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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 5.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black population share: 15.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Asian population share: 20.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 23.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 35.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 748,393
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Public transit commuting share: 11.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median home value: $1,019,900
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 45.0%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 7.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $108,648
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: California Proposition 12 — Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (statewide, 2018) (2018) — passed, margin 62.7% to 37.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 - Educational Services (share 0.098)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (share 0.122)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.143)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Port of Oakland (3500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Kaiser Permanente (Oakland headquarters) (12000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland/Berkeley) (5000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of California, Berkeley (15000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: California's 12th Congressional District encompasses the East Bay region of Alameda County, including the cities of Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Albany, Piedmont, Emeryville, and most of San Leandro. With approximately 748,000 residents, it is the most Democratic-leaning district in California (Cook PVI D+40). The district has a median household income of $108,648 — nearly triple the national median — but also significant economic inequality with a 7.8% poverty rate and a homeownership rate of just 45%, reflecting the Bay Area housing affordability crisis. The population is majority-minority (White 35.7%, Hispanic 23.7%, Asian 20.4%, Black 15.2%). The economy is anchored by technology, healthcare, education (UC Berkeley), and the Port of Oakland. Public transit dependence is high: 11.7% of residents use public transit for commuting, and 44.2% drive alone. The district was previously represented by Barbara Lee from 1998 to 2025.
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Voted nay on H.R. 7147 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — On Agreeing to the Resolution) on 2026-03-27: Simon voted against DHS funding, citing the need for 'accountability and reforms for immigration enforcement agencies.' This vote aligned with progressive activist groups and contrasted with her earlier Laken Riley Act vote supporting expanded ICE enforcement. The competing pressures within her own voting record — supporting ICE detention expansion in one vote, opposing ICE funding in another — illustrates the cross-pressure between constituent-facing progressive rhetoric and selective bipartisan positioning.
Date: 2026-03-27
Added: 02 May 2026
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment) on 2025-07-03: Simon voted with all 212 Democrats against the landmark reconciliation bill (218-214). She was an outspoken critic, stating the bill would cause 'upwards of 40,000 people in her district to lose access to healthcare,' calling it 'an insidious attack on poor and working-class communities.' While a party-line vote is not inherently notable, her media visibility as a freshman opposing the bill on KPFA and KQED amplified the Democratic message in a safe blue district.
Date: 2025-07-03
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Voted yea on H.R. 7567 (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) — On Passage) on 2026-04-30: Simon was one of only 14 Democrats to vote for the GOP-led Farm Bill (224-200). She had publicly urged leadership one week earlier to oppose the bill unless Proposition 12 protections were preserved — but voted for final passage anyway. The vote aligned with agricultural committee interests, but 197 of 211 voting Democrats opposed the bill, isolating Simon among a small group of defectors. Her district has negligible agricultural employment, making the vote less about constituent economic interest and more about committee positioning or leadership aspirations.
Date: 2026-04-30
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Voted yea on S. 5 (Laken Riley Act — On Passage) on 2025-01-22: Simon was one of only 46 House Democrats (out of 202 voting) to join all 217 Republicans in passing this bill requiring mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes. Her vote defied overwhelming party opposition (156 Democrats voted Nay). Her district is one of the most Democratic in the nation (Cook PVI D+40) with a large immigrant population — constituent interest strongly opposed this enforcement expansion. The vote signaled an early willingness to break with the progressive wing on immigration enforcement, a notable shift from her activist background.
Date: 2025-01-22
Added: 02 May 2026
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[vote] Simon voted Nay on the continuing resolution (H.R. 5371, Roll Call 285) and the earlier March 2025 continuing resolution (H.R. 1968) — both of which contained Community Project Funding for her district that she subsequently claimed credit for securing.
Date: 2025-09-19
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[statement] In a press release one week before the Farm Bill vote, Simon led a coalition of California members urging Democratic leadership 'to oppose any Farm Bill provisions that would overturn or weaken California's Proposition 12' — a voter-approved animal welfare law.
Date: 2026-04-23
Added: 02 May 2026
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[vote] Simon voted Yea on final passage of the Farm Bill (H.R. 7567, Roll Call 154), joining only 13 other Democrats and 209 Republicans. The bill included SNAP cuts and was opposed by the vast majority of her party (197 Democrats voted Nay).
Date: 2026-04-30
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[vote] Simon voted Yea on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5, Roll Call 23), which requires mandatory DHS detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes. She was one of only 46 House Democrats to join all 217 Republicans in passing the bill.
Date: 2025-01-22
Added: 02 May 2026
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[statement] Simon was a vocal critic of police practices. She stated policing was 'born of a structure put in place to oppress' and was described as a 'ferocious supporter of the Defund the Police movement.' She also pioneered BART's unarmed Transit Ambassador program as an alternative to armed law enforcement on transit.
Date: 2020-06-03
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Simon was president of the Akonadi Foundation (2016-2024), an Oakland-based racial justice grantmaking organization, and later became board member. She also serves as president of MeadowFund, a donor-advised fund created by Patricia Quillin, wife of Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings.
Date: 2024-11-08
Added: 02 May 2026
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ActBlue processed $1,166,555 in payments to Lateefah for Congress across 5,479 transactions during the 2024 cycle — the campaign's largest payment processor by far.
Date: 2024-12-31
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Simon accepts cryptocurrency donations to her campaign and has a campaign page dedicated to innovation including crypto, AI, and blockchain.
Date: 2024-10-12
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2026 Q1 fundraising: Disclosed $273,200 in a FEC Q1 disclosure on April 15, 2026, with 84.4% from individual donors; $712,400 cash on hand.
Date: 2026-03-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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2025 Q2 fundraising: Disclosed $353,000 in a FEC Q2 filing on July 14, 2025, with 88.4% from individual donors — the 242nd most from all Q2 reports that year.
Date: 2025-06-30
Added: 02 May 2026
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2025-2026 election cycle (through 12/31/2025): Total receipts $916,197.51; total contributions $880,403.82; total individual contributions $715,403.82; itemized individual contributions $651,783.97; other committee contributions $165,000.00.
Date: 2025-12-31
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2023-2024 election cycle: Raised $1,385,493; spent $1,119,305; cash on hand $266,189. Source of funds: Large individual contributions 80.24% ($1,111,781), small individual contributions 10.83% ($150,093), PAC contributions 10.29% ($142,524).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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