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Mike Levin

Democratic Incumbent

Mike Levin presents as a pro-environment, pragmatic Democrat — but his record also shows centrist compromises, heavy ties to pro-Israel interests, and a willingness to back tougher immigration enforcement and an economy focused on maintaining the status quo. Those tradeoffs matter: they shape whose interests he defends when the pressure’s on.

  • An Establishment Democrat that’s more loyal to the party and its donors than his constituents. Acts like a safe, status-quo insider instead of fighting for all working class Americans.

  • Can be bought and sold. Let’s big-PAC money bankroll his campaigns — including money from AIPAC (Israel Lobby) — allowing wealthy donors and foreign interests to set his priorities instead of the American people.

  • Puts Israel ahead of America. Regularly votes to send billions in taxpayer dollars to the Israeli government, money that could go to supporting families, schools, and communities here at home.

  • Frames poverty, debt, and lack of healthcare as unfortunate conditions — not as outcomes of deliberate policy choices that cater to the wealthy.

  • Backed the Laken Riley Act, stripping due process for community members and empowered Trump’s fascist agenda. Expanded government power in ways that directly put immigrant communities at greater risk while strengthening ICE’s operations.

  • Willing to settle for weak climate action. Supports small or symbolic steps instead of the bold action needed to address the climate crisis and protect future generations.

  • Offers symbolic “ban-aid” solutions while leaving corporate power intact. Proposes surface-level actions (e.g., narrow trading bans), deflecting from tackling the real problem: corporations and Supreme Court decisions like Citizens v. United that says money is free speech and corporations are people. His unwillingness to go against the party line in fear of losing his donors, allows the rich keep choosing which politicians represent us, and by effect, determine what our economy puts first; People or Profits.

  • Refuses to take on monopolies and utility giants. Allows companies like SDG&E to keep raising fees and surcharges while everyday Americans struggle to pay their bills.

  • Does not support a true living wage. Backs minimal wage increases that don’t keep up with the cost of living, leaving working families unable to get ahead.

  • Like many Democrats in Washington, he puts “bipartisanship” and “civility” ahead of actually fighting for working class people. He treats compromise as a virtue even when it means backing down, because standing firm might get him labeled “too radical.” The real reason is simple: taking a real stand would upset his donors — the same big-money interests that also bankroll his Republican opponents.