Jake Levine

[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Jake Levine completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Levine's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-360034-2026-04-30\" id=\"heading-bio-360034-2026-04-30\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-360034-2026-04-30\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-360034-2026-04-30\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-360034-2026-04-30\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-360034-2026-04-30\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tMy name is Jake Levine. I’m a third-generation Angeleno, husband, and new dad. I’m running for Congress because it’s time for a new generation of leaders—with fresh ideas and a proven track-record of getting things done.\r\n<p>I decided to run for office after losing my childhood home in last year’s fires and witnessing the lackluster government response. Together with fire survivors, I founded the Department of Angels, which is delivering critical resources for LA’s rebuild.\r\n</p><p>I’ve spent my career building across the public and private sectors to lower utility costs, deploy clean energy, and build infrastructure. As an attorney, I’ve defended the rights of immigrants and our most vulnerable.\r\n</p><p>After growing clean energy company Opower from startup to IPO, I created the California Climate Action Corps, the largest service corps in the nation, which has put 20,000 young Californians to work. At the National Security Council, I defended American interests abroad, and while serving at the Development Finance Corporation, I grew investments in clean energy and infrastructure from $450M to nearly $4B per year. I know how to build coalitions to get things done efficiently. We need a fighter in Congress doing the same.\r\n</p>\nWe’re at a crossroads now requiring true leadership. In Congress, I’ll build affordable housing and lower utility costs, secure down-payment assistance for first-time homebuyers, create jobs, a national service corps, and bring down costs for working people and families.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-360034-2026-04-30\" id=\"heading-key-message-360034-2026-04-30\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-360034-2026-04-30\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-360034-2026-04-30\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-360034-2026-04-30\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-360034-2026-04-30\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>We need to build more housing immediately– and make it more affordable. The average age of a first-time homebuyer in 1960 was 23 years old. Today, it’s older than 40. On top of that, more and more renters in LA are getting priced out of housing– spending nearly half of their income on skyrocketing rent. In Congress, I’ll create the National Housing Development Bank to streamline construction, support first-time homebuyers with a down payment assistance program, and help renters save for their first home through a Federal Renters Tax Credit.</li><li>The American Dream is dying in our lifetime. We see it everywhere: homeownership is out of reach. Rent is crushing families. Childcare is unaffordable. People are skipping higher education because they can’t pay off the loans. Working people in CA-32 – healthcare workers, firefighters, teachers, creators – should be able to live comfortably in the areas they work and send their kids to school in. We will expand, guarantee, and inflation-proof the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, guarantee paid family leave and paid sick leave for workers, expand affordable childcare for families, make college affordable, and ensure that no Angeleno gets left behind.</li><li>Production is leaving Hollywood at lightning speed. Feature film shoots in Los Angeles are down 16.8% since just last year, and TV and commercial shoots have declined nearly 15%. The rapid disappearance of LA-based production has cost the San Fernando Valley and LA billions of dollars of economic opportunity and thousands of good paying, union industry jobs, from catering and driving, to prop-making, carpentry, and construction. In Congress, we'll restore LA-based production by advancing an uncapped tax credit on domestic productions, reinstating the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules designed to break up corporate control over production, and empowering the FCC and FTC to break up monopolies.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-360034-2026-04-30\" id=\"heading1-360034-2026-04-30\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-360034-2026-04-30\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-360034-2026-04-30\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-360034-2026-04-30\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-360034-2026-04-30\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tClimate, Clean Energy, Housing, Affordability, Cost of Living, Public Safety, Education, Technology\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-360034-2026-04-30\" id=\"heading2-360034-2026-04-30\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse2-360034-2026-04-30\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse2-360034-2026-04-30\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading2-360034-2026-04-30\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse2-360034-2026-04-30\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tLeague of Conservation