CA-24 primary: first place
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JUN 6, 2026
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleEducator (ESL and journalism teacher)
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundEducator (ESL and journalism teacher)
EducationOccidental College — B.A. (Liberal Arts)
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Notable personal detailsHelena Pasquarella is a Peace and Freedom Party candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 24th Congressional District. She is a peace activist and educator who has taught journalism and ESL, and has also worked as a photojournalist and run an event photography business. She has served as a director at the US Department of Peace, a peace-focused nonprofit based in Ojai, California.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Advocates taxing the wealthy and corporations more to raise government revenue, cutting military spending to fund social programs, and expanding social services such as Medicare for All, housing, and a $25 federal minimum wage. Supports campaign finance reform and repeal of Citizens United to reduce corporate influence on policy.
Healthcare
The candidate supports universal single‑payer healthcare and advocates rebuilding the healthcare system so that healthcare is treated as a human right. The campaign states it will fight for Medicare for All and to eliminate medical debt and barriers to care.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports abolishing ICE, opposes harsh immigration enforcement, and frames immigrants as deserving of dignity and respect; the campaign platform emphasizes protecting asylum-seekers and humanitarian approaches rather than expanding enforcement.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting and expanding abortion access, endorses the Women’s Health Protection Act, and supports repealing the Hyde Amendment to allow federal funding for abortion care.
Climate & Energy
Supports climate action and a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, including home energy retrofits and investments in clean energy; emphasizes funding climate priorities through reductions in military spending and federal investment programs. Positions favor moderate climate investments and policies aligned with existing federal actions to reduce emissions.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports comprehensive gun reform including expanded background checks, prohibiting people convicted of domestic abuse from owning firearms, allowing removal of guns from individuals who are threats (red flag-style measures), and criminalizing possession of semi-automatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. Also calls for funding mental-health and violence-prevention programs alongside these restrictions.
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