Angelica Duenas
Democrat | California
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Angelica Duenas
Party
Democrat
Election Year
2020
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 29
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Woodbury University, Burbank, CA, MA, Organizational Leadership, 2013
California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, BA, Political Science-Public Administration, 2007
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council, Councilmember, 2010-2013, Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council
Councilmember, 2016-2019
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
President, Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council, 2010-2012
1st VP, Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council, 2012-2013
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
2nd VP, Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council, 2012
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (3)
Demand Universal Healthcare (DUH!)
Our Revolution Los Angeles
Our Revolution Santa Clarita Valley
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Demand Universal Healthcare
California Progressive Alliance
Southern California Americans for Democratic Actio
Our Revolution Los Angeles
Our Revolution Santa Clarita
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Disagree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.
Disagree
I support the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which requires health care providers to provide life-saving treatment for infants who survive an attempted abortion.
No Answer
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
There should be no restrictions on abortion access. Over 99% of abortions happen before 20 weeks...abortions after 20 weeks are due to medical danger to the mother or child - so there is no reason to restrict access. Restricting access to abortion is dangerous and irresponsible.
ECONOMY
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.
Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Disagree
How would you guarantee Social Security benefits for future generations?
Get rid of the wage base limit. All income to be eligible for a Social Security tax. Stop borrowing from the SSA funds.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Reducing our military budget by 50%. We will audit military spending, to find any wasteful spending or fraudulent charges from sub-contractors. Currently we use 50% of our discretionary budget on military spending.
Under what circumstances should taxpayers help pay off existing student loans?
CANCELLATION OF STUDENT DEBT As of 2016, there is currently $1.3 trillion of student debt outstanding with about 44 million Americans paying off their student loans. Students leave around with an average of $35,000 in student debt with a 5-7% interest rate when they graduate, and 11% of students are likely to default on their payments.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Disagree
I promise to protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles.
Yes
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
We will work to ensure that there is a separation between church and state and that public law should be independent of anyone’s religion. We will protect the freedom to express your religious faith or non-religious faith as upheld by the Free Exercise Clause in the First Amendment. We will oppose any legislation that indiscriminately targets people from a certain religion to enter the country such as Donald Trump's travel ban that affects predominantly Muslim countries.
HEALTHCARE
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.
Agree
I support the elimination of private healthcare insurance.
Agree
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
https://www.angelica4congress.com/healthcare
NATIONAL SECURITY
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Disagree
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of radical Islamic terrorism?
US should stop invading and disrupting foreign countries - by acts of war and by election tampering.
IMMIGRATION
I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.
Disagree
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished.
Agree
State and federal funds should be denied to any public or private entity, including but not limited to sanctuary cities, that are not in compliance with immigration laws.
Disagree
Employers should be required to use E-verify to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
No Answer
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Shut Down ICE WE will work with Congress to defund ICE. If we are made aware of an ICE checkpoint in our district we will be sure to have staff make the community aware. We will tweet, post and share so our community is able to stay safe and protect their loved ones from separation. Lessen the Burden of Proof for Asylum Seekers WE will protect immigrants, especially children, who flee their home country because they are victims of domestic violence and criminal gang activity or war. Currently, it’s not good enough to tell or convince the government that if you get sent back to a war torn country like Honduras, you might die unless you prove that people want to kill you because of your race, political identity, etc. Children are saying if "I go back, I’m going to get killed by gangs", however, our government says “you can’t prove that”. Children should NOT have to prove that. We should lower the burden of proof so that children and families can keep their life.
EDUCATION
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Agree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Disagree
I support adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Agree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am agnostic in beliefs and Catholic in tradition. I believe that mankind is here to help make our surroundings a better place than we found.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Liberal
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
https://www.angelica4congress.com/issues https://knock-la.com/angelica-duenas-mounts-a-green-challenge-in-a-democratic-district-c53ca5846097
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
Angelica is the Green New Deal & Corporate Free candidate in CA29 in the 2020 race! Angelica was a DNC Bernie Sanders Delegate in 2016 and is now the 1st woman in over 15 YEARS to run for congress in our district! She understands our community's needs because she was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, Graduated from Poly High School and attended Valley College. And she's a former councilwoman of the Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council, where she held one term as 1st VP and two terms as President. She is a mother and is raising her children in OUR community where they attend public school. She believes in addressing the lack of housing and homelessness problems, she even helped form the San Fernando Valley Chapter of the L.A. Tenants Union.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Instant background checks.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
I support BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanction) against Israel if they refuse to allow the creation of a Palestinian state.
Agree
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Agree
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Agree
The Electoral College should be abolished.
Agree
In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?
Affordable Housing, Medicare For All, Green New Deal
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
RACIAL JUSTICE Black Lives Matter: We must recognize that there is a problem in the United States of America that has stemmed from the roots of slavery which has played an effect on the social conditioning of society today. Our system in the U.S. has failed the African American community. African Americans are disproportionately incarcerated, unemployed, homeless, lack quality education, live near unsafe environmental conditions, face tougher prison sentences, and more likely to be killed by police compared to other racial groups other than Native Americans. We will work to overthrow the current system that has failed African Americans and people of color so that they have the same chances to succeed as everyone else should. Latinx Justice: African Americans and Latinx make up half of the total prisoners in America even though they represent only a quarter of the entire population. Like the African American community, the system has also failed the Latinx community as well as they
