Issue Position: Public Safety

Issue Position

I've spent my career fighting corruption, stopping drugs from coming into our communities and protecting the rights of workers, immigrants and women. I'll stand up to the NRA to ban the kind of high-capacity weapons and ammunition that have been used in mass shootings across our nation.

As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, I prosecuted sexual assault cases and protected our civil rights. As a former Federal Prosecutor, I understand what it takes to keep our communities safe. We need more funding for community policing and to put an end to senseless gun violence.

Serving as the Deputy United States Drug Czar, appointed by President Clinton, I have a deep understanding of the strategies and resources needed to stop the current opioid epidemic, which is killing thousands of people every day in communities across California.

In the State Assembly, I was honored to receive the California Police Chiefs Legislator of the Year Award. I wrote laws that toughened penalties for domestic violence, rape, child abuse, kidnapping, and stalking. I also enacted stiffer penalties for selling drugs and committing gang-related felonies on school campuses. I am proud to have authored one of the toughest hate crime laws in the nation.

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