Esther Kim Varet
Progressive
Democrat
N/A
California
Current Position: Director of Various Small Fires
Running For: House Representative - District 40
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For expanding Social Security benefits by increasing cost-of-living adjustments, removing the maximum taxable earnings cap, and increasing corporate contributions
- For reducing taxes on working and middle class families while increasing taxes on corporations and the ultra wealthy
Business & Labor
- For raising the minimum wage and providing paid family and medical leave for all employees
Health Care
- For Medicare for All and treating healthcare as a human right; supports protecting Medicare and Medicaid
Education
- For establishing $60,000 minimum teacher salary nationwide and expanding access to education funding
Environment
- For comprehensive climate action including ending oil and gas tax subsidies and restoring environmental protections rolled back under Trump
Civil Rights
- For expanding veterans' access to mental health care, ending veteran homelessness, and reducing wait times for VA services
- For comprehensive abortion rights including safe access to abortion, contraception, and IVF in every state
- For passing the Equal Rights Amendment and the Equality Act for gender equality
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For impeaching Donald Trump and supporting comprehensive democracy reforms including expanding the Supreme Court to 13 justices
- For banning congressional stock trading for all government officials including POTUS/VP/SCOTUS
- For D.C. statehood and reversing the Citizens United ruling
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For comprehensive immigration reform including amnesty and citizenship path for undocumented immigrants and passing the DREAM Act
Public Safety
- For gun violence prevention including assault weapons ban, universal background checks, safe storage requirements, and federal red flag laws
- Against automatic weapons in civilian hands and for revoking the NRA's tax-exempt status