Angélica Dueñas
Bio | Dueñas was the first in her family to complete higher education and earned her master’s degree from Woodbury University. She has had many positions on her Neighborhood Council and has been dedicated to local issues since her childhood. |
Status and Position | Former Candidate of N/A |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, N/A |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election CA-29 | CA-29 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Angelica has not made a clear statement regarding this issue. |
Voting Rights | Angelica made no real statement about the issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | Angelica has not made a public stance on the issue. Angelica has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | Angelica not made a public stance on the issue |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Angelica has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Taxes | For | She supports tax increase on the richest 1%. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/179361/angelica-duenas. According to Angelica "I support tax increase on the super rich. Enough of mega rich individuals and corporations skipping out on their fair share. The rich need to pay their taxes like the rest of us. We must end the cap on the maximum amount of wages subject to the Social Security tax. All income should be taxable towards SSI. End Corporate Tax breaks making the gap between the rich and middle class/poor wider and wider." |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Has not made a public statement regarding this issue. According to Angelica "I support tax increase on the super rich. Enough of mega rich individuals and corporations skipping out on their fair share. The rich need to pay their taxes like the rest of us. We must end the cap on the maximum amount of wages subject to the Social Security tax. All income should be taxable towards SSI. End Corporate Tax breaks making the gap between the rich and middle class/poor wider and wider." |
| Abortion | For | Angelica is pro-choice. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/179361/angelica-duenas. According to Angelica: "We will work to protect a woman’s reproductive rights and their right to choose what she decides to do with her body. We will provide safe and legal to access to social services, medicine, and abortion, such as protecting Planned Parenthood." |
| Gun Control | For | Angelica supports legislation that promotes and institutes gun control. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/179361/angelica-duenas. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | Has not made a public statement regarding the issue. |
| Welfare | For | Angelica is in favor of welfare payments. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/179361/angelica-duenas. Angelica wants to raise the highest amount of money possible from the welfare tax. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Military Spending | Against | According to Angelica: "We support an audit of military spending, to find any wasteful spending or fraudulent charges from sub-contractors." Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/179361/angelica-duenas. |
| War on Terrorism | Against | According to Angelica: "We will work multilaterally to advance U.S. interests, not force it upon other nations through regime change. We will seek peace. We will advocate for the use of diplomacy and not wage unless attacked or facing an immediate, unavoidable attack. We will work with countries that do not violate human rights, including women's rights and labor rights. We prioritize foreign aid to governments whose actions are consistent with our values and principles." Sources: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/179361/angelica-duenas. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Against | Angelica does not support international interference. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/179361/angelica-duenas. According to Angelica: "We will work multilaterally to advance U.S. interests, not force it upon other nations through regime change. We will seek peace. We will advocate for the use of diplomacy and not wage unless attacked or facing an immediate, unavoidable attack. We will work with countries that do not violate human rights, including women's rights and labor rights. We prioritize foreign aid to governments whose actions are consistent with our values and principles." Sources: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/179361/angelica-duenas. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Made no public statements for or against the issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Charter Schools | Has not made a public stance on the issue. | |
| Common Core | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Clean Energy | For | She is in favor of renewable energy transformation. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/179361/angelica-duenas. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Border Control | Against | Angelica is against border control measures, especially oppressive ones. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/179361/angelica-duenas. According to Angelica: "WE will fight to end the 3 to 10-year bar on undocumented immigrants who leave the United States to apply for a Visa from their own home countries and try to come back to America for a better life. What we're seeing are people going back to their home country to obtain their Visa but getting denied and up getting stuck in their country 3 - 10 years. A majority of undocumented immigrants won't do it and will live here in the shadows. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| DACA | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | Has not made a public stance on the issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Has not made a public statement on the issue. |