CA-31 primary: first place
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleRetired social science teacher
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundRetired social science teacher
Notable personal detailsErskine Lincoln Levi Jr. is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 31st Congressional District. He is a retired social science teacher who taught for about 30 years in the Baldwin Park Unified School District. He has also described past service as a law enforcement officer and as an Army officer, including time in the California Army National Guard and the Regular Army, with experience in military police roles.
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Positions
Healthcare
Supports making government-funded health insurance available for all who want it while preserving private healthcare options; opposes mandatory vaccination requirements.
Immigration & Border
Supports aggressive border enforcement including finishing/expanding the border wall, deporting people who entered illegally, returning Border Patrol to active enforcement, and eliminating sanctuary jurisdictions. Advocates reallocating funds to border enforcement and expedited border courts to speed removal processes.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate states that human life is important from conception and opposes abortion even in cases of rape and incest, indicating no exceptions beyond protecting life. The campaign materials present an explicitly anti-abortion position supporting protection of fetal life from conception.
Climate & Energy
The candidate expresses general support for environmental stewardship, reducing pollution, cleaning ocean plastics, and researching/expanding nuclear power as a clean energy option, but provides no detailed policy commitments on emissions targets, the Paris Agreement, carbon pricing, or phasing out fossil fuels.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports minimal restrictions on gun ownership and expanded carry/concealed-carry permits for law-abiding citizens, with additional firearms safety and use training required; opposes redirecting police funds and favors increased funding for law enforcement. Also states trained citizens could assist law enforcement during emergencies and that military training should count toward firearms experience.
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