- See Robert Garcia's sponsored bills →Robert GarciaDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$3.3M raised
- Brian BurleyRepublican✓ Verified$250K raised
Where they stand
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| Issue | Robert GarciaDemocratic | Brian BurleyRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Garcia supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, expanding paid family leave, public banks, and boosting programs that help working families like the earned income tax credit. Garcia votes yea on bills supporting small business technology and fraud prevention, and financial exploitation prevention, but votes nay on capital access and privacy in purchases acts. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Healthcare | Garcia supports Medicare for All, believing healthcare is a human right and coverage should not depend on employment. Garcia votes yea on rural care improvement and patient support acts, but votes nay on Medicaid harm prevention and lowering health care premiums acts. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Immigration | Garcia fights to expand pathways to citizenship for undocumented residents and to end legal discrimination against them. Garcia supports immigrant communities by advocating for pathways to citizenship, opposing discrimination, and calling for accountability in immigration enforcement. Garcia votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills, but votes yea on a national emergency resolution related to immigration. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Garcia supports responsible gun safety legislation including universal background checks, banning AR-15 assault weapons, raising the firearm ownership age to 21, and funding mental health and violence diversion programs. Garcia works to end gun violence by supporting legislation requiring background checks on ammunition sales and other gun safety measures. Garcia votes yea on the GUARD Act but votes nay on bills related to privacy, veterans' gun rights, cashless bail, violent offender restrictions, and law enforcement support. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Abortion | Garcia supports enshrining the right to abortion into federal law and opposes efforts to criminalize abortion, viewing it as a critical part of reproductive healthcare. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Garcia supports expanding the social safety net including guaranteed income pilot programs and universal child care and pre-k. Garcia votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims but votes nay on multiple appropriations and budget resolution bills. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Energy & Environment | Garcia strongly supports the Green New Deal and leads efforts to electrify and modernize public transportation fleets while opposing fossil fuel money. Garcia supports reducing emissions through green jobs and technology, including legislation to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by 2050. Garcia votes yea on diesel emissions reduction and marine conservation acts but votes nay on EPA rule disapproval, fuel retailer choice, and HEATS Act. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Garcia votes yea on resolutions directing removal of US forces from hostilities with Iran and Lebanon, and on naming a VA clinic, but votes nay on defense authorization and FISA amendments. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |