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Joanna Weiss' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Joanna Weiss has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2024.

  • "A lifelong women’s advocate who founded an organization dedicated to electing pro-choice and pro-democracy candidates, when Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, Joanna again was spurred into action. She mobilized thousands of activists in Orange County to rally in support of women’s reproductive rights, provided resources to community members on organizations to support travel and medication abortions for women in affected states, and proudly advocated for Measure 1 in California to provide a constitutional right to abortion access." (www.joannaweissforcongress.com)
  • "Joanna knows that reproductive freedom is a women’s health, economic, and gender equity imperative. But it is more than that, women’s rights require reproductive autonomy. And with MAGA extremists in Washington looking to ban abortion nationwide and reduce access to much-needed reproductive care – even here in California – Joanna will tirelessly fight – like she has for decades – to protect the right to control our own bodies and lives. Joanna won’t stop until Congress codifies abortion rights so that all women in our country have the same access to reproductive access that American women had for the 50 years before Roe was overturned." (www.joannaweissforcongress.com)
  • "Joanna understands firsthand the importance of Social Security and Medicare for seniors. Her parents rely on Social Security, and after receiving a frightening lymphoma diagnosis, Joanna’s father would have had insurmountable health care costs if not for Medicare and Medicare supplemental insurance. Yet, Republican extremists continue to threaten to gut Social Security and Medicare and seniors’ hard-earned benefits. Joanna knows that these programs have supported seniors and hard-working Americans for years, and she will fight to protect those who have paid into them their entire working lives." (www.joannaweissforcongress.com)
  • "My GOP opponent @ScottBaughCA47 would end Social Security & Medicare as we know it, stripping hardworking Americans from their earned benefits. When in Congress, I will fight to strengthen the programs & to protect those who have paid into them their entire working lives." (x.com)
  • "On the 88th anniversary of #SocialSecurity , I thank House Dems for protecting this financial lifeline for millions of Americans, including my parents. When elected to Congress, I will fight against cuts to protect our seniors & ensure it is solvent for future generations." (x.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Our elections are overrun with dark money because of the Citizens United ruling, which allowed politicians to be purchased by the same corporations we elect them to regulate. I am the ONLY #CA47 candidate who has never taken a dime of corporate pac money. Never have. Never will." (x.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "District 47 is a hub of innovation and is at the forefront of developing new technology. In conjunction with Joanna’s vision to bring economic opportunity to the district and Orange County through investments in green technology, she believes Orange County can be a leader in other types of innovation and technology, including gaming, crypto, and digital asset development. Orange County is already home to some of the world’s best video game development companies who utilize blockchain technology and infrastructure for web3 gaming. The web3 and digital asset space is muddled with regulator uncertainty, lack of authority, and no framework for core operating principles. When in Congress, Joanna will join efforts to establish robust consumer protections and set clear rules of the road for market participants." (www.joannaweissforcongress.com)
  • "In Congress, Joanna will prioritize measures that will grow our economy, support small businesses, invest in job training programs, and bring good jobs close to home." (www.joannaweissforcongress.com)
  • "Housing instability impacts all generations, and CA seniors are the fast-growing homeless population. In Congress, I will support solutions that help Americans grow stable roots within our communities by creating a path towards ending homelessness & reducing housing instability." (x.com)
  • "I will fight to bring down healthcare costs, build more affordable housing, reduce student loan debt, and pass gun safety legislation." (x.com)
  • "I’m running because I believe in affordable healthcare & an equitable economy for all. We need housing now & for future generations. We need to reduce homelessness, address devastating effects of #climatechange, & protect #reproductiverights" (x.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I will fight to bring down healthcare costs, build more affordable housing, reduce student loan debt, and pass gun safety legislation." (x.com)
  • "My husband and I graduated law school with crushing debt and we started our new careers and our family while drowning in student loans. With the cost of education increasing, student loan debt has become a crisis. Our students need relief, and I’m ready to fight for them" (x.com)
  • "The Huntington Beach charter amendments may limit democratic participation in local elections by unnecessarily requiring voter ID. Another charter amendment will further harm our LGBTQ community. I proudly stand with residents fighting back against this partisanship extremism." (x.com)
  • "Climate change requires urgent action which Joanna views as both a challenge and an opportunity. Joanna supports widespread investment in clean technology, providing incentives to consumers to choose renewable energy sources, and fostering public-private partnerships to collaborate on solving the biggest threats posed by climate change. Joanna will prioritize investments in training our community to ensure we become the green tech capital of the U.S." (www.joannaweissforcongress.com)
