California — 1st District

Mike McGuire

Supports lowering costs and corporate taxation

McGuire focuses on lowering living expenses for working families by confronting corporate price gouging and making high earners pay more. He supports raising wages, expanding childcare, and making higher education more affordable.

• Take on corporate price gouging and raise wages.
• Make billionaires and giant corporations pay their fair share.
• Deliver cost relief through expanded childcare and affordable college.

“In Congress, I’ll raise wages, take on corporate price gouging, and fight to bring down the cost of living .”

“Here in California, I’ve made billionaires pay their fare share.”

James Gallagher

Supports tax cuts and deregulation

Gallagher emphasizes reducing the cost of living for North State families through lower taxes, lower fees, and less government regulation. He opposes tax hikes and pledges to protect Proposition 13 taxpayer protections.

• Lower taxes, lower fees, and reduce government regulations.
• Protect Proposition 13 from alterations or tax increases.
• Advocate for small businesses and families against tax burdens.

“Make life more affordable for North State families through lower taxes, lower fees and fewer regulations”

“I won’t accept any plan to alter Prop. 13 or raise taxes on already overburdened California taxpayers.”

Mike McGuire

Supports Medicare for All and reproductive rights

McGuire supports single-payer healthcare through Medicare for All and keeping rural hospitals and health centers operational. He strongly defends reproductive freedom, including access to abortion, contraception, and IVF.

• Pass Medicare for All in Congress to guarantee healthcare and mental health coverage.
• Protect and fund Planned Parenthood health centers and keep rural hospitals open.
• Federal protections for abortion, contraception, and IVF access.

“In Congress, I'll fight to pass Medicare for All and keep rural hospitals open.”

“In Congress, I’ll defend reproductive freedom, protect access to contraception and IVF, and make these rights the law of the land, once and for all.”

James Gallagher

Supports market healthcare, opposes abortion rights

Gallagher advocates restoring the doctor-patient relationship, allowing health insurers to compete across state lines, and reforming tort laws while retaining coverage for pre-existing conditions. He opposed California's Proposition 1 reproductive freedom amendment.

• Opposed California Proposition 1 (Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment) in 2022.
• Allow health insurance sales across state lines and institute strong tort reform.
• Expand local medical clinics and ensure coverage for pre-existing conditions.

“By restoring the doctor-patient relationship, increasing local medical clinics, and allowing insurance companies to compete across state lines we can increase the access and quality of health care for all people.”

Mike McGuire

Supports expanding firefighters and wildfire funding

McGuire has prioritized wildfire response by leading efforts to double the number of state CalFire firefighters and securing billions in state mitigation funds. He links wildfire threats to climate change and demands increased resources for rural communities.

• Led efforts to double the number of state CalFire firefighters.
• Secured billions in funding for wildfire prevention and community protection.
• Passed legislation to make cellphone service more reliable during power outages.

“I've led the fight to double the number of CalFire firefighters in our communities and to bring billions in resources to protecting the North State.”

James Gallagher

Supports local wildfire mitigation

Gallagher identifies wildfire mitigation as one of his primary public policy passions. He advocates for proactive mitigation strategies and increased local water storage to protect North State communities.

• Identified wildfire mitigation as a core public policy passion.
• Supports increased water storage and flood protection tied to disaster management.
• Promotes resource allocation to protect North State homes and lands.

“Wildfire mitigation. Water storage. Supporting farms and small businesses. Keeping our neighborhoods safe.”

Mike McGuire

Supports defending civil rights and public safety

McGuire emphasizes protecting communities from political violence and securing civil and labor rights as part of his public safety and democracy agenda.

• Stand up to political violence and protect community safety.
• Ensure government enforces equal protection for civil rights and labor rights.
• Supported public safety and emergency management measures in the state legislature.

“I’ll fight to protect voting rights, civil rights, and labor rights, stand up to political violence, and ensure government works for everyone.”

James Gallagher

Supports tougher criminal penalties

Gallagher advocates for tougher criminal laws to protect homes and neighborhoods. He has historically opposed early prison release programs and state realignment policies like AB 109.

• Enact tougher criminal laws to protect neighborhoods and property.
• Opposed the early release of prison inmates under Assembly Bill 109.
• Supported law enforcement agencies and county sheriffs across the region.

“Enact tougher laws protect our communities, neighborhoods and homes from crime”

“I oppose the Governor’s plan for early release of nearly 50,000 prison inmates. AB 109 (Public Safety Realignment) is bad public policy.”

Mike McGuire

Supports rural investment and infrastructure

McGuire focuses on economic development in rural districts through investments in job training centers, healthcare workforce expansion, better roads, and expanded broadband. He has also authored legislation supporting cannabis farmers.

