U.S. House: California District 22

• Calls for lower taxes on small businesses, less federal regulation, limits on government spending and expanded domestic oil production to spur job growth.

  “This means lowering taxes for small businesses, decreasing intrusive federal regulation that stymies innovation, and limiting government spending that distorts the marketplace.”

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• Supports guaranteeing well-paid, secure jobs for energy workers during any transition to renewable energy, opposes broad tariffs he says hurt farmers and small businesses, and supports tax incentives for small businesses.

  “Any transition to clean and affordable renewable energy must guarantee that all energy workers have well-paid, secure jobs and better wages”

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• Signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, says Washington must balance the budget, and voted for the 2025 budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1). Source →

• Supports raising government revenue by taxing the top 1% of income and wealth holders rather than working families, framed as part of his economic platform; no separate detailed statement on inflation/affordability or spending/debt was found.

  “The most effective and fair way to increase government revenue is to tax the top 1% of income earners and wealth holders”

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• Secured federal funding for new affordable senior housing in Bakersfield.

  “Housing affordability remains one of the biggest challenges facing Central Valley residents, and seniors are no exception”

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• Pledges to fight to end corporate ownership of single-family homes and supports a large federal program to build housing with union jobs.

  “I will fight to end corporate ownership of single-family homes.”

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• Introduced a bill giving law enforcement stronger tools against organized retail and supply-chain theft rings.

  “Organized retail crime and cargo theft are hurting small businesses and families across the Central Valley”

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• Says high-quality, affordable health care should be available at every income level, supports reforms that lower costs, opposes changes to Medicare benefits for current and near-retirees, and criticizes the Affordable Care Act as a failed law.

  “I believe high quality, affordable health care should be available to Americans of every income level.”

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• Supports Medicare for All, capping the prices of medical procedures and prescription drugs, and including dental and vision coverage in Medicare.

  “I believe healthcare is a human right, and am a strong supporter of Medicare for All.”

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• Has supported LGBTQ-related protections, including a 2016 vote to bar discrimination against LGBT employees of federal contractors and a 2022 vote for the Respect for Marriage Act. Source →

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• Supports legislation to make education more affordable and comprehensive at all levels.

  “I believe education is the pathway to success and everyone should have access to the tools they need to accomplish their goals.”

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• Supports making public colleges (career, technical, and community colleges) tuition-free, addressing student debt, expanding local schools/education centers, and raising wages for school staff, drawing on his experience as a school board trustee.

  “we must make public colleges - career, technical and community - tuition free, and take on the out-of-control student debt crisis.”

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• Urged the administration to keep Head Start performance standards in its proposed rule.

  “The proposed rulemaking would fundamentally reshape the nationwide Head Start program by eliminating performance standards that have been central to its success for decades.”

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• Opposes the 2025 budget law's cuts to Medi-Cal and food assistance, citing growing up on Medi-Cal and WIC.

  “As someone who grew up right here in the Valley on Medi-Cal and WIC, the anniversary of the ‘Big, Ugly Bill’ is personal for me.”

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• Supports comprehensive immigration reform with a path to earned legal status for people already in the country.

  “Comprehensive immigration reform begins with ensuring a realistic and responsible path to earned legal status for those who are already here.”

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• Opposes blanket detention and deportation and supports a path to citizenship for undocumented residents, citing his Mexican immigrant parents.

  “We need a working system that protects our communities while providing a path to citizenship so our undocumented neighbors, friends and coworkers aren’t forced to live in the shadows.”

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• Supports an all-of-the-above energy plan covering nuclear, oil and natural gas, wind, solar and hydro alongside commonsense environmental protection.

  “we need a diverse, “all of the above” energy plan that includes nuclear and clean coal power plants as well as oil and natural gas exploration, wind, solar, and hydro energy.”

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• Emphasizes protecting farmworkers from extreme heat, holding corporate polluters in the Central Valley accountable for air and water pollution, expanding national parks and wildlife conservation, and opposes selling public lands.

  “I will fight to hold corporate polluters accountable and keep our communities safe.”

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• Says reliable water is the lifeblood of the Central Valley and wants relief through fixing contradictory laws and regulations and improving storage.

  “Access to safe, clean, and reliable water is the lifeblood of the Central Valley’s booming agricultural economy”

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• Wants to update aging water systems with more storage and treatment, and faster environmental reviews.

  “In the Central Valley we know that water is life.”

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• Says agriculture is the backbone of the Central Valley economy and that regulation burdens farmers, drawing on his experience as a dairy farmer.

  “Agriculture drives the American economy and is the backbone of the Central Valley’s economy.”

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• Criticizes tariffs and beef-import policy that raise costs for Central Valley farmers and ranchers.

  “I will always fight for policies our farmers are actually advocating for.”

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• Secured federal funding for local roads, farm-to-market corridors and other district infrastructure projects.

  “I’m especially proud to have secured more than $29.9 million for seven infrastructure projects across California’s 22nd Congressional District.”

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• Wants to create jobs repairing roads, bridges and water systems and expanding rural broadband.

  “building and repairing our crumbling infrastructure, including broadband internet to rural and underserved areas.”

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• Has shown willingness to break with party leadership on accountability matters, including voting to impeach President Trump after January 6, 2021, and voting to establish a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 attack. Source →

• Supports banning members of Congress from trading stocks and becoming lobbyists, wants to end Citizens United and ban corporate PAC influence, and supports congressional term limits.

  “We must seek every legal avenue available to end Citizens United, and ban corporate PACs from buying influence from politicians and candidates.”

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• Says the primary role of the federal government is national defense and highlights supporting Naval Air Station Lemoore.

  “The primary role of the United States government is providing for our national defense.”

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• Opposes prolonged U.S. military interventions abroad (citing Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine), favors redirecting resources to domestic needs, and supports humanitarian foreign aid while opposing aid for foreign military actions.

  “Whether it’s Iraq, Afghanistan, or Palestine - Americans are sick of endless wars.”

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• Supports stronger federal AI regulation to protect workers and families, individual ownership/protection of personal data, age verification and parental consent for high-risk AI tools, and taxing large AI companies fairly to protect jobs from AI displacement.

  “Your personal data should belong to you.”

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• Voted no on the 2021 House bill to expand background checks on gun sales. Source →

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• Says veterans deserve high-quality health care, education opportunities and readjustment help, and describes veteran casework as a district-office priority.

  “Our men and women in uniform deserve the highest quality care when they return home.”

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• Wants to bring home veterans who were deported and protect service members in immigration policy.

  “I will act with urgency to bring our veterans home, and fight for an immigration system that recognizes the dignity of everyone who has bravely served our country.”

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