- See Scott Peters's sponsored bills →Scott PetersDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$2.2M raised
- Stephen CohenRepublican✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Scott Peters supports economic growth through federal funding for biomedical research, small business promotion, free trade, immigration reform, and investments in research, education, and infrastructure, and he backs commonsense gun safety laws including universal background checks and banning weapons of war 18. Stephen Cohen supports expanding housing supply, cracking down on corporate price manipulation, and ensuring economic policy benefits local residents, as well as strong, effective border enforcement while treating people with dignity 410.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Scott PetersDemocratic | Stephen CohenRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Peters supports promoting economic growth through federal funding for biomedical research, small business promotion, free trade, immigration reform, and investments in research, education, and infrastructure. Peters supports growing San Diego's innovative economy by backing entrepreneurs, businesses, and research institutions that create jobs and improve lives through medical and energy innovation. Peters votes yea on acts supporting technology use, capital access, TRIA reauthorization, child-related acts, and financial exploitation prevention, but nay on privacy in purchases. | Cohen supports expanding housing supply, cracking down on corporate price manipulation, and ensuring economic policy benefits local residents. |
| Healthcare | Peters supports universal access to quality, affordable health care, strengthening the Affordable Care Act, lowering premiums and deductibles, and protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions. Peters 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. | Cohen supports lowering prescription drug costs, protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions, and holding insurance companies accountable. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Scott Peters supports universal access to quality, affordable health care, strengthening the Affordable Care Act, lowering premiums and deductibles, and protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions 1. He voted yea on rural care, EARLY Act reauthorization, and SUPPORT for Patients, but nay on Do No Harm in Medicaid and lowering health care premiums 2. Stephen Cohen supports lowering prescription drug costs, protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions, and holding insurance companies accountable 3. | ||
| Immigration | Peters supports immigration policies that are tough, fair, and practical, emphasizing the need for strong border security. Peters votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security acts, but yea on a national emergency resolution related to the President. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Peters supports commonsense gun safety laws including universal background checks, banning weapons of war, and preventing suspected terrorists and domestic abusers from purchasing firearms. Peters votes yea on acts enhancing prison staff safety, GUARD Act, and cashless bail reporting, but nay on privacy in purchases, veterans 2nd amendment, and keeping violent offenders off streets. | Cohen supports strong, effective border enforcement while treating people with dignity and working toward an orderly and lawful immigration system. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Scott Peters supports commonsense gun safety laws including universal background checks, banning weapons of war, and preventing suspected terrorists and domestic abusers from purchasing firearms 1. He voted yea on acts enhancing prison staff safety, the GUARD Act, and cashless bail reporting, but voted nay on privacy in purchases, veterans' 2nd amendment rights, and keeping violent offenders off the streets 2. Stephen Cohen supports strong, effective border enforcement while treating people with dignity and working toward an orderly and lawful immigration system 3. | ||
| Abortion | Peters strongly favors reproductive freedom and a woman’s right to make her own medical decisions, supporting access to contraception and opposing efforts to restrict reproductive choice. Peters supports equal access to reproductive health care without government interference and is a member of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus advancing reproductive rights. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Peters supports balancing the budget over time with sensible tax policy and smart cuts, opposing political gridlock that prevents fiscal responsibility. Peters supports revising the tax code to help the middle class, repatriating offshore profits for investment, repairing infrastructure, and strengthening the military while opposing reckless policies. Peters votes yea on tax relief and AGOA Extension acts, but nay on budget resolutions and multiple appropriations acts. | Cohen demands transparency in government spending, opposes wasteful earmarks, and calls for a balanced federal budget. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Scott Peters supports balancing the budget over time with sensible tax policy and smart cuts, opposing political gridlock that prevents fiscal responsibility 1. He also supports revising the tax code to help the middle class, repatriating offshore profits for investment, repairing infrastructure, and strengthening the military while opposing reckless policies 2. Peters voted yea on tax relief and AGOA Extension acts, but nay on budget resolutions and multiple appropriations acts 3. Stephen Cohen demands transparency in government spending, opposes wasteful earmarks, and calls for a balanced federal budget 4. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Peters advocates for embracing the clean energy revolution, creating green jobs, and investing in renewable energy and alternative fuels to combat climate change. Peters votes yea on diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, and battlefield protection acts, but nay on EPA rule disapproval, consumer fuel choice, and HEATS Act. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Peters supports strengthening America’s military and working with all parties on national security but opposes reckless policies like a border wall and discriminatory registries. Peters 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 some appropriations. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |