Compare candidates for U.S. House California District 33 | Change.vote

U.S. House California District 33

Pete Aguilar

Democratic

Stephanie M. Vargas

Republican

Issue stances

Issue getting the most attention

Federal abortion protections

Voted for Women’s Health Protection Act and Right to Contraception Act; supported interstate travel protections for abortion care.

Opposes abortion from conception until natural death, opposes taxpayer funding for abortion providers, and would enforce the Comstock Act for abortion-inducing drugs.

Issue with the biggest divide

Health coverage expansion

Supports ACA subsidies for affordable health care and supported American Rescue Plan health subsidies.

Keeps Medicaid and Medicare, opposes additional taxpayer-funded healthcare programs, and opposes a government database of medical illnesses.

National energy sources

Supports clean-energy investment and public-transit decarbonization; supported Inflation Reduction Act climate investments.

Lower energy costs by expanding American oil and gas production, and support nuclear power as the most reliable energy source.

LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections

Supports LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections and hate-crimes enforcement.

Supports protections for female-only sports and spaces and opposes requiring services that violate moral or religious beliefs.

Assault weapons

Supports restrictions on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Protects Second Amendment gun ownership rights, while restricting gun ownership for serious felons and mentally unstable people.

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Endorsements

Experience

2015 to presentRepresentative - District 31, U.S. House of Representatives
2010 to 2014Mayor, Redlands City
2006 to 2014Councilmember, Redlands City Council
2003 to 2010Director of Governmental Affairs, Arrowhead Credit Union

2018 to presentChief Deputy City Clerk, Colton City
2016 to 2018Community Service Assistant, Fontana City