Politician
American politician in California (born 1954)
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Legislative data from the official House/Senate roll-call record via Voteview (UCLA) and the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset.
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Methodology: stated positions are AI-compiled from cited public sources; conflicts cross-reference them against the official roll-call record. Consistency = 100 − 12 per significant − 6 per moderate − 2 per minor conflict. Severity is editorial-model judgment — every item links its underlying vote so you can decide for yourself.
Lists protecting the environment and working to protect animals among his legislative priorities.
Supports stricter gun control measures, including an assault weapons ban, expanded background checks, and safe-storage laws like Ethan's Law; has an 'F' rating from the NRA.
Consistently supports Israel in Congress and has sponsored legislation addressing hate speech in Palestinian textbooks.
States support for Armenia in congressional advocacy.
States support for the LGBTQ+ community as a legislative priority.
Opposed building a border fence along the Mexican border, favoring technology-based and comprehensive border security measures, and has criticized Republican immigration policy as inadequate.
Voted against banning federal health coverage that includes abortion and against restricting interstate transport of minors for abortions, supporting abortion rights.
Proposed legislation to eliminate preferential capital gains tax treatment for investments in China, Russia, Belarus, and Iran, citing national security concerns.
