Now, more than ever before, we need democracy warriors in Congress who will fight for our shared American values. Growing up, Kevin learned to value our democracy at his family dinner table. Kevin’s dad was a high school civics teacher on the Peninsula, and his family would have nightly conversations about the value of community and civic participation. These experiences instilled in him a fundamental sense of pride in healthy, functioning democratic processes - and eventually inspired Kevin to run for office. That’s why Kevin is proud to serve as Co-chair of the Congressional Taskforce on Strengthening Democracy, where he works to improve civic engagement, modernize democratic institutions, safeguard our electoral systems, and hold Donald Trump accountable for his authoritarian actions. In Congress, Kevin has been a fierce proponent of getting dark money out of our elections, expanding access to the ballot box, and protecting the integrity of our elections from far-right extremists across America who aim to ignore and overturn lawful elections and the will of the people. Kevin is a proud cosponsor of the Freedom to Vote Act, which would bring more transparency to campaign contributions, ensure our elections are secure and accessible, and protect local election workers. In the California Assembly, Kevin authored the landmark California DISCLOSE Act, to put a stop to the use of dark money in our elections and reveal the true funders of ballot measures and candidates. He helped pass universal vote-by-mail so every California voter receives a postage paid paper ballot, resulting in record participation and turnout. He was also a co-author of the law to automatically register Californians to vote.