Francisco Bahena

[{"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>Francisco Bahena 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 Bahena'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-400397-2026-02-01\" id=\"heading-bio-400397-2026-02-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-400397-2026-02-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-400397-2026-02-01\" 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-400397-2026-02-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-400397-2026-02-01\" 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\tI’m a veteran, a working father, and a Santa Ana neighbor. I’m running because the status quo is failing our children—from the cost of living to the safety of our schools. It’s time to send a fighter, not a career politician, to Washington.\r\nI'm a military veteran and working-class father running for Congress in CA-46 to fight for affordable housing, universal healthcare, and gun safety.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-400397-2026-02-01\" id=\"heading-key-message-400397-2026-02-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-400397-2026-02-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-400397-2026-02-01\" 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-400397-2026-02-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-400397-2026-02-01\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Healthcare is a Human Right. Period.\r\n<p>A Broken System:\r\n68,000 Americans die every year from not being able to get the healthcare they deserve. Over 250,000 Americans die from medical mistakes caused by a healthcare system that is more worried about profits instead of American lives.\r\n</p><p>The Solution:\r\n</p>\nI support Medicare for All. No copays, no premiums, no more fear of going bankrupt over a trip to the emergency room</li><li>Homes for People, Not Corporate Profit.\r\n\r\nThe Crisis:\r\nCorporate landlords are buying up Orange County, hiking rents, and pricing out the families who built this community.\r\n\r\nThe Bahena Plan:\r\nStop Corporate Buyers: Ban massive private equity firms from buying up single-family homes in CA-46.\r\n\r\nRent Control:\r\nChampion national rent stabilization to stop predatory hikes.\r\n\r\nWorker Power:\r\nStanding up to giants like Disney. We need stronger unions, higher wages, and an end to union-busting. No one working full-time should struggle to survive.</li><li>Investing in America, Not Forever Wars.\r\n\r\nMoney Out of Politics:\r\nI refuse Corporate PAC money and AIPAC money. I answer to you, not billionaires.\r\n\r\nEnd Forever Wars:\r\nI would have voted NO on sending billions in military funding overseas while our bridges crumble and our veterans sleep on the street. We need to invest that tax money in Santa Ana, not the military-industrial complex.\r\n\r\nImmigration Justice:\r\nI will speak out against ICE tearing apart our families and the fear gripping our neighborhoods. We need protection and reform, not criminalization.\r\nI'm pro abolish ICE!</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-400397-2026-02-01\" id=\"heading1-400397-2026-02-01\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-400397-2026-02-01\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-400397-2026-02-01\" 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=\"heading1-400397-2026-02-01\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-400397-2026-02-01\" 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\tSafety Means Thriving, Not Just Surviving.<br/><br/>\n<p>Gun Safety:<br/>\r\nAs a father, I refuse to let the gun lobby write our laws. I demand common-sense gun reform to stop the next Uvalde.<br/><br/>\r\nTrue Safety:<br/>\r\nYou can’t have a safe community if people are hungry, homeless, or untreated.<br/><br/>\r\nThe Approach:<br/>\n</p>\nSafety comes from funding our schools, ensuring quality jobs, and providing mental healthcare—not just militarizing our streets.\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\nFrancisco Bahena completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bahena's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I’m a veteran, a working father, and a Santa Ana neighbor. I’m running because the status quo is failing our children—from the cost of living to the safety of our schools. It’s time to send a fighter, not a career politician, to Washington.\r\nI'm a military veteran and working-class father running for Congress in CA-46 to fight for affordable housing, universal healthcare, and gun safety. 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? Healthcare is a Human Right. Period. A Broken System:\r\n68,000 Americans die every year from not being able to get the healthcare they deserve. Over 250,000 Americans die from medical mistakes caused by a healthcare system that is more worried about profits instead of American lives. The Solution: I support Medicare for All. No copays, no premiums, no more fear of going bankrupt over a trip to the emergency room Homes for People, Not Corporate Profit.\r\n\r\nThe Crisis:\r\nCorporate landlords are buying up Orange County, hiking rents, and pricing out the families who built this community.\r\n\r\nThe Bahena Plan:\r\nStop Corporate Buyers: Ban massive private equity firms from buying up single-family homes in CA-46.\r\n\r\nRent Control:\r\nChampion national rent stabilization to stop predatory hikes.\r\n\r\nWorker Power:\r\nStanding up to giants like Disney. We need stronger unions, higher wages, and an end to union-busting. No one working full-time should struggle to survive. Investing in America, Not Forever Wars.\r\n\r\nMoney Out of Politics:\r\nI refuse Corporate PAC money and AIPAC money. I answer to you, not billionaires.\r\n\r\nEnd Forever Wars:\r\nI would have voted NO on sending billions in military funding overseas while our bridges crumble and our veterans sleep on the street. We need to invest that tax money in Santa Ana, not the military-industrial complex.\r\n\r\nImmigration Justice:\r\nI will speak out against ICE tearing apart our families and the fear gripping our neighborhoods. We need protection and reform, not criminalization.\r\nI'm pro abolish ICE! What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Safety Means Thriving, Not Just Surviving. Gun Safety: As a father, I refuse to let the gun lobby write our laws. I demand common-sense gun reform to stop the next Uvalde. True Safety: You can’t have a safe community if people are hungry, homeless, or untreated. The Approach: Safety comes from funding our schools, ensuring quality jobs, and providing mental healthcare—not just militarizing our streets.\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."}]