Policy Positions
Positions as of July 1, 2026, extracted from source websites.
Climate(3)
Opposes reliance on fossil fuels, having taken the Fossil Fuel Free Pledge.
"I proudly took the Fossil Fuel Free Pledge in December of last year. My fear of the world that we are handing off to our children is a fundamental motivating force for my desire to serve."
Supports accelerating green energy transition by streamlining permitting and leveraging IRA funds to crowd in private capital for wind and solar.
"The Inflation Reduction Act has set aside $282 billion (as of Oct. 2023) for green energy which can be turned into $900 billion (by 2031) by crowding in private capital but that private capital will never get off the sidelines if the bureaucratic inertia cannot be overcome."
Supports urgent action to mitigate the worst outcomes of climate change within a six-year window.
"We must be clear-eyed and focus on what can make a difference in the time we have. No more 'red herrings.' Let's be clear, we have six years to mitigate the worst outcomes of climate change."
Economy(1)
Opposes running up the federal deficit, arguing it burdens future generations and must be addressed through defense spending reform and expanded public service programs.
"Running up the federal deficit is like salting the earth for future generations... To pay for this expanded public service, we must implement reform through the introduction of American-style capitalism into the defense spending that consumes approximately 54% of our federal taxpayer dollars, while delivering a litany of failed weapons programs to the young people of the American armed forces."
Guns(2)
Supports requiring mental health evaluations and no-fly list checks before allowing access to weapons.
"If you cannot pass a mental health evaluation, or you cannot pass a no-fly list, you should not have access to a weapon of war. That just has to be the table stakes."
Supports restricting civilian access to assault rifles, citing firsthand experience with their lethality.
"My generation of veterans, we signed up after 9/11 to serve overseas. I've seen firsthand what an assault rifle can do to a crowd of people. We signed up to bear those mental and physical wounds of war. But who didn't sign up for that is our children."
Healthcare(1)
Supports expanding mental health and addiction services as part of addressing the root causes of homelessness, emphasizing a housing-first approach.
"Two words: housing first. The root causes of homelessness can't be solved without making housing available to people in crisis... People need to be able to rebuild their self, self-worth, security, and safety within accommodation that has four walls and a door that locks."
Immigration(1)
Opposes the use of martial law for mass roundups of immigrants as proposed by the Trump team.
"The Trump team has said outright that they would, in week one of a second Trump term, use martial law to pursue mass roundups of immigrants and the suppression of lawful protests."
Social Issues(1)
Supports preserving a woman's right to choose by maintaining Democratic control of the House as a bulwark against further erosion of reproductive rights.
"The best thing we can do to preserve a woman's right to choose is to maintain the House of Representatives as a bulwark against further erosion of those rights."