Sam Liccardo
Liberal
Democrat
House Representative
California - District 16
Current Position: US House Representative CA-16
Running For: House Representative - District 16
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For federal tax credits to convert vacant office and commercial buildings to housing
- For federal programs to help homeowners finance accessory dwelling units (ADUs)
- For doubling the capital gains tax exclusion on home sales
- For doubling the SALT (state and local tax) deduction cap for married couples
- For federally-backed financing programs for home energy improvements
- Against high tariffs and protectionist trade measures
- For expanding the Child Tax Credit and childcare support programs
- For federal support of prefabricated housing to address homelessness faster
- For allowing housing choice vouchers to be used in transitional housing
- For expanding the number of housing choice vouchers available
- For increasing Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to simplify affordable housing financing
- For federal rental assistance and prevention programs to reduce homelessness
- For eliminating federal restrictions on Medicaid funding for mental health facilities
- For funding the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) at authorized levels
Business & Labor
- Against the Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger due to consolidation concerns
- For creating an American Climate Corps jobs program
- For federal data privacy legislation based on principles including data minimization, consumer control, and private rights of action
- For reforming Section 230 to create safe harbors for companies meeting best practices for child safety while exposing negligent companies to liability
- For federal cryptocurrency regulation to provide regulatory certainty and prevent the industry from moving offshore
Health Care
- For increasing transparency and regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)
- For standardizing healthcare billing and administrative processes
- For shortening medical training programs to address physician shortages
- For Medicaid coverage during the last 30 days of prison sentences
Environment
- Against agricultural ethanol subsidies and the Renewable Fuel Standard
Civil Rights
- For the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) as a bipartisan approach to data privacy
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For the Freedom to Vote Act and John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
- For prohibiting election sabotage and intimidation of workers and officials; supports protections for local election administrators
- For restoring full protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and requiring federal 'preclearance' of new state voting restrictions
- For creating baseline standards for voter access including early voting, online mail-in ballot applications, and eliminating unreasonable requirements like notarization
- For constraining extreme partisan gerrymandering through clear, neutral, and uniform standards for congressional redistricting
- For modernizing voter registration including automatic registration with driver's licenses and requiring automatic notification for voter roll purges
- For constitutional amendment to override Citizens United decision and reduce influence of large campaign donors
- For mandating immediate disclosure of super PAC contributions within 24 hours
- For the DISCLOSE Act to close loopholes on foreign money use in campaigns
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For high-skilled immigration reform including increasing H-1B visa caps and creating startup visas
- For the Immigration Visa Efficiency and Security Act of 2023 to eliminate per-country caps for employment-based immigrant visas
- For comprehensive immigration reform including border security measures, DREAM Act passage, and pathways to citizenship for long-term undocumented residents
Public Safety
- For bringing back federal parole with frequent drug testing and swift sanctions
- For requiring rideshare companies to inform sexual assault survivors about reporting options
- For federal red flag laws for gun violence prevention
- For universal background checks on gun purchases
- For allowing law enforcement to access gun purchasing records
- For regulating ammunition sales with background checks and licensing
- For reinstating the federal assault weapons ban
- Against 'defund the police' initiatives; supports maintaining law enforcement funding