Jim Garrity

Drug Policy

San Francisco recorded 467 fentanyl deaths in 2025, and both counties surpassed prior year totals. This is all outrageous. I will make addressing this epidemic an immediate priority. Learn more

Economy

I will work to cut the regulatory red tape that drives up housing costs, raises the cost of doing business for small employers, and makes it harder for families to get ahead. When it takes years of permits and reviews to build housing people need now, that’s not protection — that’s bureaucracy adding zeros to the price tag. Learn more

I will fight to strengthen this district’s economy and expand opportunities for everyone in CA-15. That starts with opposing reckless federal spending that triggers inflation — because when Washington prints money it doesn’t have, it’s working families who pay for it at the grocery store, the gas pump, and the pharmacy counter. Learn more

Healthcare

I believe in giving people choices — the ability to pick a plan that fits their family’s needs without Washington mandating a one-size-fits-all solution. And I believe states should have more authority over their own insurance exchanges and Medicaid programs, because Washington doesn’t know what families in Daly City, San Francisco, or Redwood City need. Learn more

Housing

I support cutting the red tape that makes it take years to build housing that families need now. I support local communities having control over their own zoning — not Sacramento or Washington dictating what gets built where. And I support public-private partnerships that actually produce housing that working families can afford. Learn more

But I’m also not going to pretend the market alone will fix this. When corporate and institutional investors turn housing into a profit machine, extracting maximum profit from communities they have no connection to, that’s not a free market — it’s exploitation. We need federal incentives targeted at real affordable housing, protections that keep families in their homes, and accountability for institutional investors who treat neighborhoods as portfolios. Learn more

Immigration

My position, and I’ll say it plainly, because I spent 33 years dealing with exactly these situations: If you are in this country illegally and you are committing crimes here, you need to be deported. If you have a criminal record (committing crimes) in your home country and you came here illegally, you need to go. No debate. Learn more

If you are here illegally, but working hard, raising your family, contributing to your community, and never having been arrested, you need to be left alone. I am not interested in punishing people who are, otherwise, trying to do everything right or improve their lives and those of their families. I am interested in keeping this district safe — and that means going after criminals. Learn more

Taxes / Budget

Strengthening these programs means making them solvent for the long term — so that our children and grandchildren receive the same benefits our parents and grandparents earned. That’s not a partisan issue. It’s an obligation. I’ll work across the aisle to find solutions that protect every dollar seniors have earned while ensuring these programs survive for the next generation. Learn more

I will never vote to cut Social Security or Medicare. Let me say that plainly so there’s no room for spin: no cuts. Not to benefits, not to eligibility, not to the coverage seniors in this district depend on every single day. Learn more