Seth Magaziner
Liberal
Democrat
House Representative
Rhode Island - District 2
Current Position: US House Representative RH-2
Running For: House Representative - District 2
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For protecting Social Security and Medicare
- For expanding affordable clean energy and reducing energy costs
Business & Labor
- For guaranteeing every full-time worker at least two weeks of paid leave each year
Health Care
- For lowering the cost of prescription drugs and health care and expanding access to affordable health coverage
- Against lifting COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers (voted against the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act)
- Against ending the COVID-19 national emergency (voted against a resolution to end it)
Civil Rights
- For abortion rights; defends every woman's right to make her own health care decisions
- For same-sex marriage; was active in the successful campaign for same-sex marriage in Rhode Island and served as a board member of Marriage Equality Rhode Island
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For banning members of Congress and the President from trading individual stocks
- For banning members of Congress and their spouses/dependents from owning and trading stocks (cosponsor of the Restore Trust in Congress Act, H.R.5106)
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- Against removing U.S. troops from Syria (voted against H.Con.Res. 21 directing troop removal within 180 days)
- Against the deportation of U.S. veterans, including legal immigrant veterans with Purple Hearts
Public Safety
- For common-sense gun safety legislation