- See Andrea Salinas's sponsored bills →Andrea SalinasDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$1.9M raised
- David RussRepublican✓ Verified$13K raised
Where they stand
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| Issue | Andrea SalinasDemocratic | David RussRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Salinas supports policies that lower costs for families, increase living-wage jobs, and invest in communities to benefit working families. Salinas votes yea on acts supporting technology use, capital access, terrorism risk insurance, and financial exploitation prevention, but nay on privacy in purchases and the KIDS Act. | Russ supports returning manufacturing to America, protecting small businesses and family farms, ending onerous regulations, and stopping subsidies that benefit large corporations. Russ says he would support job growth by fighting to end federal government overreach and regulations he considers onerous. |
| Healthcare | Salinas advocates for affordable, high-quality health care, prescription drug price caps, and improved access to mental health services. Salinas supports healthcare as a human right, protecting and expanding Medicare and Medicaid, lowering costs, and improving access especially in rural areas. Salinas votes yea on reauthorization acts for early care, rural care, and patient support, but nay on lowering health care premiums and Medicaid harm prevention. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Immigration | Salinas supports strengthening border security, streamlining immigration courts, and providing certainty for immigrants who live and contribute in the U.S. Salinas supports comprehensive immigration reform with an earned pathway to citizenship, smart border security, and protections for Dreamers and unaccompanied children. Salinas votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills, but yea on a national emergency resolution related to immigration. | Russ opposes illegal immigration, supports securing borders, removing illegal entrants, and insists on regulated immigration with assimilation to protect national security and sovereignty. Russ proposes a 5-10 year moratorium on all immigration to allow removal of people who entered illegally and to update enforcement systems. |
| Public Safety & Crime | Salinas works to support law enforcement and first responders, address the fentanyl crisis, and increase social services to improve community safety. Salinas supports funding mental health and addiction services to strengthen public safety and behavioral health in local communities. Salinas votes yea on acts enhancing guard and prison staff safety, but nay on privacy in purchases, veterans 2nd amendment protection, cashless bail reporting, and violent offender laws. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Abortion | Salinas is a strong advocate for abortion access and reproductive rights, working to codify abortion rights into federal law and improve reproductive health care access. Salinas supports a federal statutory right to reproductive health care including abortion and opposes government interference in personal reproductive decisions. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Salinas votes yea on tax relief and AGOA extension acts, but nay on budget resolutions and appropriations for national security, agriculture, and continuing appropriations. | Russ proposes the No Strings Act to eliminate federal overreach via conditional grants, reduce bureaucracy, and return hundreds of billions of dollars to states and local control. Russ proposes simplifying the tax code and removing special carve-outs, which he attributes to government overreach and crony capitalism. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Andrea Salinas votes yea on tax relief and AGOA extension acts, but nay on budget resolutions and appropriations for national security, agriculture, and continuing appropriations 1. David Russ proposes the No Strings Act to eliminate federal overreach via conditional grants, reduce bureaucracy, and return hundreds of billions of dollars to states and local control 2. He also proposes simplifying the tax code and removing special carve-outs, which he attributes to government overreach and crony capitalism 3. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Salinas votes yea on diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and fuel retailer choice acts, but nay on EPA rule disapproval and the HEATS Act. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Salinas votes yea on resolutions directing removal of US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and on naming a VA clinic, but nay on the National Defense Authorization Act and FISA amendments. | Russ says the U.S. should only get involved in foreign conflicts that represent a real threat to national security. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Andrea Salinas voted yea on resolutions directing removal of US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and on naming a VA clinic, but voted nay on the National Defense Authorization Act and FISA amendments 1. David Russ stated that the U.S. should only get involved in foreign conflicts that represent a real threat to national security 2. | ||