- See Sydney Kamlager-Dove's sponsored bills →Sydney Kamlager-DoveDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$1.6M raised
- Samantha MotaDemocratic✓ Verified$13K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Sydney Kamlager-Dove supports job creation to foster economic justice and opportunities for all communities and voted yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy purchase acts 12. She supports guaranteed quality, affordable, single-payer health care and voted yea on rural care and early act reauthorization but nay on Medicaid harm, premium lowering, and support acts 45. Samantha Mota prioritizes economic stability for affected communities and supports universal healthcare including Medicare for All with comprehensive benefits 36. She champions immigration reform including dismantling ICE, ending for-profit detention, and promoting access to asylum and due process 910.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Sydney Kamlager-DoveDemocratic | Samantha MotaDemocratic |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Kamlager-Dove supports job creation to foster economic justice and opportunities for all communities. Kamlager-Dove votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy purchase acts. | Mota says economic stability for affected communities is a policy priority for her campaign. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Sydney Kamlager-Dove supports job creation to foster economic justice and opportunities for all communities 1. She votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy purchase acts 2. Samantha Mota says economic stability for affected communities is a policy priority for her campaign 3. | ||
| Healthcare | Kamlager-Dove supports guaranteed quality, affordable, single-payer health care for all Californians. Kamlager-Dove votes yea on rural care and early act reauthorization but nay on Medicaid harm, premium lowering, and support acts. | Samantha Mota supports universal healthcare including Medicare for All and comprehensive benefits covering dental, vision, mental care, and drug price negotiation. Mota supports universal health care as a campaign priority. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Sydney Kamlager-Dove supports guaranteed quality, affordable, single-payer health care for all Californians 1. She voted yea on rural care and early act reauthorization but nay on Medicaid harm, premium lowering, and support acts 2. Samantha Mota supports universal healthcare including Medicare for All and comprehensive benefits covering dental, vision, mental care, and drug price negotiation 3. She also states that universal health care is a campaign priority 4. | ||
| Immigration | Kamlager-Dove votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but yea on a national emergency resolution. | Samantha Mota champions immigration reform including dismantling ICE, ending for-profit detention, humane treatment, and promoting access to asylum and due process. Mota says immigration reform is one of the public policy areas she is most passionate about. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Sydney Kamlager-Dove votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but yea on a national emergency resolution 1. Samantha Mota champions immigration reform including dismantling ICE, ending for-profit detention, humane treatment, and promoting access to asylum and due process 2. Mota also states that immigration reform is one of the public policy areas she is most passionate about 3. | ||
| Public Safety & Crime | Kamlager-Dove supports community-led teams responding to non-violent 911 calls instead of police to make communities safer and save lives. Kamlager-Dove votes yea on prison staff safety and guard acts but nay on privacy, veterans 2nd amendment, bail, and violent offender bills. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Abortion | Kamlager-Dove supports removing cost barriers to abortion and securing access to abortion care and birth control. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Kamlager-Dove 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 | Kamlager-Dove votes yea on diesel emissions and conservation acts but nay on EPA disapproval and fuel retailer choice and HEATS acts. | Samantha Mota supports environmental justice by promoting the Green New Deal, addressing environmental racism, increasing green space, and ensuring marginalized communities receive resources. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Sydney Kamlager-Dove votes yea on diesel emissions and conservation acts but nay on EPA disapproval and fuel retailer choice and HEATS acts 1. Samantha Mota supports environmental justice by promoting the Green New Deal, addressing environmental racism, increasing green space, and ensuring marginalized communities receive resources 2. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Kamlager-Dove votes yea on resolutions to remove forces from hostilities and veterans clinic naming but nay on defense authorization and FISA extension. | Samantha Mota advocates for ending warrantless surveillance, holding officials accountable, repealing FISA, rescinding AUMF, ending foreign aid and arms embargo, and protecting civil liberties. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Sydney Kamlager-Dove votes yea on resolutions to remove forces from hostilities and veterans clinic naming but nay on defense authorization and FISA extension 1. Samantha Mota advocates for ending warrantless surveillance, holding officials accountable, repealing FISA, rescinding AUMF, ending foreign aid and arms embargo, and protecting civil liberties 2. | ||