California — 2nd District

Jared Huffman

Supports lowering costs for working families

Huffman identifies an affordability crisis caused by tariffs, trade conflicts, and tax cuts for corporations and high earners. He advocates prioritizing working families by reducing expenses for groceries, utilities, healthcare, and housing while opposing tax giveaways to billionaires.

• Prioritize lowering everyday costs for groceries, energy, healthcare, and housing.
• Oppose massive tax giveaways to billionaires and corporate tax relief.
• Voted against H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) reconciliation legislation.

“Affordability - we have an affordability crisis in America, and Trump's tariffs, trade wars, actual wars, and massive tax giveaways to billionaires have caused everyday costs to skyrocket.”

Robin Littau

Supports tax cuts and deregulation

Littau advocates for reducing taxes and government regulations to spur economic growth and benefit American workers. She emphasizes supporting small businesses through reduced compliance burdens and maintaining responsible government spending.

• Decrease burdensome taxation and hindering business regulations.
• Require responsible federal spending and support local economic control.
• Support small businesses by reducing rules to boost commercial revenue.

“I want to create, replace, revise and approve common sense legislation that BENEFITS Americans and BUILDS America, by decreasing burdensome taxation and hindering legislation.”

Jared Huffman

Supports strict ethics and congressional oversight

Huffman focuses on combating corruption, restoring serious oversight, and enforcing ethical boundaries across government branches. He advocates for a total ban on stock trading by federal officials and enforceable Supreme Court ethics rules.

• Demand a total ban on stock trading and prediction markets by members of Congress and executive branch officials.
• Restore serious congressional oversight and investigations into administration conduct.
• Enact robust, enforceable ethics standards for Supreme Court justices.

“I will fight to hold Trump and others in the administration accountable by restoring serious oversight and investigations in a Democratic majority next Congress.”

“I will also demand a total ban on stock trading (including prediction markets) by members of Congress along with the President and other executive branch officials.”

Robin Littau

Focuses on eliminating government fraud and abuse

Littau emphasizes restoring public trust by confronting abuse, waste, and fraud in government leadership. She pledges to lead with transparency and enforce full measures of justice for official criminal conduct.

• Confront and eliminate political abuse, waste, and fraud in federal leadership.
• Pursue full measures of justice for criminal conduct by public officials.
• Promote higher standards of government integrity and transparency.

“I want to replace, confront and remove policitcal abuse, political waste, political fraud and pursue full measures of justice for criminal conduct.”

Jared Huffman

Defends voting rights and church-state separation

Huffman prioritizes defending constitutional democracy, countering voter suppression, and combating dark money in elections. Co-founder of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, he actively fights against Christian nationalism and efforts to erode church-state separation.

• Voted against the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring documentary proof of citizenship for federal voting.
• Co-founded the Congressional Freethought Caucus to safeguard the separation of church and state.
• Author of 'NO PROPHETS: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism'.

“our democracy and the rule of law are under siege and must be defended. This includes the scourge of voter suppression, the corrupt influence of dark money”

Robin Littau

Supports constitutional protections and core values

Littau centers her democratic platform on defending the U.S. Constitution and preserving historic American values. She promises to ensure all federal legislation aligns with foundational constitutional rights.

• Defend and protect the Constitution of the United States against foreign and domestic threats.
• Verify that federal legislation aligns with historic foundational American core values.

“I will work to defend and protect the Constitution of the United States against all enemies: foreign and domestic and verify that legislation aligns with our historic foundational core American values.”

Jared Huffman

Supports public education and student inclusivity

Huffman emphasizes funding quality public education and protecting inclusive school environments. In Congress, he voted against federal restrictions on transgender student participation in school athletic programs.

• Voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (H.R. 28).
• Supports investments in public education, drawing on personal experience as a school parent and spouse of a teacher.

“As the father of two children in our public schools and the husband of a teacher, he understands education from a direct, personal perspective and is committed to ensuring that every child has access to a quality education.”

Robin Littau

Advocates parental rights and child online safety

Littau supports parental rights legislation under a 'My kid, my call' framework and opposes educational mandates. Drawing on her service as a school board member, she advocates protecting children from online pornography and establishing AI safety guidelines in schools.

• Support a Parental Bill of Rights and 'My kid, my call' policies opposing mandates.
• Enact legislation to protect minors from online pornography and enhance digital safety.
• Establish federal safety guidelines governing AI usage in educational settings.

“I am in full support of Parental Rights legislation "My kid, my call," while simeltaneoulsy strengthening our justice system for higher measures of protecting children from abuse with common sense legislation.”

Jared Huffman

Supports selective criminal transparency and oversight

Huffman approaches criminal justice through specific oversight and transparency initiatives, such as releasing investigative files. However, he opposes broad federal mandates regarding law enforcement detentions and local criminal penalties.

• Voted in favor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405).
• Voted against the Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act (H.R. 875) and Laken Riley Act (S. 5).

“rule of law”

Robin Littau

Supports law enforcement and strict criminal penalties

Littau prioritizes urban public safety by demanding stricter deterrents and higher standards of justice for criminal offenses. She focuses on supporting law enforcement officers and protecting children and vulnerable individuals from criminal predators.

• Prioritize public safety measures in major cities nationwide.
• Support higher standards of justice and stronger deterrents for criminal conduct.
• Enhance legal protections for children against abuse and support police agencies.

“I want to see public safety prioritized in every major City in America. I will passionately support legislation that supports higher standards of justice for criminal conduct.”

Jared Huffman

Opposes restrictive immigration and border legislation

Huffman opposes conservative enforcement measures, voting against comprehensive border security mandates and mandatory deportation laws for specific criminal charges. He supports comprehensive immigration reform focused on legal pathways and civil rights.

• Voted against the Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2).
• Voted against the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) mandating detention for non-citizens arrested for theft or burglary.
• Voted against making driving while impaired explicit grounds for non-citizen deportation (H.R. 875).

“rule of law”

Robin Littau

Supports border solutions and citizenship modernization

Littau advocates for immigration reform aimed at ending chaos at the border through practical solutions. Her platform includes updating and modernizing citizenship requirements for foreign nationals.

• End border chaos through legislative solutions.
• Modernize requirements for obtaining U.S. citizenship.

“Immigration Reform+End the Chaos & Find Solutions- +Modernize Citizenship Requirements”

Jared Huffman

Promotes climate action and conservation

Huffman is a leading congressional advocate for climate action and environmental protection, serving as Ranking Member on the House Natural Resources Committee. He strongly opposes expanding fossil fuel extraction and advocates for clean energy investments.

• Serves as top Democrat (Ranking Member) on the House Natural Resources Committee.
• Voted against the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1), opposing expanded oil, gas, and coal leasing.
• Prioritizes federal legislation addressing climate change and protecting public lands.

“In 2025, his colleagues elected him to serve as the top Democrat (Ranking Member) on the House Natural Resources Committee.”

Robin Littau

Supports deregulation and local resource decisions

Littau supports cutting excessive regulatory burdens that hinder economic development and energy projects. She emphasizes local community control over environmental and resource management decisions.

• Cut excessive government regulations hindering development.
• Support local control over land and resource management decisions.

“Legislative Reform+Cut Excessive Regulation +Support Local Control +Require Responsible Spending”