Stop Trump's Coup
Make no mistake: Trump is attempting an authoritarian coup. He is doing it by taking a wrecking ball to our government and other public institutions. He’s going after law firms and universities to take more and more control over our civil society. He’s creating a vigilante police force of masked agents in unmarked vans who pick up our neighbors off the streets and disappear them into far off detention centers. And we already know he and the Republicans in Congress will dispute the results of any election where they don’t win.
In my first term in Congress, I would be lying to you if I said I could get all the big ideas in this platform done with Trump still President. My main job in that first term is going to be to protect San Franciscans from Trump’s attacks and make sure Trump does not destroy our democracy.
To protect San Franciscans, I will build the best constituent services office in the country. Most people don’t know this, but your Congressperson is supposed to be your chief advocate when you have a complaint with the federal government. That means if you don’t get a social security check, or your spouse is picked up by ICE, you should be able to go to your Congressperson’s constituent services office and ask for help. And here’s the thing: it really works. As Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff, I helped build her constituent services office in New York. At the time, Trump was in power and waging a war on immigrants – and AOC’s district was the most immigrant-heavy district in the country. I was amazed at how a simple phone call from her office could unblock a blocked citizenship application or stop a deportation in progress. It showed me just how powerful a congressional office can be when it fights for its constituents, and I am very proud of the work we did there.
To stop Trump's attacks on our civil institutions, I will treat my job as more than a legislator – I plan to be an organizer. I will actively organize law firms and universities under attack from Trump to get them to oppose Trump as collective blocs. It’s easy for Trump to go after one law firm at a time – but if they collectively oppose him, they have the power. It’s difficult for any single law firm to organize this, but a legislator could.
I will also fight to ensure we have fair and free elections in 2028. Republicans have actively been taking over county election boards – the bodies that count and certify elections – and filling them with election deniers. I will act to reverse this and to call it out where it’s happening. I will do everything in my power to make sure it is impossible for Republicans to steal an election by denying the results in 2028.