Joe Neguse
Progressive
Democrat
House Representative
Colorado - District 2
Current Position: US House Representative CO-2
Running For: House Representative - District 2
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For paid family leave and affordable child care
- For expanding SNAP nutrition assistance; successfully passed a 15% increase in 2021
- Against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
- Against increased military spending
Business & Labor
- For raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour via the Raise the Wage Act
- For closing the gender pay gap via the Paycheck Fairness Act
Health Care
- For universal health care coverage; supports Medicare for All, mandatory coverage of preexisting conditions, opposes repealing the Affordable Care Act, and supports lowering prescription drug costs
Education
- For debt-free public higher education; sponsors measures to ensure public higher education graduates finish debt-free
Environment
- For preserving public lands; championed the CORE Act to preserve 400,000 acres of public lands in Colorado and prioritizes wildfire resiliency and preparedness
- For aggressive climate action; views climate change as an existential threat, supports the Green New Deal, opposes U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, introduced solar energy legislation, supports renewable energy incentives and increased fuel efficiency standards
Civil Rights
- For LGBTQ+ legal protections; supports the Equality Act to ensure legal protections for LGBTQ+ Americans
- For abortion rights; sponsors the EACH Woman Act to ensure women can make their own healthcare decisions and is a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus
- For net neutrality; supports reinstating net neutrality and preserving internet freedom
- For the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023, which would codify the IHRA's working definition of antisemitism for use by the Department of Education Civil Rights office
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For voting rights expansion; supports the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, H.R. 1, national mail-in voting, automatic voter registration, and pre-registration for 16- and 17-year-olds
- For a prohibition on members of Congress trading stocks
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For immigration reform; supports a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and the DREAM Act, and advocates for refugee resettlement
Public Safety
- For police reform; supported the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
- Against gun rights without restrictions; supports universal background checks, believes in limitations on the Second Amendment, supports closing background check loopholes, and urges executive action to restrict concealable assault-style weapons
- For cannabis legalization at the national level