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Establish a single-payer Medicare for All system that replaces most private health insurance.
unclear: universal health care quote; Ripon Press says he "endorsed a Medicare for All framework" (paraphrase) with a public option as a stepping stone
“Universal health care, absolutely. I believe it will take stepping stones to get there,” Smith said.
Create a public health-insurance option that competes with private plans.
support: low-cost public option competing with private insurance (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection)
I will fight to build a low-cost public option that competes with the best private insurance, available to all.
Raise the federal minimum wage to at least $15 an hour.
unclear: raise minimum wage, no figure
Official campaign positionRaise minimum wage, expand apprenticeships
Expand the Child Tax Credit beyond current law, in amount or refundability.
Research found no documented position. This is not opposition.
Impose or expand rent regulation (rent caps, rent control or rent stabilization), at any level of government.
unclear: protect renters from extreme rent hikes, no cap (anti-gouging, P05 table)
protecting renters from predatory fees and extreme rent hikes
Use federal policy to loosen local zoning and land-use rules so more housing gets built.
Supports expanding practical options like duplexes and triplexes and building affordable housing near jobs; no federal zoning action named.
Official campaign positionI support building more affordable housing near jobs and schools, expanding practical options like duplexes and triplexes, protecting renters from predatory fees and extreme rent hikes
Enact legal protections for workers against replacement or displacement by AI, such as notice, bargaining rights or limits on replacement.
unclear: AI will displace jobs; remedy is retraining and transition (rule 16)
We need forward-looking policies and investment in retraining, education, and workforce transition programs to ensure people are not left behind.
US weapons to Israel: support or oppose
support: no support beyond reasonable defense, "certainly not offensive capacity" (LWV forum, Ripon Press; item 53 reading)
“I also don’t think we should be a party to it, nor supporting things beyond reasonable defense for themselves and certainly not offensive capacity.”
Increase federal funding for border security and enforcement (CBP, barriers, technology, personnel).
unclear: secure borders, no resources (item 51, Parsi)
I support secure borders and secure elections, but I do not support using those issues to divide people or spread fear.
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: campaign site calls for limits on new data-centre construction, local power to reject projects, or operators paying their own power/water/grid costs
Official campaign positionWe must protect our people and our environment, while enabling communities discuss and decide what is best for them.
None documented yet.
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Candidate statement
“I also don’t think we should be a party to it, nor supporting things beyond reasonable defense for themselves and certainly not offensive capacity.”
Original source · 2026-07-22 · Evidence grade A
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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