BAHENA, FRANCISCO

BAHENA, FRANCISCO

Running for US House

D

Policy Positions

Positions as of July 1, 2026, extracted from source websites.

Economy(4)

Supports stronger unions, higher wages, and an end to union-busting to protect workers.

"Worker Power: Standing up to giants like Disney. We need stronger unions, higher wages, and an end to union-busting. No one working full-time should struggle to survive."

Supports higher wages so that no full-time worker struggles to survive.

"We need stronger unions, higher wages, and an end to union-busting. No one working full-time should struggle to survive."

Opposes corporate influence in politics and the concentration of wealth, refusing corporate PAC money.

"Money Out of Politics: I refuse Corporate PAC money and AIPAC money. I answer to you, not billionaires."

Supports federal apprenticeship grants that encourage local businesses to partner with schools to create local jobs.

"These grants encourage local businesses to team up with our schools. This creates guaranteed jobs for our graduates in the trades—like electricians, plumbers, and HVAC—as well as in new tech industries."

Education(1)

Supports expanding vocational and trade school opportunities through federal apprenticeship grants to provide good-paying local jobs.

"I want to bring more federal 'Apprenticeship Building America' money home to Orange County. These grants encourage local businesses to team up with our schools. This creates guaranteed jobs for our graduates in the trades—like electricians, plumbers, and HVAC—as well as in new tech industries."

Guns(1)

Supports common-sense gun reform to prevent mass shootings like Uvalde, opposing gun lobby influence on legislation.

"Gun Safety: As a father, I refuse to let the gun lobby write our laws. I demand common-sense gun reform to stop the next Uvalde."

Healthcare(2)

Supports Medicare for All, eliminating copays, premiums, and medical bankruptcy.

"I support Medicare for All. No copays, no premiums, no more fear of going bankrupt over a trip to the emergency room"

Supports investing in mental healthcare as a core component of community safety and personal well-being.

"Safety comes from funding our schools, ensuring quality jobs, and providing mental healthcare—not just militarizing our streets."

Immigration(2)

Opposes ICE deportation raids and family separation, and supports protecting sanctuary cities from federal funding cuts.

"ICE is out of control! I stand with the Santa Ana City Council's work to provide emergency help for families facing raids. In Congress, I will fight to make sure that cities like ours—which choose to keep families together—aren't bullied or punished by politicians in DC who try to cut our funding."

Opposes criminalization of immigrants and ICE enforcement actions that tear apart families.

"I will speak out against ICE tearing apart our families and the fear gripping our neighborhoods. We need protection and reform, not criminalization."