Media

Democratic target voters in the 16th Congressional District [24G8A] need to hear, in order of priority:

#1 In media and digital communication:

  • Evan Low has accepted over one hundred thousand dollars from the oil, gas, and energy industry, including from PG&E and Chevron.[1] Meanwhile, Low has repeatedly voted[2] to defend their interests,[3] supporting higher rate increases for PG&E[4] even as they price-gouge consumers[5] and start devastating wildfires.[6] His anti-environment voting record is why Low received an “F” rating from the Sierra Club.[7]
  • When Evan Low isn’t defending corporate interests in the Assembly, he’s nowhere to be found.[8] He is one of the most absentee members of the State Legislature, missing nearly 1,000 votes including key votes,[9] and ineffective in addressing our biggest problems like homelessness, housing affordability,[10] the economy,[11] and crime. We need a Congressmember who will show up and stand up for us.

#2 In mail:

  • Having held a non-partisan office as Mayor of San José[12] and with Congress closely divided, Sam Liccardo knows how to focus on bipartisan, pragmatic solutions and get things done while protecting our values.
    • When Roe v. Wade was overturned, Sam Liccardo led San José’s first substantial funding of Planned Parenthood,[13] and he will continue to fight[14] to defend and expand reproductive freedom,[15] including access to birth control, IVF, and protecting a woman’s right to a legal, safe abortion.
    • Following a career as a prosecutor[16] winning justice for crime victims, Liccardo took on the gun lobby[17] with bold, creative solutions to get guns off the street[18] and left San José with the lowest homicide rate of any major city.[19]

#3 In media and digital communication:

  • Having held a non-partisan office as Mayor of San José[20] and with Congress closely divided, Sam Liccardo knows how to focus on bipartisan, pragmatic solutions and get things done while protecting our values.
    • Liccardo took on PG&E[21] and powerful special interests to cut San José’s emissions by 36%[22] and lower utility bills by providing[23] 95% greenhouse gas-free electricity[24] to 1 million residents and thousands of businesses.[25]
    • When Roe v. Wade was overturned, Sam Liccardo led San José’s first substantial funding of Planned Parenthood,[26] and he will continue to fight[27] to defend and expand reproductive freedom.

  1. Low Contributions.” California Secretary of State, no date. 
  2. SB-1441 Natural gas: methane emissions.” California Legislative Information, Aug. 2016; “SB-32 California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: emissions limit.” California Legislative Information, Aug. 2016. 
  3. AB-3146 Oil and gas: well records and testing requirements.” California Legislative Information, May 2018. 
  4. AB-205 Energy.” California Legislative Information, Feb. 2021. 
  5. Petersen, Melody. “Anger builds over sweeping change in the way most Californians will pay for electricity.” Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024. 
  6. Rittiman, Brandon. “Most state lawmakers took PG&E money, did yours keep it?” ABC10 News, 11 July 2019. 
  7. The California Legislative 2020 Report Card.” Sierra Club California, Oct. 2020. 
  8. Evan Low’s Voting Records.” Vote Smart. Accessed 5 Sept. 2024. 
  9. California Legislative Datasets.” LegiScan. Accessed 5 Sept. 2024. 
  10. AB-2011 Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022.” California Legislative Information, Aug. 2022. 
  11. AB-2500 California Financing Law: consumer loans: charges.” California Legislative Information, May 2018. 
  12. Mayoral election in San Jose, California (2018).” Ballotpedia, 2018. 
  13. Chuyang, Alyson. “San Jose CA’s 2022-23 budget.” SJ Today, 14 June 2022. 
  14. Liccardo, Sam. “Read Sam’s Plan.” Liccardo for Congress. Accessed 4 Sept. 2024. 
  15. Liccardo, Sam. “How will you protect reproductive rights?” Facebook, 26 August 2024. 
  16. Liccardo, Sam. “Sam Liccardo.” LinkedIn. Accessed 4 Sept. 2024. 
  17. Harris, Mary. “San Jose’s New Gun Law Is the First of Its Kind.” Slate, 3 Feb. 2022. 
  18. Hase, Grace. “San Jose becomes the latest city to ban ghost guns.” The Mercury News, 11 May 2022. 
  19. Rosenberg, Matt, et al. “Chicago, New Orleans were the nation’s murder capitals in 2022 – A Wirepoints survey of America’s 75 largest cities.” Wirepoints, 23 Feb. 2023. 
  20. Ballotpediasupra
  21. Irwin, Ben. “Former San Jose mayor turns pro labor in PG&E battle.” San José Spotlight, 6 Nov. 2023. 
  22. GHG Emissions: Communitywide Emissions.” City of San José, July 2023. 
  23. San Jose Approves Clean Energy Program Set to Launch in 2018.” San Jose Inside, 19 May 2017. 
  24. San José Achieves Cleanest Power Mix of Ten Largest U.S. Cities.” City of San José, 21 Apr. 2022. 
  25. San José Clean Energy Celebrates Five Years of Serving Customers with Renewable Energy at Affordable Rates.” California Community Choice Association, 27 Mar. 2024. 
  26. Chuyang, supra
  27. “Read Sam’s Plan,” supra

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