Angela Alsobrooks

Progressive

Democrat

Senator

Maryland

Current Position: Senator from Maryland

Running For: N/A

Policy Positions

For imposing tough sanctions on nations that violate international law and abuse human rights
For maintaining and increasing funding for U.S. military installations
Against defunding, privatizing, cutting benefits for, or raising the retirement age of Social Security and Medicare; supports eliminating the payroll cap on Social Security taxes and extending Medicare's ability to negotiate all prescription drug prices with caps on drug price increases tied to inflation
For a permanent Child Tax Credit to help families address rising costs
For increased funding for VA medical centers and expanding programs to end veteran homelessness

For raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour and indexing future increases to inflation
For passing the PRO Act to strengthen workers' rights to collective bargaining and make it harder for corporations to prevent union organizing
For enacting universal paid family and medical leave policies nationwide
For continued investment in infrastructure through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, including roads, bridges, drinking water access, high-speed internet, and supply chain improvements

For expanding healthcare access; supports building upon the Affordable Care Act to achieve universal health coverage, expanding Medicaid in all states, creating a Medicare buy-in option with ACA subsidies, capping out-of-pocket expenses, and expanding federal government's ability to negotiate prescription drug prices
For continued funding and support under the PACT Act for healthcare for veterans exposed to burn pits and toxic chemicals

For expanding federal education funding; supports expanding Title I funding, expanding Pell Grants, free community college for low-income students, improved access to low-interest student loans, student loan forgiveness legislation, and raising teacher pay

For addressing climate change; supports reducing emissions to net zero by 2045, expanding tax credits for clean energy, aligning U.S. government purchases with emission goals, U.S. participation in international climate efforts, and plans to co-sponsor the Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for climate mitigation
For increasing federal funding for Chesapeake Bay clean-up and protection, and for designating the Chesapeake National Recreation Area as part of the National Parks System

For abortion rights; plans to co-sponsor the Women's Health Protection Act to establish federal legal protections for abortion access, opposes defunding Planned Parenthood, will oppose judicial nominees who do not support abortion rights, and finds the Dobbs decision shameful for overturning 50 years of abortion rights
For LGBTQ+ rights including the right to same-sex marriage, family formation, and protection from discrimination; opposes anti-trans legislation and supports speaking out against anti-trans hate and violence

For passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Act, which expand voting rights, reform campaign finance laws, ban gerrymandering, and strengthen federal ethics laws
For eliminating the Senate filibuster

For comprehensive immigration reform including a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants already in the U.S., supporting the American Dream and Promise Act for DREAMers and TPS recipients, and opposing local law enforcement involvement in routine immigration status enforcement; against deportation for minor offenses

For gun safety restrictions; supports universal background checks, closing the gun show loophole, banning military-style weapons such as AR-15s, prohibiting bump stocks, implementing red flag laws, and eliminating legal protections shielding gun companies from liability
For police accountability and reform, including holding officers criminally accountable for wrongdoing and implementing 21st century policing standards
For second-chance programs giving first-time nonviolent felony drug offenders a clean record, and for reentry support for returning citizens