Policy Positions
Positions as of July 1, 2026, extracted from source websites.
Climate(7)
Supports cutting greenhouse gas emissions and taking action to combat climate change.
"Nanette understands that climate change is an urgent environmental problem and she intends to act accordingly. She will fight to combat climate change and work to transition us to clean, renewable energy."
Opposes offshore oil drilling along California's coastline.
"opposing any oil drilling off California's coastline"
Supports transitioning to clean renewable energy, increasing solar installations, and attracting green businesses.
"She will fight to combat climate change and work to transition us to clean, renewable energy. Besides closing tax loopholes and ending subsidies for toxic polluters, Nanette knows we have to employ creative strategies to attract and incentivize clean green businesses to locate in the 44th District."
Supports EPA protections and opposes Republican efforts to weaken environmental regulations that allow polluters to harm communities.
"The environment, as Republicans attack the EPA and give a pass to polluters who are poisoning our neighbors."
Supports strong environmental protections and opposes pandering to corporate polluters that harm public health.
"That's why we need a representative who will not pander to big corporate polluters who put the health and safety of our communities at risk– raising asthma rates and respiratory illness and making climate change impacts worse."
Opposes subsidies and tax breaks for fossil fuel companies and successfully fought against oil drilling in the Santa Monica Bay.
"Besides closing tax loopholes and ending subsidies for toxic polluters... Most recently, she was a leader in the successful fight that prevented oil drilling in the Santa Monica Bay."
Barragán opposed Measure O, a ballot measure that would have allowed oil companies to drill for oil in the Santa Monica Bay.
"She was also a leader in the fight against Measure O, a ballot measure that would have allowed oil companies to drill for oil in the Santa Monica Bay."
Criminal Justice(1)
Supports addressing the school-to-prison pipeline and disproportionate school discipline impacting children of color as a civil rights issue.
"Addressing the school-to-prison pipeline created by the disparity in school discipline that disproportionately impacts children of color. We need to be more creative in disciplining students rather than pulling them out of class so they are not learning. This is not only an educational issue but a civil rights issue."
Economy(6)
Supports raising the minimum wage as part of fighting for working people.
"raising the minimum wage"
Supports raising the federal minimum wage above the current $7.25 per hour to ensure full-time workers can afford basic necessities.
"Right now the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. A full-time minimum wage employee earns $15,080 annually. In 2012, the poverty threshold for a single person was $11,945 or $22,283 for a family of four. We need to fix that with a higher minimum wage."
Opposes Republican tax cuts that she characterizes as benefiting the top 1% at the expense of Social Security and Medicare.
"Republicans seek cuts to pay for their tax giveaway to the top 1%."
Supports small businesses as part of a strategy to grow the economy and strengthen the middle class.
"We need to create robust job training programs, support small businesses and invest in growing technologies like clean energy to ensure our economy is growing and thriving."
Supports protecting American jobs, bringing good-paying jobs with benefits, and guaranteeing equal pay for equal work.
"protecting American jobs, bringing more good-paying jobs with benefits to our community, raising the minimum wage, and guaranteeing equal pay for equal work"
Barragán expresses commitment to fighting for workers' rights, aligning with Dolores Huerta's legacy of labor advocacy for farm workers and working families.
"I look forward to fighting with her for worker's rights, improving educational opportunities and passing comprehensive immigration reform."
Education(2)
Supports funding early childhood education, particularly for low-income communities of color.
"Making sure early childhood education is funded and available to communities of all backgrounds, especially low-income communities of color that have the biggest disadvantage in our educational system."
Supports making college more affordable and working toward free or low-cost higher education, including trade schools.
"Making college more affordable. Nanette herself came out of college then law school with a lot of debt that impacted her ability to choose what type of jobs she could afford or not afford to take. Every child deserves the opportunity to attain a college degree and in the future, we should provide free-to-low-cost education to students who want an education."
Healthcare(5)
Supports women's access to reproductive healthcare and defends a woman's right to choose, opposing cuts to these programs.
"We should be investing in programs that help women get the health and reproductive care they need – not slashing funds for these critical programs. We must defend a woman's right to choose."
Supports strengthening and expanding Medicare and Social Security rather than cutting or privatizing these programs.
"Instead, we need to strengthen and expand them, reduce fraud and waste and ensure everyone pays their fair share so these critical programs will be in place for years to come."
Supports funding mental health services and programs as a key step in addressing homelessness.
"Nanette believes the first step in addressing this issue in making sure Congress funds sufficient mental health services and programs, invests in affordable housing and that we are taking care of our veterans."
Supports protecting Social Security and Medicare from Republican-proposed cuts.
"Social Security and Medicare, as Republicans seek cuts to pay for their tax giveaway to the top 1%."
Opposes the situation where seniors must choose between medication and groceries, implying support for affordable prescription drug access.
"As a diabetic, Nanette's mom has had to choose between medication and groceries. No senior in America should have to make such a terrible choice."
Immigration(7)
Supports the DREAM Act to give children of immigrants who grew up in the U.S. a path to participate in American society.
"By supporting the DREAM Act, we are giving the sons and daughters of immigrants who were born outside of the U.S. but grew up here, a chance to take part in the American dream."
Supports comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship for immigrants contributing to the economy.
"We need to focus on solutions like the comprehensive Immigration Reform bill that already passed the U.S. Senate with bipartisan support. In addition, we must provide a path to citizenship for immigrants who are working day in and day out to contribute to our nation's economy."
Supports protecting DREAMers from deportation and opposes policies that threaten them.
"In Washington, I have stood up to President Trump and House Republicans to fight for our Dreamers"
Opposes construction of a border wall, characterizing it as wasteful spending.
"fighting to stop Trump's wasteful border wall"
Opposes deportation of immigrants, including veterans who were deported, and supports the undocumented immigrant population.
"Immigrants, whether it's Dreamers, our veterans who were deported, or the 11 million who enrich our country."
Opposes mass deportation of immigrants as a solution to immigration issues.
"Republican "solutions" to immigration is to deport immigrants, to build a fence on the border and to refuse citizenship, inhibit any sort of dialogue on the issue and prevent us from taking steps forward."
Barragán explicitly supports passing comprehensive immigration reform.
"I look forward to fighting with her for worker's rights, improving educational opportunities and passing comprehensive immigration reform."
Social Issues(2)
Explicitly defends a woman's right to choose and opposes congressional interference in women's reproductive decisions.
"But Congress – at more than 80% men – shouldn't be trying to force their views on the rest of us and judge what's right for every woman in America. We must defend a woman's right to choose."
Supports racial equity in education and wages, highlighting that disparities disproportionately harm communities of color.
"Making sure early childhood education is funded and available to communities of all backgrounds, especially low-income communities of color that have the biggest disadvantage in our educational system."