Christy Smith
Bio | Christy Smith is an American Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the California State Assembly from the state’s 38th district, a position he has held since 2018. Smith is currently running as the Democratic nominee for California’s 25th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
Status and Position | Current State 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-25 | CA-25 | Yes | Running | 49.0% |
Campaign Financing | Top contributors to Smith's campaign include the American Federation of Employees and Elect Democratic Women. She has raised about $3.5 million so far. |
Voting Rights | She has not expressed and explicit stance on this issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | She is in favor of moving toward universal coverage. Smith argues that more must be done to expand coverage and make sure that prices are low. She would like to protect and stabilize the Affordable Care Act. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | Her stance on this issue is not clear. |
| Private Healthcare | Against | Smith seeks to bring down prices which would be against the interest of private healthcare companies. |
| LGBT Rights | For | She promotes LGBT rights. Smith is a proponent of the LGBT community. She believes that more legislation should be passed in order to institute more anti-discrimination provisions. |
| Taxes | For | She advocates for increased taxes. Smith has suggested an increase on certain tax brackets. She condemns President Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which cut taxes. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | She is against a flat tax rate. Smith has suggested an increase on certain tax brackets. She condemns President Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which cut taxes. |
| Abortion | For | She is pro-choice As an advocate for women, Smith supports the right to choose. She does not think that it is the role of government to interfere with a woman's reproductive decisions. |
| Gun Control | For | She supports gun control legislation. Smith sees gun control as a means of alleviating gun violence. She would like to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | She does not have a position on assisted suicide. Smith sees gun control as a means of alleviating gun violence. She would like to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines. |
| Government Interference | For | Smith believes that government intervention should be tolerated in instances such as healthcare and taxes. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | She advocates for funding Planned Parenthood. |
| Welfare | For | She is in favor of welfare programs. Smith would like to protect welfare programs such as Social Security. She vows to fight against those who seek to defund these programs. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Smith does not have a position on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | She does not have a strong stance on capital punishment. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | She does not have a position on this issue. |
| Military Spending | Against | Smith points to defense spending as a primary factor in the US' insurmountable debt. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | She does not have a strong opinion on the War on Terrorism. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | She does not yet have a public opinion on international trade. N/A |
| United Nations power | Unknown | She has not taken a stance on the legitimacy of the UN. |
| Nationalism | Against | She sees white nationalism as a threat. |
| Free Markets | Against | She is not in favor of the free market. Smith argues that a free market still leaves many workers and other citizens unaccounted for. Thus, she believes that in some instances, the government must intervene in the free market. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Her position on Brexit is unknown. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | She does not have an explicit position on this issue. |
| Government Spending | For | Smith is in favor of government spending, specifically in the form of infrastructure investment. |
| Charter Schools | Against | Instead of advocating for charter schools, Smith would like to support the public school system. |
| Common Core | Unknown | She does not have a clear stance on this issue. N/A |
| Clean Energy | For | She supports clean energy. Smith sees government investment in renewable energy as a means of creating jobs and addressing climate change. She advocates for regulations on fossil fuel production. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | She does not have a public stance yet on religious freedom. N/A |
| Separation of Church and State | For | She is a proponent of the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | For | She is in favor of slavery reparations. |
| Border Control | Against | She opposes increased security. Smith promises to stand up for illegal immigrants in Washington. She sees these policies as common sense reform. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | She does not have a stance on this issue. |
| DACA | For | She would like to uphold DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | She does not have a position on sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | She is supportive of the legalization of marijuana. |