Politician
American lawyer and politician (born 1973)
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.
Supports expanding high-skilled legal immigration, eliminating employment-based visa backlogs, and opposes restrictions on international student (F-1/J-1) visas, citing economic and STEM workforce needs.
Favors shifting tax breaks from wealthy financiers to small businesses, creating a refundable tax credit for first-time homeowners, and eliminating federal taxes on Social Security benefits.
Supports federal spending to promote economic growth, including COVID-19 relief packages such as the $900 billion relief bill and $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.
Supports same-sex marriage, opposed ending the LGBTQ+ suicide prevention hotline, and sponsored legislation to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
Supports protecting the environment and growing a green economy, citing experience as former president of a solar technology company.
Prioritizes growing the economy and creating jobs through support for small businesses and investment in transportation infrastructure.
Supports expanding and streamlining legal high-skilled immigration, including H-1B and employment-based visas, and opposes restrictive visa caps that could hurt the U.S. economy and STEM workforce.
Supports abortion rights, opposing restrictions on abortion services and favoring access to safe, legal abortion.
Supports federal spending to promote economic growth and favors shifting tax breaks from wealthy financiers toward small businesses.
Supports protecting the environment and natural resources while growing a sustainable, green economy.
Supports same-sex marriage, opposed ending the LGBTQ+ suicide prevention hotline, and sponsored legislation to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
Cosponsors legislation to eliminate federal taxes on Social Security benefits as part of an economic plan for seniors.
Proposes a refundable tax credit for first-time homeowners, expansion of the child tax credit, and a nationwide free school lunch program as part of an economic plan.
Proposes a nationwide free school lunch program and expansion of the child tax credit as part of an economic policy plan.
Supports increased investment in K-12 education and expanded access to affordable college, career, and vocational education programs.
H.R. 5773 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois, as the "Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building".
H.R. 10366 — NO FLOCK Act
H.R. 4806 — College Transparency Act
H.R. 5434 — 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025
H.R. 4508 — BURDEN Act
H.R. 9596 — Federal Jobs for STARs Act of 2024
