🚫 Not fit for public office. Fewer than three stars, and a critical Article fails (Free & Fair Elections). This isn’t a close call. Expect to hear from us — often.
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1Open Bookscritical
98%★ earned
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
0.8% of receipts from PACs — clean under the 15% cap, and no corporate leadership PAC. (FEC 2026)
60
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
42%☆ not yet
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
Endorsed California's Prop 50 counter-gerrymander (LAist/AOL, Oct 2025). Backing a partisan gerrymander fails Free & Fair Elections.
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
55%☆ not yet
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Fierce toward Trump specifically; frames attacks in rule-of-law terms but rhetoric can be sharply adversarial.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
55%☆ not yet
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Leans heavily on threat-to-democracy framing, mixing affirmative reform with alarm and grievance.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
52%☆ not yet
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
Fact-checkers faulted his 'ample evidence of collusion' claims; House censured him in 2023 for misleading statements (partisan vote).
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
42%☆ not yet
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Strong partisan; rarely breaks from Democrats at a personal cost.
60
7Morality
65%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
2025 FHFA referral to DOJ alleged mortgage occupancy misrepresentation; unproven, politically driven, and Schiff calls it baseless.
60
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