Connie Chan

Economy

Connie will support investments in manufacturing and construction to support middle income job creation and sectoral diversification, push for funding for career technical education to expand high-paying options for workers, and work in solidarity with organized labor to raise the national minimum wage and secure fair wages for all workers – in the United States and our major trading partners. Learn more

Education

Connie Chan learned English attending a San Francisco public school. Public schools were a doorway to her new home in America and she believes those doorways must stay open for all students. She will vote to fully fund all federal mandates on public schools and opposes Trump efforts to dismantle the Department of Education. Learn more

San Francisco was a pioneer in creating Free City - free access to community college for every resident. Connie will champion this initiative in Congress and also push for more support for career and technical education, apprenticeships, and trades so that every young person, regardless of the path they take, has the skills and tools for a good-paying job. Learn more

Environment / Energy

Connie supports a Green New Deal to invest in clean energy that reduces greenhouse gases, moves us away from fossil fuels and foreign oil, and creates good paying jobs. She will support federal investments in public transit, walking, and biking to help us have healthier, more livable communities. Right now, it can be very difficult for local governments to fund transit and too often, they resort to regressive sales taxes. As our representative in Congress, Connie will be a partner in bringing home the resources needed to support these programs. Learn more

Connie is committed to holding Pacific Gas & Electric accountable and continuing to fight for a public energy system that works for our city. She will push to expand CleanPowerSF and advance state and federal policies that give cities the authority to build publicly owned, community-controlled energy systems. Learn more

Foreign Policy

Connie Chan will be an immediate sponsor of the Block the Bombs Act which would prohibit the United States from transferring weapons that have been used by the Israeli military in Gaza. She understands that the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has clearly violated human rights and that his cynical attempts to evade criminal charges has prolonged the conflict. Connie Chan will advocate for a permanent ceasefire as a first step to a just solution for both the Jewish and Palestinian people. And she would push for a major expansion of food, medical and humanitarian aid in response to the genocide of the Palestinian people. Learn more

The Trump Administration has been a disaster for our national security. Nowhere is that more clear than the illegal bombing campaign against small boats in the Pacific and Caribbean. These executions, without any due process or evidence, are clear violations of international law and Connie Chan will fight to stop them, investigate them fully, and hold those responsible accountable. Learn more

Connie will always prioritize the pursuit of productive diplomatic solutions that promote mutual benefits in all regions of the world, including Asia. The world is large enough for every country to pursue sustainable and harmonious development. As the two largest economies in the world, both the United States and China can engage with one another through mutual respect, accountability and peaceful coexistence, safeguarding our national security while seeking common areas of agreement. While differences may exist on certain issues, Connie firmly believes these can and should be resolved through equal and constructive dialogue. Learn more

Healthcare

Connie Chan supports Medicare for All which guarantees that every American has a right to health care, everyone is covered, and the health care system is no longer driven by insurance companies. Connie will work to enact this critical legislation when elected to Congress. Learn more

Connie also knows that health care research, funded by the federal government, has been fundamental in improving countless lives over the last century. San Francisco has been at the heart of these ground-breaking medical discoveries. She will fight against cuts to medical research and will demand a return to sound and non-politicized science at the FDA, CDC and other agencies that research or approve health care treatments. Learn more

Connie will also work to strengthen health access by pushing to lift any prohibitions for people on Medicare, Medicaid or other federal health programs to receive gender affirming care. She will work to increase funding for programs that support individuals living with HIV, for research into a cure for AIDS/HIV, and to support the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ youth – including the right of transgender youth to participate in sports teams consistent with their gender identity. Learn more

Connie also knows we have to protect the hard-won gains Americans have made thanks to the Affordable Care Act. She will push to restore funding to Medicaid, and renew subsidies that allowed families to buy insurance on the ACA exchanges. She will also support additional funding for community health clinics and restore the program to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. Learn more

Housing

Connie knows that relying on corporate developers to build affordable housing hasn’t worked - we need direct federal investments in housing and transit so we can guarantee our City workforce can afford to live and thrive in San Francisco. She will make a commitment to secure the resources needed to create both low-income and middle-income housing, expand the paths to home ownership for first-time buyers, and protect tenants. Learn more

We need to build and support housing that our families can afford in ways that support vibrant, sustainable communities. Connie understands that a lack of funding has stalled far too many long-approved projects and that deregulation won’t build the housing San Francisco needs. The federal government can do much more to provide grants and low-interest loans to finance low- and middle-income housing, expand the housing tax credits that spur sustainable mixed use development, increase rental assistance to vulnerable tenants, and support innovative social housing programs designed to enable working families to remain in our cities. Learn more

Immigration

Connie will stand up to the Trump Administration and demand an end to the raids that terrorize our immigrant communities, violate due process, and undermine our rights. She will call for full accountability of any administration official who has violated the law and the due process of our residents. And she’ll push for comprehensive immigration reform, humane border security, and an end to the inhuman abuses and discriminatory practices of ICE and CBP. Learn more

Wages / Job Benefits

Connie will cosponsor the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to provide more workers with the freedom to organize and negotiate with their employers. And she will work to strengthen the Occupational Safety and Health Act and its related agencies to ensure that workers are protected on the job - and that we have the oversight to make sure safe workplace rules are enforced. Learn more