Voters Action Fund<br/>\n<p>California Environmental Voters<br/>\r\nCenter for Biological Diversity Action Fund<br/>\r\nNatural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Action Fund<br/>\r\nSimi Valley Democratic Club<br/>\r\nOur Revolution<br/>\r\nMalibu Democratic Club<br/>\r\nJane Fonda Climate PAC<br/>\r\nIranian American Democrats of California (IADC)<br/>\r\nEast Valley Indivisibles<br/>\r\nSan Fernando Valley Indivisible<br/>\r\nFuture Urbanist Club<br/>\r\nChicano Latino Immigrant Democratic Club of Los Angeles County<br/>\r\nCalifornia Young Democrats<br/>\r\nVentura County Young Democrats<br/>\r\nSan Fernando Valley Young Democrats<br/>\r\nBlack Los Angeles Young Democrats<br/>\r\nUnited Democrats for Progress of Ventura County<br/>\r\nWestside Young Democrats<br/>\r\nStonewall Young Democrats<br/>\r\nCalifornia College Democrats<br/>\r\nRep. Howard Berman<br/>\n</p>\nRep. Henry Waxman\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nJake Levine completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Levine's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Jake Levine. I’m a third-generation Angeleno, husband, and new dad. I’m running for Congress because it’s time for a new generation of leaders—with fresh ideas and a proven track-record of getting things done. I decided to run for office after losing my childhood home in last year’s fires and witnessing the lackluster government response. Together with fire survivors, I founded the Department of Angels, which is delivering critical resources for LA’s rebuild. I’ve spent my career building across the public and private sectors to lower utility costs, deploy clean energy, and build infrastructure. As an attorney, I’ve defended the rights of immigrants and our most vulnerable. After growing clean energy company Opower from startup to IPO, I created the California Climate Action Corps, the largest service corps in the nation, which has put 20,000 young Californians to work. At the National Security Council, I defended American interests abroad, and while serving at the Development Finance Corporation, I grew investments in clean energy and infrastructure from $450M to nearly $4B per year. I know how to build coalitions to get things done efficiently. We need a fighter in Congress doing the same. We’re at a crossroads now requiring true leadership. In Congress, I’ll build affordable housing and lower utility costs, secure down-payment assistance for first-time homebuyers, create jobs, a national service corps, and bring down costs for working people and families. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? We need to build more housing immediately– and make it more affordable. The average age of a first-time homebuyer in 1960 was 23 years old. Today, it’s older than 40. On top of that, more and more renters in LA are getting priced out of housing– spending nearly half of their income on skyrocketing rent. In Congress, I’ll create the National Housing Development Bank to streamline construction, support first-time homebuyers with a down payment assistance program, and help renters save for their first home through a Federal Renters Tax Credit. The American Dream is dying in our lifetime. We see it everywhere: homeownership is out of reach. Rent is crushing families. Childcare is unaffordable. People are skipping higher education because they can’t pay off the loans. Working people in CA-32 – healthcare workers, firefighters, teachers, creators – should be able to live comfortably in the areas they work and send their kids to school in. We will expand, guarantee, and inflation-proof the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, guarantee paid family leave and paid sick leave for workers, expand affordable childcare for families, make college affordable, and ensure that no Angeleno gets left behind. Production is leaving Hollywood at lightning speed. Feature film shoots in Los Angeles are down 16.8% since just last year, and TV and commercial shoots have declined nearly 15%. The rapid disappearance of LA-based production has cost the San Fernando Valley and LA billions of dollars of economic opportunity and thousands of good paying, union industry jobs, from catering and driving, to prop-making, carpentry, and construction. In Congress, we'll restore LA-based production by advancing an uncapped tax credit on domestic productions, reinstating the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules designed to break up corporate control over production, and empowering the FCC and FTC to break up monopolies. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Climate, Clean Energy, Housing, Affordability, Cost of Living, Public Safety, Education, Technology What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign? League of Conservation Voters Action Fund California Environmental Voters Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Action Fund Simi Valley Democratic Club Our Revolution Malibu Democratic Club Jane Fonda Climate PAC Iranian American Democrats of California (IADC) East Valley Indivisibles San Fernando Valley Indivisible Future Urbanist Club Chicano Latino Immigrant Democratic Club of Los Angeles County California Young Democrats Ventura County Young Democrats San Fernando Valley Young Democrats Black Los Angeles Young Democrats United Democrats for Progress of Ventura County Westside Young Democrats Stonewall Young Democrats California College Democrats Rep. Howard Berman Rep. Henry Waxman\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it."}]