U.S. House: California District 45

• Supports raising the minimum wage to a living-wage standard and backs worker protections against corporate exploitation.

  “Derek is fighting to make the minimum wage a living wage so families can keep up with rising costs”

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• Supports cutting taxes for middle-class families and small businesses.

  “Derek is working to cut taxes for middle-class families and small businesses”

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• Wants to cut wasteful federal spending and audit fraud to address inflation rather than raise taxes.

  “I'll vote to cut wasteful spending that fuels inflation, protect Social Security and Medicare for today's seniors, and apply a mayor's discipline to every dollar.”

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• Wants a federal tax credit to help renters cover high housing costs.

  “This bill would provide immediate, tangible relief to renters in need, helping them keep a roof over their heads”

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• Wants federal homelessness funding tied to measurable outcomes like treatment and shelter, plus enforcement of no-camping rules near schools and parks.

  “Funding must come with accountability and outcomes: treatment, shelter, and recovery that move people off the streets, while enforcing no-camping rules near schools and parks.”

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• Wants more police on the streets plus violence prevention and rehabilitation programs. Source →

• Backs law enforcement broadly and calls for body-worn cameras, de-escalation training, and community-policing standards for local and federal officers.

  “I'll always back law enforcement and work to strengthen trust with standards that work for both local and federal authorities: body-worn cameras, de-escalation training, and proven community-policing tactics.”

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• Supports cracking down on rising crime and imprisoning dangerous offenders while also investing in violence-prevention and rehabilitation programs.

  “And Derek has fought for more investments in violence prevention and rehabilitation programs to address the root causes of crime.”

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• Supports increasing penalties for fentanyl trafficking and using federal task forces to fight organized retail theft.

  “We'll hit organized retail theft with federal task forces and take on the fentanyl supply chain, from Chinese precursor suppliers to Mexican cartels, so dealers and suppliers face real consequences.”

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• Supports expanding access to affordable healthcare, opposes cuts to Medicaid, and backs defending Medicare and lowering prescription drug costs.

  “Derek believes healthcare should be a right, not a privilege.”

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• Opposes cutting Medicare benefits and wants more drug-price transparency and generic competition.

  “Seniors paid into Medicare their whole working lives, and so I won’t support cutting their benefits at all.”

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• Describes himself as "100% pro-choice," supports abortion access and Planned Parenthood funding, and supports access to birth control.

  “Derek is 100% pro-choice”

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• Supports increased investment in public schools, higher teacher wages, early childhood education, and vocational training.

  “Derek believes education is the key to unlocking opportunity and a brighter future.”

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• Supports expanding CTE and STEM programs, more federal support for evidence-based reading instruction, and greater parental involvement in schools.

  “I'll push to: expand CTE and STEM programs; increase federal support for evidence-based reading instruction; and ensure parents have a real voice in their children's education.”

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• Wants food assistance (SNAP/CalFresh) kept flowing and opposes cuts to it.

  “My family relied on food assistance when I was growing up. I know what it means to wonder where your next meal is coming from.”

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• Supports protecting current Social Security and Medicare benefits for seniors while cracking down on fraud to preserve long-term solvency.

  “protect earned benefits for seniors while safeguarding long-term solvency by cracking down on fraud and abuse”

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• Voted against the Laken Riley Act (mandatory detention of certain undocumented immigrants arrested for theft-related crimes) and against the SAVE Act (documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote), per Ballotpedia's key-votes record. Source →

• Supports secure borders and faster asylum processing alongside modernized legal immigration pathways for families and employers.

  “I'll support secure borders and faster asylum decisions, paired with better training and resources for agents so enforcement is effective, safe, and professional.”

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• Wants to bring back good-paying jobs in clean energy and advanced manufacturing.

  “bring back more good-paying jobs in clean energy and advanced manufacturing”

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• Open to responsible offshore drilling if proven safe, citing energy independence and lower costs.

  “I support American energy independence; we shouldn’t be dependent on hostile regimes for our energy, including responsible offshore production where it can be done safely and effectively.”

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• Supports campaign finance reform and transparency, and opposes corporate/special-interest influence in donations.

  “He supports efforts to limit the influence and power of lobbyists and special interests, and supports strong campaign finance reforms and more transparency to stop corporations from buying elections.”

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• Wants to ban stock trading by members of Congress and require full federal budget transparency.

  “I'll fight to end congressional insider stock trading. I'll demand transparent budgets, tough audits, and stronger ethics rules, because taxpayer dollars should go to results, not insiders.”

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• Supports standing firm against Chinese Communist rule, countering Chinese aggression, and reducing reliance on Chinese supply chains.

  “is committed to standing firm against Chinese Communist rule”

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• Supports Israel as a U.S. national security interest and favors helping allies with technology and training over deploying U.S. troops abroad.

  “We do not need boots on the ground and endless wars that cost too many American lives and treasure.”

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• Supports strengthening Taiwan's defensive capabilities and pushing back against Chinese Communist Party coercion, citing the Taiwan Relations Act.

  “I support strengthening Taiwan's defensive capabilities and deepening economic and technological ties. In Congress, I will stand firmly with the people of Taiwan and push back against CCP aggression, coercion, and intimidation.”

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• Supports clear federal regulation of emerging technology such as blockchain to foster growth while protecting consumers.

  “Establishing clear regulations for this technology will foster growth, safeguard consumers, and enhance national security.”

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• Wants guardrails on license plate readers and wants data centers to pay their own way.

  “We don’t have to choose between public safety and the Fourth Amendment.”

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• Supports universal background checks and an assault weapons ban.

  “He has taken on the NRA by fighting for common-sense gun safety laws like universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons.”

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• Wants to block any future cut to veterans' disability pay for those who take medication.

  “Veterans put their lives on the line for our freedom; they should never have to choose between staying healthy and receiving their full benefits.”

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