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Establish a single-payer Medicare for All system that replaces most private health insurance.
unclear: asked about single payer, says expand existing programs first and "we're not quite there yet" (OPB debate, 2022-10-28)
I think we need to expand those programs. I think that’s the first most pragmatic step we can take. I think that a lot of those ideas they need to be grassroots community supported.
Create a public health-insurance option that competes with private plans.
unclear: asked whether she supports a single-payer or public option competing with private insurance, says expand existing programs first and "we're not quite there yet" (OPB debate transcript, 2022-10-27)
Gluesenkamp Perez: I think we need to expand those programs. I think that’s the first most pragmatic step we can take. I think that a lot of those ideas they need to be grassroots community supported. And I think we’re not quite there yet.
Raise the federal minimum wage to at least $15 an hour.
unclear: index the federal minimum wage to regional cost of living (Fair Wage Act), no $15+ figure
Official campaign positionintroduced the bipartisan Fair Wage Act to index the federal minimum wage to a regional cost-of-living standard
Expand the Child Tax Credit beyond current law, in amount or refundability.
support: re-introduce and expand the Child Tax Credit (2026 campaign text on Ballotpedia)
Official campaign positionShe supports re-introducing and expanding the Child Tax Credit
Impose or expand rent regulation (rent caps, rent control or rent stabilization), at any level of government.
Research found no documented position. This is not opposition.
Use federal policy to loosen local zoning and land-use rules so more housing gets built.
support: cosponsor of Yes In My Backyard Act (introduced text): CDBG grantees must submit plans on discriminatory land-use policies (zoning) (federal condition/incentive tied to zoning reform; bill text read per rule 13)
Enact legal protections for workers against replacement or displacement by AI, such as notice, bargaining rights or limits on replacement.
unclear: AI is taking over jobs; answer is technical education / trades, no displacement protection (rule 16)
“We’re all watching AI take over,” she said. “But nobody in China is going to fix my plumbing for me or wire my house.
US weapons to Israel: support or oppose
oppose: backs continuing offensive arms transfers to Israel (historical)
Increase federal funding for border security and enforcement (CBP, barriers, technology, personnel).
oppose: voted No on final passage of S. 2, the Secure America Act (roll call 214, 2026-06-09), which provides about $70 billion to CBP and ICE for border security and enforcement (conflict-rulings item 27: Nay = oppose)
Limit new data-centre construction, including AI data centres, or make operators pay the full cost of the power, water and grid upgrades they use.
support: voted Yea on H.R.9340 Ratepayer Protection Act (Clerk roll call 312, 2026-09-16), which requires data centres of 100 MW+ to pay the full incremental cost of grid upgrades serving them
None documented yet.
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House vote · H.R.8369
Roll call 217 (2024), On Passage, H.R.8369 Israel Security Assistance Support Act (expedite delivery of defense articles to Israel): Yea
Condition or scope: continues/expedites offensive arms transfers to Israel
H.R.8369 (118th) — On Passage, H.R.8369 Israel Security Assistance Support Act (expedite delivery of defense articles to Israel) · 2024-05-16 · Evidence grade B
Five questions, each answered only from the candidate’s own words, their campaign’s published position, a joint statement they issued, or a recorded House vote. Any condition or limit they attached is shown with the quote. “No public position found” means a reviewed search of their campaign site and official statements found nothing; it is not a position. This section is not scored against any group and does not feed the DSA Scare-O-Meter.
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