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That includes protection from exploitation and retaliation, access to affordable healthcare, and the ability to live on what you earn without working multiple jobs. Support the Living","detail":"you help create. That includes protection from exploitation and retaliation, access to affordable healthcare, and the ability to live on what you earn without working multiple jobs. Support the Living Wage for All Act to raise the federal minimum wage and index it to cost of living. Support the PRO Act to strengthen the right to organize and join a union. Crack down on wage theft and make intentional wage theft a felony. Oppose non-compete clauses that trap workers in jobs. Promote sectoral bargaining so workers across entire industries can negotiate together. Guarantee every worker legal","source_url":"https://SARAHBACON.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-06-20"},{"topic":"Immigration","stance":"Law Act to establish immigration courts as truly independent from the executive branch. Right now immigration judges are DOJ employees subject to political pressure from whoever is in the White House.","detail":"Law Act to establish immigration courts as truly independent from the executive branch. Right now immigration judges are DOJ employees subject to political pressure from whoever is in the White House. Justice should not depend on who won the last election. That is not how courts are supposed to work. Push for accessible and achievable pathways to citizenship for long-term undocumented residents. Support DACA and push for permanent protection for Dreamers. Restore and expand TPS protections for people who have built their lives here. Reform the family reunification system because wait times","source_url":"https://SARAHBACON.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-06-20"},{"topic":"Economy","stance":"clean energy future: Support the clean energy transition as an economic opportunity including new jobs in solar, wind, and efficiency. Support high speed rail investment. The California line runs thro","detail":"clean energy future: Support the clean energy transition as an economic opportunity including new jobs in solar, wind, and efficiency. Support high speed rail investment. The California line runs through CA-24 and restoring the $4 billion in pulled federal funding is a priority. Rejoin the Paris Agreement and restore the US commitment to international climate targets. Support Farmers and Farmworkers ▼ How I'll actually do this CA-24 includes some of the most productive agricultural land in the world. The workers who farm it often can't afford to live here. The farmers who own it face water","source_url":"https://SARAHBACON.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-06-20"},{"topic":"Climate","stance":"funding is a priority. Rejoin the Paris Agreement and restore the US commitment to international climate targets. Support Farmers and Farmworkers ▼ How I'll actually do this CA-24 includes some of the","detail":"funding is a priority. Rejoin the Paris Agreement and restore the US commitment to international climate targets. Support Farmers and Farmworkers ▼ How I'll actually do this CA-24 includes some of the most productive agricultural land in the world. The workers who farm it often can't afford to live here. The farmers who own it face water costs, consolidation pressure, and climate risk. Support water infrastructure investment for drought resilience in SLO and Ventura counties. Oppose agricultural consolidation that squeezes out family farms. Push for farmworker housing funding specific to","source_url":"https://SARAHBACON.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-06-20"},{"topic":"Education","stance":"in federally qualified health centers and public clinics in underserved areas of CA-24. Invest in Education, Media Literacy and Civic Life ▼ How I'll actually do this CA-24 is home to UCSB, Cal Poly S","detail":"in federally qualified health centers and public clinics in underserved areas of CA-24. Invest in Education, Media Literacy and Civic Life ▼ How I'll actually do this CA-24 is home to UCSB, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Westmont, Cuesta College, Santa Barbara City College, Ventura College, and Allan Hancock College. Federal education policy directly affects the students, faculty, and workers at these institutions. A well-educated, media-literate public is the foundation of democracy. Oppose any cuts to federal student aid, Pell Grants, or work-study programs. Support the College for All Act to","source_url":"https://SARAHBACON.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-06-20"},{"topic":"National Security","stance":"restraint. Stop Endless Wars and Strengthen Security ▼ How I'll actually do this We spend more on defense than the next several countries combined, yet our foreign policy consistently produces outcome","detail":"restraint. Stop Endless Wars and Strengthen Security ▼ How I'll actually do this We spend more on defense than the next several countries combined, yet our foreign policy consistently produces outcomes that make us less safe due to actions that erode confidence in America and destabilize regions without a plan. Military dominance is not a substitute for diplomacy, alliances, or moral authority. Peace through strength is a fear-based approach; lasting security requires diplomacy alongside military posture. America currently prioritizes the hard power of military might over the soft power of","source_url":"https://SARAHBACON.