- See Greg Casar's sponsored bills →Greg CasarDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$1.4M raised
- Lauren PeñaRepublican$130K raised
Where they stand
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| Issue | Greg CasarDemocratic | Lauren PeñaRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Casar supports economic justice for working families, advocating for good jobs, affordable education, and Medicare for All. Casar supports ensuring the ultra rich pay their fair share in taxes and advocates for legislation to address housing affordability and protect consumers from predatory business tactics. Casar votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy-related acts. | No public position found. |
| Healthcare | Casar votes yea on rural care and patient support acts but nay on lowering health care premiums. | No public position found. |
| Immigration | Casar votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but yea on a national emergency resolution. | No public position found. |
| Public Safety & Crime | Casar votes yea on prison staff safety and guard acts but nay on bills related to bail, violent offenders, and veterans’ gun rights. | No public position found. |
| Abortion | Casar supports restoring abortion rights as part of his progressive platform. | No public position found. |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Casar does not accept corporate PAC donations and supports legislation to end unrestricted corporate spending in elections. Casar supports taxing AI to fund mass employment programs and ensuring the ultra rich pay their fair share in taxes. Casar votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims but nay on multiple appropriations and budget resolutions. | Peña supports welfare and housing policy reforms intended to reduce government dependency and save taxpayer money. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Greg Casar does not accept corporate PAC donations and supports legislation to end unrestricted corporate spending in elections 1. He supports taxing AI to fund mass employment programs and ensuring the ultra rich pay their fair share in taxes 2. Casar voted yea on tax relief for fraud victims but nay on multiple appropriations and budget resolutions 3. Lauren Peña supports welfare and housing policy reforms intended to reduce government dependency and save taxpayer money 4. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Casar advocates fixing the power grid and creating a sustainable economy to address the climate crisis. Casar is a proud co-sponsor of the Green New Deal and supports legislation to create union jobs in clean energy and protect communities from pollution and natural disasters. Casar votes yea on emissions reduction and conservation acts but nay on consumer fuel choice and heating assistance acts. | No public position found. |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Casar supports foreign policy that centers labor and human rights worldwide. Casar votes yea on resolutions to remove troops from hostilities and veterans’ clinic naming but nay on defense authorization and surveillance extension. | No public position found. |