Policy Positions
Criminal Justice(6)
Supports federal legalization of cannabis with a focus on justice, equity, and community reinvestment, and has been the state legislature's leading advocate for legalizing recreational cannabis.
"In Congress, Sharif will fight for federal cannabis legalization that prioritizes justice, equity, and community reinvestment."
Supports federal legalization of recreational cannabis with a focus on justice, equity, and community reinvestment, and seeks to expunge nonviolent cannabis convictions.
"In Congress, Sharif will fight for federal cannabis legalization that prioritizes justice, equity, and community reinvestment. At the same time, Sharif has worked to reduce punitive sentencing laws and has invested hundreds of millions of dollars each year in state antiviolence prevention funding into grassroots organizations that are expanding opportunities for at-risk youth."
Led efforts to end the death penalty in Pennsylvania.
"Sharif led efforts to end the death penalty, reduce mass incarceration, and expand reentry programs that give people a real second chance."
Led efforts to end the death penalty in Pennsylvania and supports abolishing capital punishment.
"Sharif led efforts to end the death penalty, reduce mass incarceration, and expand reentry programs that give people a real second chance."
Supports reducing mass incarceration and expanding reentry programs to give people a second chance.
"Sharif led efforts to end the death penalty, reduce mass incarceration, and expand reentry programs that give people a real second chance."
Opposes mass incarceration and has worked to reduce punitive sentencing laws while expanding reentry programs.
"Sharif led efforts to end the death penalty, reduce mass incarceration, and expand reentry programs that give people a real second chance. He secured hundreds of millions of dollars each year in state anti-violence prevention funding into grassroots organizations expanding opportunity for at-risk youth."
Economy(5)
Supports union jobs and workers' rights, with a record of creating family-sustaining union jobs and protecting workers' rights.
"As a civil rights and housing attorney and State Senator, Sharif helped build thousands of affordable homes in neighborhoods across Philadelphia while creating family-sustaining union jobs and protecting workers' rights."
Supports union jobs and worker protections, having helped create family-sustaining union jobs and protect workers' rights while building affordable housing in Philadelphia.
"As a civil rights and housing attorney and State Senator, Sharif helped build thousands of affordable homes in neighborhoods across Philadelphia while creating family-sustaining union jobs and protecting workers' rights."
Will fight to lower the cost of living and ensure everyone has a fair chance to succeed, targeting corporate price gouging.
"In Congress, he will take on corporate price gouging, fight to lower the cost of living, expand affordable housing, and ensure everyone has a fair chance to succeed — not just those at the top."
Opposes corporate price gouging, indicating a stance against unchecked corporate power.
"In Congress, he will take on corporate price gouging, fight to lower the cost of living, expand affordable housing, and ensure everyone has a fair chance to succeed — not just those at the top."
Education(5)
Supports a massive federal investment of $500 billion in school infrastructure to rebuild aging schools and ensure safe, modern learning environments.
"He will lead the charge to invest $500 billion in school infrastructure to make sure students have access to safe schools that can support the needs of modern learners — including reliable internet, electrical capacity for every student, clean water, and buildings free from asbestos."
Proposes a $500 billion federal investment to rebuild aging school infrastructure across America, ensuring safe and modern school buildings.
"He will lead the charge to invest $500 billion in school infrastructure to make sure students have access to safe schools that can support the needs of modern learners — including reliable internet, electrical capacity for every student, clean water, and buildings free from asbestos."
Supports investing in public education and supporting educators.
"Sharif has fought to invest in public education, support educators, and expand career and technical education — recognizing that there are many paths to success."
Supports investing in public education and supporting educators as part of creating opportunity for youth.
"Sharif has fought to invest in public education, support educators, and expand career and technical education — recognizing that there are many paths to success."
Recognizes multiple pathways to success including college, trades, or workforce training, and supports expanding career and technical education.
"Whether through college, the trades, or workforce training, every young person deserves access to opportunity."
Healthcare(9)
Supports and helped create Pennsylvania's ACA marketplace (Pennie), and will continue defending the Affordable Care Act from attacks.
"Sharif Street led the creation of Pennie, Pennsylvania's Obamacare health insurance exchange — expanding access to affordable healthcare and lowering insurance costs for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians. When the Affordable Care Act was under attack, Sharif stepped up to protect coverage for working families"
Supports the Affordable Care Act and helped create Pennsylvania's ACA marketplace (Pennie), expanding affordable coverage for hundreds of thousands of families.
"Sharif helped create Pennie, Pennsylvania's own Obamacare marketplace, expanding access to affordable care and lowering premiums for hundreds of thousands of families. He also successfully fought for additional Medicaid dollars to keep safety-net hospitals like Temple and Einstein open."
Supports strengthening Medicaid and defending safety-net hospitals that rely on Medicaid funding.
"strengthening Medicaid, defending safety net hospitals like Temple and Einstein and ensuring health care remained a right, not a privilege"
Fought to secure additional Medicaid dollars to keep safety-net hospitals open and will continue to protect Medicaid coverage.
"He also successfully fought for additional Medicaid dollars to keep safety-net hospitals like Temple and Einstein open."
Supports expanding access to mental health care.
"In Congress, Sharif will continue fighting to lower health care costs, make prescription drugs more affordable and expand access to mental health care"
Will fight to make prescription drugs more affordable.
"In Congress, Sharif will continue fighting to lower health care costs, make prescription drugs more affordable and expand access to mental health care"
Will fight in Congress to make prescription drugs more affordable.
"In Congress, Sharif will continue fighting to lower health care costs, make prescription drugs more affordable and expand access to mental health care — all while protecting our care from Donald Trump's political attacks."
Supports expanding access to mental health care as part of his healthcare platform.
"In Congress, Sharif will continue fighting to lower health care costs, make prescription drugs more affordable and expand access to mental health care — all while protecting our care from Donald Trump's political attacks."
Has defended reproductive freedom as a fundamental right and will continue to do so in Congress.
"From protecting access to the ballot to defending healthcare, reproductive freedom, and LGBTQ+ rights, Sharif understands that democracy only works when every voice is protected and heard."
Social Issues(5)
Has defended LGBTQ+ rights as a fundamental civil right and will continue to do so in Congress.
"From protecting access to the ballot to defending healthcare, reproductive freedom, and LGBTQ+ rights, Sharif understands that democracy only works when every voice is protected and heard."
Supports defending LGBTQ+ civil rights as a fundamental right.
"From protecting access to the ballot to defending healthcare, reproductive freedom, and LGBTQ+ rights, Sharif understands that democracy only works when every voice is protected and heard."
Supports protecting reproductive freedom as a fundamental right.
"From protecting access to the ballot to defending healthcare, reproductive freedom, and LGBTQ+ rights, Sharif understands that democracy only works when every voice is protected and heard."
Supports cannabis reform specifically to address racial disparities caused by marijuana laws that have disproportionately harmed Black and brown communities.
"For decades, outdated marijuana laws have disproportionately harmed Black and brown communities — fueling mass incarceration and blocking economic opportunity, especially in neighborhoods like North Philadelphia. Sharif has led the push to legalize cannabis in Pennsylvania, expunge nonviolent convictions, and reinvest in communities most harmed by prohibition."
Has defended reproductive freedom as a core right that must be protected.
"Defending Fundamental Rights: Protected voting, healthcare, reproductive freedom, and LGBTQ+ rights."