Review major infrastructure bond issuances, oppose added debt where results lag, and prioritize road quality and reliability.
Mobilize capital for transportation, water systems, and schools; direct bond funds toward infrastructure modernization.
Issue with the biggest divide
Clean-energy financing
Require stricter cost-benefit scrutiny for environmental and infrastructure projects, including clear benefits before supporting new debt.
Invest in clean energy projects, green infrastructure, renewable energy, and climate resilience initiatives.
Affordable housing finance
Require housing dollars to produce actual units, tie funding metrics to homes built and people housed, and condition homelessness support on reductions.
Accelerate affordable and middle-class housing development by using Treasurer financing tools, tax credits, and bond financing.
State debt controls
Maintain strong state credit ratings and analyze long-term costs before issuing new debt.
Safeguard California’s financial health through prudent budgeting and responsible management of public funds.
Treasurer financial reporting
Use real-time dashboards, monthly plain-language reports, performance standards, and open data for investments, debt, and bond programs.
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2014 to presentChair, California Advisory Council for International Trade and Investment
Lieutenant Governor, California State Legislature
2015 to 2015Author, The New Press
2010 to 2013U.S. Ambassador to Hungary, US Department of State - Obama Administration