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-06-20"},{"topic":"Criminal Justice","stance":"system focused on accountability, rehabilitation, and addressing root causes. Abolish for-profit prison companies. The privatization of human incarceration is a matter I oppose as a fundamental human ","detail":"system focused on accountability, rehabilitation, and addressing root causes. Abolish for-profit prison companies. The privatization of human incarceration is a matter I oppose as a fundamental human rights issue. Incarceration for profit is fundamentally at odds with the values of our nation and standards of human decency. Support the First Step Act expansion and broader sentencing reform. Push for federal investment in mental health and substance use treatment as alternatives to incarceration. Abolish qualified immunity for law enforcement. Require body cameras for any law enforcement","source_url":"https://SARAHBACON.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-06-20"},{"topic":"Technology","stance":"the Public Banking Act and Postal Banking Act for affordable credit access. Guarantee right to repair because you should be able to fix what you own. Make Technology Work for People Technology is chan","detail":"the Public Banking Act and Postal Banking Act for affordable credit access. Guarantee right to repair because you should be able to fix what you own. Make Technology Work for People Technology is changing who holds power. Congress needs members who understand these systems and we need rules that protect people. Artificial Intelligence ▼ How I'll actually do this I spent twenty years inside the tech industry. I know how these systems are built, who benefits from them, and who gets left behind. AI is the most consequential technology since the creation of the internet, and Congress is almost","source_url":"https://SARAHBACON.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-06-20"},{"topic":"Crypto","stance":"heavily to keep it that way. I accept no crypto donations. Support SEC and CFTC jurisdiction over crypto assets based on their function, not their label. Oppose stablecoin legislation that creates new","detail":"heavily to keep it that way. I accept no crypto donations. Support SEC and CFTC jurisdiction over crypto assets based on their function, not their label. Oppose stablecoin legislation that creates new systemic financial risk. Require crypto exchanges to meet the same anti-money-laundering standards as banks. Oppose any legislation written by crypto industry lobbyists that weakens investor protections. Defend Rights & Human Dignity Everyone deserves to live on their own terms, free from government overreach and corporate manipulation. Protect Privacy and Civil Liberties ▼ How I'll actually","source_url":"https://SARAHBACON.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-06-20"},{"topic":"Agriculture","stance":"this CA-24 includes some of the most productive agricultural land in the world. The workers who farm it often can't afford to live here. The farmers who own it face water costs, consolidation pressure","detail":"this CA-24 includes some of the most productive agricultural land in the world. The workers who farm it often can't afford to live here. The farmers who own it face water costs, consolidation pressure, and climate risk. Support water infrastructure investment for drought resilience in SLO and Ventura counties. Oppose agricultural consolidation that squeezes out family farms. Push for farmworker housing funding specific to high cost-of-living agricultural regions. Support the H-2A agricultural visa reform to protect workers from exploitation. Invest in agricultural research partnerships","source_url":"https://SARAHBACON.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-06-20"},{"topic":"Abortion","stance":"Gaza faces famine is indefensible. Rejoin the UN Human Rights Council. Protect Women's Rights and Reproductive Freedom ▼ How I'll actually do this Women's rights and reproductive freedom are under att","detail":"Gaza faces famine is indefensible. Rejoin the UN Human Rights Council. Protect Women's Rights and Reproductive Freedom ▼ How I'll actually do this Women's rights and reproductive freedom are under attack. For decades, Democrats had opportunities to make these rights permanent, to codify Roe, to certify the Equal Rights Amendment, and didn't. That failure left millions of people vulnerable. I will not repeat that mistake. Every person has the right to make decisions about their own body, and those decisions do not belong to politicians. Support the Equal Rights Amendment. Congress passed it","source_url":"https://SARAHBACON.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-06-20"},{"topic":"Housing","stance":"Equality Act to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Oppose any federal legislation that targets LGBTQ+ individuals or ","detail":"Equality Act to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Oppose any federal legislation that targets LGBTQ+ individuals or strips existing civil rights protections. Fight back against federal attempts to weaponize government agencies against LGBTQ+ communities. Codify the right to change gender identity on government documents. Oppose any federal funding cuts to programs that serve LGBTQ+ youth, who face disproportionate rates of homelessness and mental health crisis. Protect Disability Rights and Economic Justice","source_url":"https://SARAHBACON.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-06-20"},{"topic":"Social Security","stance":"services, funding home and community-based care that keeps people out of institutions. Protect Social Security and SSI, and eliminate the SSI marriage penalty that can reduce or eliminate benefits whe","detail":"services, funding home and community-based care that keeps people out of institutions. Protect Social Security and SSI, and eliminate the SSI marriage penalty that can reduce or eliminate benefits when disabled people get married. Defend Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act against legal challenges that could weaken core civil rights protections in healthcare, education, and federally funded programs. Fully fund and enforce the ADA, including digital accessibility standards that are now legally mandated but poorly enforced. 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