Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source ↗
Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.
Dexter supports enacting paid family and sick leave nationwide for all workers. Her proposal would extend these types of leave across the country, rather than limit them to particular states or groups of workers.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Dexter says she will work to pass the PRO Act to protect workers’ right to unionize and bargain for better working conditions and benefits. This is a stated plan to advance a specific federal measure.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Dexter proposes establishing housing developments where medically complex, low-income seniors can age in place with support from their community. The proposal is intended to let these seniors remain in their communities as they receive support.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Dexter supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, tying it to inflation, and eliminating the lower minimum wage for tipped workers. The proposal would adjust the wage over time and end the separate lower rate for tipped employees.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Dexter supports closing corporate tax loopholes and ensuring billionaires pay what she considers their fair share. She presents these changes as part of expanding economic opportunity for working and middle-class families.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Dexter proposes banning new fossil-fuel infrastructure on public lands and offshore. The proposal concerns new development in those locations.
Context: The proposal is limited to new development on public lands and offshore.
Dexter proposes burying electrical lines wherever possible, with the stated aims of preventing wildfires and power outages.
Context: The proposal applies where burying lines is possible; no criteria are specified.
Dexter proposes immediate investment in smart transmission grids, especially in places where renewable energy is generated, to move that electricity to where it is needed.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Dexter supports protecting and expanding Social Security and Medicare. The supplied summary does not specify changes or protections she would pursue.
Context: The summary does not identify specific legislative proposals.
Dexter says safe housing should be a fundamental right. The supplied summary does not describe a housing program or other policy mechanism.
Context: The summary does not specify how this position would be implemented.