Lateefah Simon

Progressive

Democrat

House Representative

California - District 12

Current Position: US House Representative CA-12

Running For: House Representative - District 12

Policy Positions

For federal investment in permanent supportive housing to address homelessness, including converting empty government buildings into emergency shelters
For building affordable and transit-oriented housing, including expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit through the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act
For increased rental subsidies and tenant protections
For expanding homeownership pathways for first-time buyers
For making wealthy Americans and corporations pay higher taxes to reduce income inequality
For cutting wasteful Pentagon spending and redirecting funds toward healthcare, education, and housing
Against unchecked growth of the military-industrial complex
For reforming the federal highway and transit funding split, redirecting more funds from highways to public transit
For federal transit grants to support bike lanes, pedestrian infrastructure, and reduced car dependency
For restoring and expanding the Child Tax Credit up to $6,000 for families with newborn children
For raising pay and improving benefits for home care workers
For affordable childcare, pre-K, and long-term care

For banning corporate price-gouging on groceries and food
For a living wage and aid to small businesses
For infrastructure investment that creates jobs
For comprehensive labor law reform protecting collective bargaining and workplace democracy
For a 12-week paid federal Family and Medical Leave program
For establishing regulatory frameworks for cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and blockchain
For strong data privacy protections and expanded affordable internet access

For investment in mental health, addiction treatment, and recidivism prevention programs
For a public option as a step toward a single-payer healthcare system
For expanding Medicare drug price negotiation to cover all drugs
For closing the Medicaid coverage gap
For expanding Medicare to include dental, vision, and hearing coverage
For lowering the Medicare eligibility age
For investment in maternal and infant mortality reduction, particularly in communities of color

For passing the Green New Deal and building on the Inflation Reduction Act
For transitioning to net-zero emissions and expanding clean energy investment, research, and manufacturing
For streamlining energy transmission permitting to accelerate clean energy infrastructure
For environmental justice investment prioritizing communities of color and low-income communities
For stronger Superfund site cleanup standards accounting for climate impacts on vulnerable communities

Against landlord discrimination
For codifying abortion rights, contraception access, and IVF access into federal law
For LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination protections at work, school, and in public spaces
For codifying the rights of transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people, including access to gender-affirming care
For banning conversion therapy
For full ADA compliance and expanded enforcement of disability rights

For the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
For automatic voter registration and ranked-choice voting
For ending partisan gerrymandering
For eliminating secret corporate spending in elections
For banning stock trading and ownership for members of Congress and the federal judiciary
For expanding the Supreme Court, implementing judicial term limits, and creating an enforceable ethics code for justices including gift restrictions and mandatory recusal

For a fair and humane immigration system that separates immigration enforcement from the criminal justice system
For expanding legal pathways to work authorization and citizenship
For defending DACA and creating a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers
For an immediate and lasting ceasefire in the Middle East

For closing loopholes in federal gun laws and stopping the flow of illegal firearms into communities
For criminal justice reform including diversion programs and education and job training for nonviolent offenders
For progressive policing models that deploy non-sworn crisis intervention specialists alongside sworn officers
For stronger laws against wage theft, child labor violations, and retaliation against workers based on immigration status
For abolishing the federal death penalty and requiring re-sentencing of those currently on federal death row