Political Series: Asian Americans in the Running

Check out our profiles of three Asian American Candidates in Key Districts.
Karissa Chen
November 4, 2018

Over the last two weeks, Hyphen's News & Politics team has profiled three Asian American candidates in three key districts. See below for their key platform stances and click onwards for more in-depth profiles of each candidate.

 

Gina Ortiz-Jones

Texas's 23rd District

KEY PLATFORM STANCES

  • Expand affordable health care coverage
  • Ensure access to reproductive health services
  • Implement immigration reform, while continuing to fund Border Patrol and ICE
  • End Citizens United

     

    Anita Malik

    Arizona's 6th District

    KEY PLATFORM STANCES

    • Investing in social safety nets like paid family leave, infrastructure, a livable wage
    • Universal health care coverage
    • Ending corruption and ensuring free and fair elections
    • Immigration reform

    Andy Kim

    New Jersey's 3rd District

    KEY PLATFORM STANCES

    • Reform taxes to give permanent cuts to the middle class
    • Expand affordable health care, including protections for people with preexisting conditions
    • Hold monthly town hall meetings

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          Karissa Chen is Editor-in-Chief of Hyphen magazine. She also serves as the Senior Literature Editor.

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