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CA · DISTRICT 51

Sara Jacobs

DemocratCaliforniaCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025 Source ↗

What they said 11

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (11)Campaign (5)After election (1)In office (5)

After the election · legislative priority · 11/10/2026

Government & elections Foreign affairs & defense

Vote to impeach Secretary Pete Hegseth

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Sara Jacobs said she would vote to advance articles of impeachment against Secretary Pete Hegseth. She argued that he should be held accountable for what she called illegal military actions in Iran, Venezuela, and Yemen, and for putting service members’ lives at risk. She also cited reports of poor conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and civilian deaths as reasons for her vote.

Context: Statement dated November 10, 2026. Source collected on November 11, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Transportation & infrastructure

Support infrastructure investment

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Sara Jacobs described infrastructure as a bipartisan issue among her constituents and said they know the country needs infrastructure investment. She supported investing in infrastructure, but did not identify a specific project or proposal.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Economy, taxes & work

Raise the SALT deduction limit

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Jacobs joined the San Diego County congressional delegation in seeking to raise the federal deduction limit for state and local taxes (SALT). The limit had been set at $10,000 under the 2017 tax law.

Context: The report describes this as a shared position of the five-member delegation, rather than quoting Jacobs individually.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Create universal pre-K

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Sara Jacobs supports universal pre-K as an investment in early learning. She argues that educating and supporting children early can improve their later health, education, and employment outcomes, while helping reduce social costs over time.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Economy, taxes & work

Expand the Child Tax Credit

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Sara Jacobs supports expanding the Child Tax Credit as part of the Build Back Better Act. She argues that providing families with extra money can help parents save for their children and plan for the future.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Transportation & infrastructure Economy, taxes & work Education Energy & environment

Pair infrastructure investment with funding for care, climate, and education

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Sara Jacobs argues that a deal limited to physical infrastructure could deepen economic inequality. She supports securing a firm commitment to pass a separate bill with funding for childcare, climate, and education programs that were cut from the president’s plan to win moderate Republican support.

Context: The excerpt attributes the inequality warning to Jacobs but describes the demand for a separate bill as a position held by progressive lawmakers; it does not explicitly say she personally made that demand.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established

Foreign affairs & defense Government & elections

Require disclosure of strike records and autonomous-weapons waivers

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Jacobs secured a provision withholding one quarter of the Secretary of Defense’s travel until the Secretary provides unredacted videos of all strikes in Latin America and copies of classified Defense Department execution orders. Another provision requires notice to Congress within 30 days of any waiver under the department’s autonomous-weapons directive, including its rationale, a system description, and the expected duration.

Context: The travel restriction is tied to providing the specified records. The source does not describe enforcement beyond withholding travel.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established

Foreign affairs & defense

Require legal oversight of military operations

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Jacobs secured a provision requiring judge advocate generals to be stationed at every combatant command to help ensure military operations follow domestic and international law. She also criticized the NDAA for failing to impose stronger oversight and tighter limits on domestic troop deployments.

Context: The source does not specify the proposed limits on domestic deployments.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established

Improve military housing measures and oversight

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Jacobs secured provisions to study how the Basic Allowance for Housing can better account for densely populated, expensive cities and rural communities. The provisions also require privatized military housing landlords to report their insurance policies and costs, along with amounts received in remedial payments.

Context: The housing allowance provision calls for a study; the source does not describe a resulting change to allowance amounts.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established

Social Security & other benefits

Raise the Family Separation Allowance

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Jacobs secured a provision making the Family Separation Allowance a mandatory $300. The stated purpose is to reflect the rising cost of living and the burdens on military families.

Context: The source does not specify when the increase would take effect.