Sara Jacobs
Progressive
Democrat
House Representative
California - District 51
Current Position: US House Representative CA-51
Running For: House Representative - District 51
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For repealing tax cuts for the wealthy in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; wants to increase highest marginal tax rate and ensure capital gains rates match that
- For the Child Care is Essential Act to pay child care workers good wages and help families pay for child care
Health Care
- For Medicare for All
Environment
- For zero-carbon, clean energy economy by 2030
Civil Rights
- For protecting reproductive and sexual health data; authored legislation to regulate collection of personal reproductive health data from period-tracking apps
- For abortion rights; was arrested at a demonstration supporting abortion rights outside the Supreme Court Building
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For blocking arms exports to the United Arab Emirates until it stops providing support to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan
- Against the Biden administration's decision to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine
- For withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days
- For a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza war and ending Israel's blockade of Gaza Strip
- For granting citizenship to undocumented immigrants and passing the DREAM Act
- Against Trump administration family separation policy and wants to end funding for privatized detention facilities
- For accepting at least 95,000 refugees annually and protecting individuals with Temporary Protected Status