Anna G. Eshoo
Bio | N/A |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of California |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, California |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election CA-18 | CA-18 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Eshoo raised $1,805,045 for her 2020 campaign. Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=8050793 |
Voting Rights | Eshoo supports voting rights. She voted in favor of a bill that would make Election Day a federal holiday. This would give people time off to vote. Source: https://eshoo.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-eshoo-votes-pass-historic-voting-rights-anti-corruption-and-ethics-reforms |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Eshoo supports universal healthcare. Eshoo wants to expand the Affordable Care Act to create a public option that would compete with private health insurance, thereby creating universal healthcare. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Eshoo#Organizations |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Eshoo supports socialized healthcare. She supported the Affordable Care Act and was present when it was signed into law by President Obama. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Eshoo#Organizations |
| Private Healthcare | Against | Eshoo is opposed the private insurance because it creates a system in which people are left uninsured because they can't afford to buy insurance or they have conditions that insurance companies don't want to cover. Source: https://eshoo.house.gov/media/e-newsletters/privatization-medicare |
| LGBT Rights | For | Eshoo supports LGBT rights. Eshoo has publicly defended her peers who are gay. She opposed legislation that would define marriage as being between a man and a woman. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Eshoo#Organizations |
| Taxes | For | Eshoo supports taxes, particularly for corporations. Eshoo voted against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which provided tax cuts to corporations and created a limit on income and sales tax. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Eshoo#Organizations |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Eshoo voted against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which provided tax cuts to corporations and created a limit on income and sales tax. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Eshoo#Organizations |
| Abortion | For | Eshoo supports the right to abortion. Eshoo wants to reduce the number of abortions by increasing family planning programs and access to contraceptives. However, she believes that women should have the right to choose if they want an abortion or not. Source: https://eshoo.house.gov/issues/women/protecting-a-womans-right-to-reproductive-choice |
| Gun Control | For | Eshoo supports measures that will reduce gun violence. Despite supporting gun control, Eshoo supports the Second Amendment. Source: https://eshoo.house.gov/issues/justice |
| Assisted Suicide | For | Eshoo supports physician-assisted suicide. She voted against a bill that would ban assisted suicide and instead promote palliative care. Source: https://www.ontheissues.org/ca/Anna_Eshoo_Health_Care.htm Despite supporting gun control, Eshoo supports the Second Amendment. Source: https://eshoo.house.gov/issues/justice |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Eshoo supports Planned Parenthood and the medical services it provides. Source: https://eshoo.house.gov/media/press-releases/eshoo-statement-planned-parenthood-s-withdrawal-title-x |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | For | Eshoo voted in favor of expanding stem cell research in 2005. Source: https://eshoo.house.gov/media/press-releases/eshoo-votes-stem-cell-research-expansion |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Military Spending | Nuance | Eshoo opposes defense spending, particluarly in the war in Iraw. However, she supports veterans and she has voted in favor of legislation that funds veterans services. Sources: https://eshoo.house.gov/media/press-releases/statement-fy06-supplemental-appropriations-bill-iraq-and-katrina and https://eshoo.house.gov/issues/veterans/veterans-health-care |
| War on Terrorism | Against | Eshoo opposed the war on terrorism. Source: https://eshoo.house.gov/media/op-eds/secret-terror-war-threatens-all-us |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Eshoo supports international interaction. Eshoo is cautious to support the US going to war but she supports humanitarian efforts. Source: https://eshoo.house.gov/issues/foreign-affairs |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | Against | Eshoo co-sponsored a bill to combat white nationalism in the US. Source: https://malinowski.house.gov/media/press-releases/representative-malinowski-shares-forum-combating-online-extremism |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Government Spending | For | Eshoo supports government spending, especially when it is done to support residents of the United States. Source: https://eshoo.house.gov/media/press-releases/eshoo-casts-vote-coronavirus-relief-and-annual-government-spending-package |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Clean Energy | For | Eshoo supports clean energy. She supports renewable energy sources for national security and the environment. Source: https://eshoo.house.gov/issues/energy |
| Religious Freedom | For | Eshoo supports religious freedom. As the daughter of immigrants who left their countries due to religious persecution, Eshoo strongly supports religious freedom. Source: https://eshoo.house.gov/media/press-releases/eshoo-smith-international-religious-freedom-legislation-sent-president |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | For | Eshoo co-sponsored a bill that would examine the need for slavery reparations. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/40/cosponsors?q=%7B%22cosponsor-state%22%3A%22California%22%7D |
| Border Control | For | Eshoo supports border control. Eshoo wants to secure our borders but she has supported legislation that proects immigrants and makes immigration more accessible. Source: https://eshoo.house.gov/issues/immigration |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| DACA | For | Eshoo supports DACA and Dreamers. Source: https://eshoo.house.gov/media/press-releases/eshoo-hails-scotus-ruling-protecting-dreamers |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Nuance | Eshoo supports research on the effects of marijuana. Cannabis is currently a Schedule I drug but there has been little research on its medical effects. Source: https://eshoo.house.gov/media/e-newsletters/annas-weekly-update-67 |