• Expand broadband access, improve roads, and invest in rural economic development.
• Secure state funding for job training centers and healthcare workforce expansion.
• Authored legislation to support local cannabis farmers.

“In Congress, I’ll fight for higher-paying jobs, better roads, expanded broadband, and economic development that helps our communities thrive.”

James Gallagher

Supports deregulation for farms and businesses

Gallagher leverages his background as a farmer and attorney to campaign on protecting local farms and small businesses from burdensome government regulation. He favors deregulation to promote economic growth.

• Protect agricultural operations and small businesses from excessive state and federal regulation.
• Advocate for family farming operations and local business interests.
• Promote tax and fee reductions to foster business expansion.

“Protect our Farms and Businesses from excessive government regulation”

Mike McGuire

Supports bold climate action and oil regulation

McGuire supports strong environmental protection laws, holding Big Oil accountable, and investing in renewable energy and marine conservation. He supported passing California's high-stakes energy overhaul package.

• Hold corporate polluters and Big Oil accountable.
• Pass legislative packages reforming state energy policies and climate goals.
• Authored legislation to protect marine life and coastal watersheds.

“In Congress, I’ll push for bold climate action, invest in wildfire prevention, and protect our communities.”

James Gallagher

Supports water storage and flood protection

Gallagher focuses environmental policy on protecting North State water rights, expanding water storage, and improving flood control infrastructure to bolster the regional agricultural economy.

• Protect North State water rights against state reallocations.
• Increase regional water storage capacity and flood protection projects.
• Focus environmental policy on practical agricultural and safety needs.

“Protecting our north state water rights and increasing water storage and flood protection are all crucial to our local economy.”

Mike McGuire

Supports voting rights and campaign finance reform

McGuire advocates for protecting voting rights and overturning Citizens United to limit corporate money in elections. He supported California Proposition 50, which authorized a new legislative redistricting map.

• Sponsor legislation to overturn Citizens United and curb corporate campaign spending.
• Protect voting rights and civil rights against political restriction.
• Supported California Proposition 50 allowing mid-decade legislative redistricting.

“In Congress, I’ll do the same to restore power to the people.”

“I’ll fight to protect voting rights, civil rights, and labor rights”

James Gallagher

Opposes legislative redistricting maps

Gallagher opposed Proposition 50 in 2025, resisting the state legislature's mid-decade redrawing of congressional district boundaries.

• Opposed California Proposition 50 (Use of Legislative Congressional Redistricting Map Amendment) in 2025.

Mike McGuire

Supports increased public education funding

McGuire advocates reinvesting state and federal funds into public education and lowering higher education costs to make college accessible for working families.

• Reinvest in public education systems and local schools.
• Make college tuition and higher education more affordable.

“Educating our kids and future workforce is more than just fulfilling a promise to California’s youth and families – it’s also one of the smartest investments we can make to build an economy that works for everyone.”

James Gallagher

Supports local control of education funding

Gallagher supports reforming education funding to grant maximum flexibility to local school boards, parents, and teachers to adapt curricula to local community needs.

• Reform education funding mechanisms.
• Provide school boards, parents, and teachers with local operational flexibility.

“I believe we need to reform education funding and give local school boards, parents, and teachers the flexibility to adopt education plans suitable to their local needs, economy, and culture.”

Mike McGuire

Supports affordable housing and renter protections

McGuire supports cutting red tape to build more housing alongside federal investments in affordable housing. He advocates for renter protections and financial assistance for first-time homebuyers.

• Cut red tape to accelerate residential construction.
• Invest federal funds in affordable housing development.
• Implement protections for renters and subsidies for first-time homebuyers.

“In Congress, I’ll fight for investments in affordable housing, renter protections, and support for first-time homebuyers so everyone can live and work in their own community.”

Mike McGuire

Supports ICE oversight and immigrant protection

McGuire pledges to hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) accountable and resist federal actions that he argues violate constitutional rights or terrorize communities.

• Hold ICE accountable to prevent government overreach.
• Protect civil rights and constitutional guarantees for all community members.
• Oppose federal weaponization of immigration enforcement agencies.

“Donald Trump has made one thing crystal clear: he is willing to shred the Constitution and weaponize our government to terrorize the American people. I won’t back down from that fight.”

Mike McGuire

Opposes unauthorized military intervention

McGuire opposes foreign military interventions without clear authorization, specifically criticizing military action in Iran as reckless, dangerous, and economically burdensome.

• End illegal foreign wars and unauthorized military interventions.
• Oppose military conflict in Iran, citing risks to service members and economic costs.

“Donald Trump’s illegal war of choice in Iran is making everything more expensive and putting the lives of the brave women and men of the US armed forces at risk.”