Politician
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Party
Democrat
Chamber
Senate
State
CA
In office since
2021
Next election
2028
Votes recorded
890
Total votes
890
Missed
33 (3.7%)
Committees
7
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 comprehensive immigration reform including a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, farm workers, essential workers, and long-term undocumented residents; opposes enforcement-only border bills and mass deportation policies.
Voted to repurpose funds for DACA processing and to block deportation of DACA recipients.
Supports aggressive climate action, renewable energy policy, electrifying school buses, protecting public lands, and cosponsored the Green New Deal.
Supported motions to disapprove EPA rules weakening emissions standards and PFAS reporting.
🗳 Yea on SJRES187 (2026-08-05)🗳 Yea on SJRES188 (2026-06-03)🗳 Yea on SJRES139 (2026-04-29)
Supports guaranteeing affordable, equitable health care, backs Medicare for All, and champions expanded mental health care access.
No votes or bills address Medicare for All, affordability expansions, or mental health access.
Supports commonsense gun safety reforms, voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and favors expanding background checks and banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
No votes or bills on background checks, assault weapons bans, or gun safety measures.
Supports strong international partnerships, promoting democracy and human rights, aiding Afghan refugee relocation, and backing Ukraine against Russia's invasion.
No votes or bills on Ukraine aid, Afghan refugees, or democracy promotion partnerships.
S. 5304 — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers, and for other purposes.
2026-08-06 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4519-4520)
S. 5301 — A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reauthorize the position of Farmworker Coordinator.
2026-08-06 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4519)
S. 5303 — A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Office of the Farm and Food System Workforce.
2026-08-06 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4519)
S. 5352 — A bill to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act and the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to reauthorize certain desalination programs, and for other purposes.
2026-08-06 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4521)
S. 5309 — A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to provide payments for alternative manure management practices under the environmental quality incentives program, and for other purposes.
2026-08-06 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4520)
S. 5124 — Stop Harassment and Intimidations in Elections through Legal Defenses (SHIELD) Our Elections Act
2026-07-23 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.