NIGHT ONE – MIAMI DEBATE

MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO

On the issues:

 Recently unveiled a $100 million plan to extend comprehensive healthcare to uninsured,

low-income, and undocumented New Yorkers to achieve a universal coverage rate in the
city
 As Mayor, he debuted a program to grant NYC ID cards to undocumented city residents
to allow them to access city services
 Implemented universal pre-K in the city
Factoids:

 Age: 58
 Serving his second term as mayor of New York City
 Served as Public Advocate for NYC from 2010 to 2013
 Elected to City Council in 2002 and served for 8 years
 Has two children
 Graduated from New York University and received an MA from Columbia University’s
School of International and Public Affairs

REP. TIM RYAN (OHIO)

On the issues:

 Combat climate change, recommit the United States to the Paris Agreement
 Reform the education system to include “social and emotional learning” in the
classroom
 “Medicare for All,” reform access to health care for veterans and reduce veteran suicides
Factoids:

 Age: 45
 Has been serving in Congress since 2003
 Before Congress, he served in the Ohio State Senate
 He is the author of Healing America: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Recapture the
American Spirit and The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating
 Has three children
 Graduated from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and the University of New
Hampshire School of Law
 JULIAN CASTRO

On the issues:
 Unveiled his People First Education plan, which would call for universal pre-K and free
college
 His People First Immigration plan includes establishing a pathway to citizenship for those
who don’t have a pathway to legal status, but live, work, and raise families around the
country
 Immigration plan also includes providing a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers and
those under temporary protected status and deferred enforced departure

Factoids:
 Age: 44
 Served three terms as mayor of San Antonio, TX
 Grandson of a Mexican immigrant and son of single mother
 Served as Pres. Obama’s housing secretary
 Has two children
 Graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Law School

SEN. CORY BOOKER (NJ)

On the issues:
 Implement a national gun licensing program and ban on assault weapons and high-
capacity magazines
 Original co-sponsor of the Equality Act, which would extend civil rights protections to
those who are LGBTQ
 Reintroduced the Marijuana Justice Act this year, which would legalize marijuana at the
federal level

Factoids:
 Age: 50
 Has served in the Senate since 2013
 Former mayor of Newark, NJ
 Got his start as a tenant organizer in Newark and eventually won a seat on city council
 Vegan
 Graduated from Stanford University, University of Oxford, and Yale Law School

SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN (MA)

On the issues:
  Impose an “Ultra-Millionaire Tax” (would apply to households with a net worth of $50
million or more), which would include use for universal childcare and student loan debt
relief
 Wants to permanently ban Congressmen and Senators from trading stocks while in office
and from becoming lobbyists when they retire
 Proposed breaking up tech giants (like Google, Amazon, and Facebook) to promote
competition in the market

Factoids:
 Age: 70
 Has served in the Senate since 2013
 Was a law professor for more than 30 years (taught courses on commercial law,
contracts, and bankruptcy)
 Helped create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after the 2008 financial crisis
 Has two children
 Graduated from the University of Houston and Rutgers School of Law

FORMER REP. BETO O’ROURKE (TX)

On the issues:
 Re-enter the Paris Agreement and lead negotiations for a more “ambitious global plan”
for beyond 2030
 Proposed a “War Tax” for non-military households to help cover the healthcare of
veterans of newly-authorized wars (part of a larger plan to improve veteran care)
 Supports creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants

Factoids:
 Age: 46
 Ran against Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018
 Religion: Roman Catholic
 Former punk rock musician
 Has three children
 Graduated from Columbia University

SEN. AMY KLOBUCHAR (MN)

On the issues:
  In her plan for her first 100 days in office, she says she will get U.S. back in the Paris
Agreement
 Plan also includes introducing gun violence legislation, which would include putting
universal background checks in place and banning assault weapons and bump stocks
 $1 trillion infrastructure proposal to update roads, bridges, and internet connectivity

Factoids:
 Age: 59
 First woman from Minnesota elected to the U.S. Senate (assumed office in 2007)
 Prior, she served as Hennepin County attorney and was a corporate lawyer
 Has one child
 Graduated from Yale and the University of Chicago School of Law

REP. TULSI GABBARD (HI)

On the issues:
 If elected, she would re-enter the U.S. into the Iran Nuclear Deal
 Supports Medicare for All but doesn’t want to eliminate private insurance

Factoids:
 Age: 38
 Served in Iraq and Kuwait in Hawaii’s Army National Guard
 Has been critical of U.S. military intervention abroad
 Religion: Hindu
 At 21, she was elected to the Hawaii State House to represent West Oahu, making her
the youngest woman ever elected to the state legislature
 Graduated from Hawaii Pacific University

GOV. JAY INSLEE (WA)

On the issues:
 Announced a $9 trillion green jobs plan aimed at creating 8 million jobs and making
investments in clean energy research and transportation infrastructure
 Supports a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and expedited
eligibility for DREAMers

Factoids:
 Age: 68
 Serving his second term as Governor of Washington
  Served in Congress from 1993-1995 and again from 1999-2012 for WA
 Avid cyclist and hiker
 Has three children
 Fifth-generation Washingtonian
 Graduated from the University of Washington and Willamette University College of Law

FORMER REP. JOHN DELANEY (MD)

On the issues:
 Supports universal pre-K and free community college
 Supports Increasing the refugee cap for resettlement in the U.S.
 Supports a clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and DREAMers.

Factoids:
 Age: 56
 Served in Congress from 2013-2019
 Religion: Roman Catholic
 Author of "The Right Answer: How We Can Unify Our Divided Nation"
 Has four children
 Graduated from Columbia University and Georgetown University Law Center