energy costs and promotes fire service authority to prevent wildfires while considering environmental values 2. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Aguilar votes yea on resolutions to remove forces from Iran and Lebanon and veterans clinic naming but nay on defense authorization and FISA extension. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |