Robert Peters
Progressive
Democrat
N/A
Illinois
Current Position: State Senator IL-13
Running For: House Representative - District 2
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For banning out-of-state corporations from jacking up rent
- For creating more affordable housing units
- For expanding the senior property tax freeze
- Against Trump's attacks on Social Security and Medicare
- For expanding Social Security benefits
Business & Labor
- For raising the minimum wage
- For ending state sales tax on groceries
- For ensuring women and Black and Brown workers are paid what they deserve
- For the PRO Act to make sure everyone can organize their workplaces
Health Care
- For Medicare for All making quality health care a universal guarantee
- Against Trump's cuts to Medicaid and Obamacare; for rolling back these cuts
- For expanding mental health coverage
- For bringing a Level 1 or Level 2 trauma center to the South Suburbs
- For forcing Medicare to negotiate down drug costs
- Against cutting Planned Parenthood funding; for restoring critical health care services
- For protecting and expanding access to IVF
Civil Rights
- For protecting abortion rights and access
- For better community—and home—based care for people with disabilities
- For fully accessible public spaces
- For inclusive hiring practices
- For faster access to quality services for people with disabilities
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For banning Trump's mass deportation raids
- For banning ICE from arresting people without warrants
- Against ICE operations in communities
Public Safety
- For ending the cash bail system
- For strengthening community violence prevention programs
- For a fairer criminal justice system and investment in neighborhoods
- For mental health first responders