Nida Allam
Progressive
Democrat
N/A
North Carolina - District 4
Current Position: Durham County Commissioner
Running For: House Representative
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For full funding of Section 8 housing vouchers and public housing investment
- For banning exclusionary zoning to promote affordable housing development
- For reducing the defense budget to prioritize domestic issues
Business & Labor
- For raising federal minimum wage to $19/hour for all workers including tipped workers
- For the PRO Act expanding labor protections and collective bargaining rights
- For a federal jobs guarantee program
Health Care
- For Medicare for All universal healthcare system
- For the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act to reduce prescription costs
Education
- For canceling student loan debt and making public colleges tuition-free
- Against charter schools; believes they increase racial segregation
Environment
- For the Green New Deal and transitioning to green energy economy
- Against fossil fuel subsidies and oil and gas leases on federal lands
Civil Rights
- For the Women's Health Protection Act codifying abortion rights into federal law
- For repealing the Hyde Amendment preventing low-income abortion access
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Act
- Against Citizens United; for getting big money out of politics
- For reforming or abolishing the filibuster if it blocks democratic protections
- For banning stock trading by members of Congress
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For repealing the 2001 and 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force
- For an Arms Embargo on Israel and ending weapons supply to human rights abusers
- For expanding asylum laws and passing the DREAM Act for pathway to citizenship
- Against family separation and mass detention of immigrants