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