  • "District 47 is a hub of innovation and is at the forefront of developing new technology. In conjunction with Joanna’s vision to bring economic opportunity to the district and Orange County through investments in green technology, she believes Orange County can be a leader in other types of innovation and technology, including gaming, crypto, and digital asset development. Orange County is already home to some of the world’s best video game development companies who utilize blockchain technology and infrastructure for web3 gaming. The web3 and digital asset space is muddled with regulator uncertainty, lack of authority, and no framework for core operating principles. When in Congress, Joanna will join efforts to establish robust consumer protections and set clear rules of the road for market participants." (www.joannaweissforcongress.com)
  • "Joanna believes that the 47th is the most beautiful congressional district in the country. She was born and raised in Orange County, and she grew up surfing its beaches and hiking its trails. As President of WAVE, Joanna supported efforts to bring sustainable energy choices to constituents of local cities. However, corporate polluters and climate policy inaction are hurting our environment and our community, through oil spills, the threat of wildfires, coastal erosion, and rising tides." (www.joannaweissforcongress.com)
  • "Climate change requires urgent action which Joanna views as both a challenge and an opportunity. Joanna supports widespread investment in clean technology, providing incentives to consumers to choose renewable energy sources, and fostering public-private partnerships to collaborate on solving the biggest threats posed by climate change. Joanna will prioritize investments in training our community to ensure we become the green tech capital of the U.S." (www.joannaweissforcongress.com)
  • "In Congress, Joanna will work to end offshore oil drilling and ensure that corporate polluters are held responsible for their reckless oil spills. She will also bring back federal funding to invest in fire mitigation and to address coastal erosion and sea level rise." (www.joannaweissforcongress.com)
  • "As the parent of three school and college-aged children, ending gun violence is personal for Joanna. In 2012, her youngest daughter was in first grade – the same grade as the students targeted in the Sandy Hook shooting that killed 20 children. Our community has also suffered from mass shootings in Seal Beach and Laguna Woods. These tragedies should have been the catalysts for gun safety reform. It is unconscionable that gun violence is now the number one cause of death of children and teens." (www.joannaweissforcongress.com)
  • "Even as California continues to strengthen gun laws, national laws put our families at risk. In Congress, Joanna will push to close loopholes in the background check system, ban the purchase of certain assault weapons, regulate ghost guns, and make investments in mental health and community violence intervention programs designed to stem the dangers existing by those who present a clear and present danger to our fellow citizens. Our students, families, and communities deserve better than to live under fear of gun violence. We can and must do better." (www.joannaweissforcongress.com)
  • "I will fight to bring down healthcare costs, build more affordable housing, reduce student loan debt, and pass gun safety legislation." (x.com)
  • "We must address gun violence in our communities and schools to keep our children and families safe, and we must hold the NRA and the gun industry accountable. As President of WAVE, Joanna supported efforts to stop gun shows on Orange County Fairgrounds. She also led efforts to remove guns from dangerous people, including domestic abusers and people experiencing a mental health crisis." (www.joannaweissforcongress.com)
  • "When Joanna was born, Medicaid paid the hospital bills because her father was unemployed after returning home from the Vietnam War. Joanna knows that no one should have to go bankrupt after a visit to the hospital, and families and seniors should never be in a position to choose between paying for treatment and medication or putting food on the table. Every American deserves access to quality, affordable health care. While Republicans continue to attack access to affordable health care, Joanna will work to safeguard the Affordable Care Act, expand access to Medicare, and lower the cost of prescription drug prices." (www.joannaweissforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "What happens when politicians accept Big Pharma money? Americans lose. Career politicians have promised to lower prescription drug costs, while stuffing their wallets with unregulated life-saving prescription drug money. Unlike them, I will never accept Big Pharma money." (x.com)
  • "When Joanna was born, Medicaid paid the hospital bills because her father was unemployed after returning home from the Vietnam War. Joanna knows that no one should have to go bankrupt after a visit to the hospital, and families and seniors should never be in a position to choose between paying for treatment and medication or putting food on the table. Every American deserves access to quality, affordable health care. While Republicans continue to attack access to affordable health care, Joanna will work to safeguard the Affordable Care Act, expand access to Medicare, and lower the cost of prescription drug prices." (www.joannaweissforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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