California — 11th District

Connie Chan

Expand affordable and social housing

Chan emphasizes community input, tenant protections, and public funding for low- and middle-income housing rather than relying solely on corporate developers. She advocates for federal grants, low-interest loans, expanding housing tax credits, and supporting social housing programs.

• Provide federal grants and low-interest loans to finance low- and middle-income housing
• Expand housing tax credits for sustainable mixed-use development
• Increase rental assistance to vulnerable tenants and support social housing programs
• Emphasize community input and protect residents from unintended consequences of rapid change

“Wiener often argues for building more housing and embracing politically difficult compromises to deliver results. Chan has frequently emphasized community input and protecting residents from the unintended consequences of rapid change.”

“Connie knows that relying on corporate developers to build affordable housing hasn’t worked - we need direct federal investments in housing and transit so we can guarantee our City workforce can afford to live and thrive in San Francisco.”

Connie Chan

Lower everyday costs for families

Chan focuses on tackling high everyday costs by challenging corporate price-gouging and opposing Donald Trump's tariffs. She advocates raising the national minimum wage, supporting labor unions, and investing in middle-income job creation through manufacturing, construction, and career technical education.

• Oppose Donald Trump's tariff policies that push prices higher for working families
• Raise the national minimum wage and secure fair wages in solidarity with organized labor
• Support investments in manufacturing, construction, and career technical education
• Reforms small business tax codes to ensure large corporations pay their fair share

“I know how families are struggling to pay for every day costs. I'll work to create housing our working families can afford, push to lower the cost of health care, education and child care and take on the big corporations that drive up prices.”

“Finally, Connie will fight Donald Trump’s ridiculous and costly tariff policies which are hurting American workers and small businesses while pushing prices even higher for working families.”

Connie Chan

Supports Medicare for All

Chan advocates for Medicare for All to guarantee universal healthcare and eliminate insurance company control. She also supports protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act, lowering prescription drug prices, restoring Medicaid funding, and expanding Medicare to cover in-home health services.

• Pass Medicare for All to guarantee universal healthcare coverage
• Expand Medicare to cover in-home health services
• Protect Affordable Care Act subsidies and restore Medicaid funding
• Allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices and end surprise billing

“Connie Chan supports Medicare for All which guarantees that every American has a right to health care, everyone is covered, and the health care system is no longer driven by insurance companies.”

“I'll reverse Trump cuts to healthcare and reduce Affordable Care Act premiums, expand Medicare with in-home health services to ease the burden on families and allow seniors to live independently longer, allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices and end surprise billing and fight for universal healthcare and Medicare for All.”

Connie Chan

Protect sanctuary city and immigrants

Chan supports creating pathways to citizenship, protecting birthright and naturalized citizenship, and maintaining San Francisco as a sanctuary city. She calls for ending ICE raids, removing ICE from local communities, reforming border security humanely, and holding officials accountable for due process violations.

• Create pathways to citizenship and protect birthright and naturalized citizenship
• Protect San Francisco's status as a sanctuary city and remove ICE from communities
• Push for comprehensive immigration reform and humane border security
• Demand full accountability for administration officials violating resident due process

“As an immigrant, I've seen how Trump's cruel and inhumane immigration policies are spreading fear and tearing communities apart. I'll fight to end those policies and get ICE out while working to create pathways to citizenship, protect birthright and naturalized citizenship from Trump attacks and protect San Francisco’s status as a sanctuary city.”

Connie Chan

Expand free education and funding

Chan promises to fully fund public schools, oppose dismantling the Department of Education, expand affordable childcare, and ensure early educators earn living wages. She supports nationwide free community college based on San Francisco's Free City model, eliminating student loan debt, and expanding technical education.

• Fully fund public schools and oppose dismantling the Department of Education
• Expand affordable child care programs and ensure living wages for early educators
• Make community college free nationwide and eliminate student loan debt
• Expand support for career technical education, apprenticeships, and trades

“In Congress, I'll work to fully fund our public schools and stop Trump’s efforts to dismantle public education, expand affordable child care and early education programs, make community college free nationwide and eliminate student loan debt.”

Connie Chan

Expand federal anti-discrimination protections

Chan promises to fight transphobic policies, support federal anti-discrimination legislation, ban conversion therapy nationwide, and overturn military restrictions on transgender individuals. She also supports gender-affirming care under Medicare/Medicaid, HIV/AIDS research, and transgender youth sports participation.

• Support legislation prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex
• Support the No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate Act and ban conversion therapy nationally
• Lift prohibitions on gender-affirming care under Medicare and Medicaid
• Increase funding for HIV/AIDS research and mental health programs for LGBTQ+ youth

“Connie Chan will fight back against the bigoted and transphobic Trump agenda and work with likeminded colleagues to protect our LGBTQ+ community.”

Connie Chan

Supports a Green New Deal

Chan supports a Green New Deal to transition away from fossil fuels, expand clean energy, and create green jobs. She advocates for federal investments in public transit, walking, and biking, and supports public ownership of energy systems to replace private monopolies like PG&E.

• Support a Green New Deal to invest in clean energy and reduce greenhouse gases
• Increase federal investments in public transit, walking, and biking infrastructure
• Hold PG&E accountable and expand CleanPowerSF for publicly owned, community-controlled energy

“Connie supports a Green New Deal to invest in clean energy that reduces greenhouse gases, moves us away from fossil fuels and foreign oil, and creates good paying jobs.”

Connie Chan

Prioritize diplomacy and ceasefire

Chan advocates for a foreign policy centered on peaceful solutions, human rights, and de-prioritizing military force. On the Middle East, she supports an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, co-sponsoring the Block the Bombs Act, and expanding humanitarian aid. On Asia, she advocates constructive dialogue and peaceful coexistence with China.

• Cosponsor the Block the Bombs Act to prohibit weapon transfers used by Israeli forces in Gaza
• Advocate for a permanent ceasefire and major expansion of humanitarian aid in Gaza
• Pursue constructive dialogue and peaceful coexistence with China
• Stop illegal foreign boat bombing campaigns in the Pacific and Caribbean

“Connie Chan will be an immediate sponsor of the Block the Bombs Act which would prohibit the United States from transferring weapons that have been used by the Israeli military in Gaza.”

Connie Chan

Empower unions and workers

Chan is a strong supporter of labor unions and collective bargaining. In Congress, she promises to co-sponsor the PRO Act, strengthen OSHA workplace safety enforcement, and combat wage theft.

• Co-sponsor the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act
• Strengthen OSHA workplace safety protections and rule enforcement
• Protect worker rights to unionize, negotiate, and receive living wages

“Connie will cosponsor the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to provide more workers with the freedom to organize and negotiate with their employers.”

Connie Chan

Protect abortion and reproductive care

Chan promises to fight for access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion and contraception, restore full federal funding for Planned Parenthood, and prevent health insurance bans on care.

• Restore the fundamental right to abortion and reproductive healthcare choices
• Restore full federal funding for Planned Parenthood
• Ensure insurance policies do not prohibit coverage for reproductive health services

“Connie will always fight for access to the full range of reproductive health care including abortion and affordable contraception.”

Connie Chan

Fight government and corporate corruption

Chan pledges to fight corruption, ensure government works for ordinary citizens, and reform the tax and budget system to prevent billionaire giveaways.

• Fight corruption to make government accountable to citizens over corporate lobbyists
• Reform broken tax and budget systems that favor billionaires and corporations

“fight corruption so government works for the people, not the powerful.”