Mike Cargile

Southern California is where I met my beautiful wife, Nan, and where we’ve raised our two kids. I understand that to whom much is given, much is required. And from that realization is born my desire to serve the people and businesses of the 35th Congressional District of California. This is not about ME, it’s about YOU… my neighbors! At a time of unprecedented assault on our freedoms, our traditions and our Constitution, we need representatives willing to stand in the gap on behalf of the American people. Our citizens deserve to be treated with dignity, respect and unwavering support. I plan on doing just that!

Mike supports unions that exist to aid and support their members and the families of those members.

In a clear violation of her Oath of Office, Norma Torres voted against the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act which requires proof of citizenship to vote in Federal elections – H.R. 8281. Mike supports same day voting for American citizens only. He believes voting should only occur with presentation of a valid government-issued photo identification, on paper ballots, that are then hand counted on the same day. He also supports designating Election Day as a Federal holiday in support of the above.

ISRAEL Mike is an America First Constitutional Conservative. Not Israel first, not Ukraine first, not Europe first, not China first, not Mexico first… America First!Mike believes that support of Israel is conditional. The tail CANNOT wag the dog. Our support MUST be based on its benefit to the United States...FIRST.

“At no other time in our nation’s history have our foundational principles been under greater assault than now. Join with me as we rise to meet the challenge and restore faith in our great Republic!”

ELECTION INTEGRITY In a clear violation of her Oath of Office, Norma Torres voted against the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act which requires proof of citizenship to vote in Federal elections – H.R. 8281. Mike supports same day voting for American citizens only. He believes voting should only occur with presentation of a valid government-issued photo identification, on paper ballots, that are then hand counted on the same day. He also supports designating Election Day as a Federal holiday in support of the above.

Mike believes that support of Israel is conditional. The tail CANNOT wag the dog. Our support MUST be based on its benefit to the United States...FIRST.

If we fail to Close the Border, Protect our Children and Save our Economy, we will lose everything.

The issue of unionization is primarily a State issue. Each State must decide for themselves whether they want to embrace a right-to-work (non-union) policy or a policy of unionization. California is a union State, and I support that because the voters embraced it. However, for far too long, the Democrat Party has been able to categorize all unions under one umbrella and that needs to stop.

Life is a gift from God. One of the best things I’ve seen in my lifetime has been the “heartbeat bill”. If it has a heartbeat, it is definitively, incontrovertibly “alive”. As such, this tiny person has been endowed by our Creator with the unalienable right to LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS… just like the rest of us! Therefore, except in the case of rape, incest or the life of the mother, I will never support abortion.

My family had a personal experience with this. We were traveling through Central California when we stopped for gas. As I was filling up the mini-van, unknown to me, a grown man, complete with mini-skirt and heels walked into the women’s bathroom while my daughter was in there. Thank God, nothing happened to her, but I promise the families of the 35th that I will work hard to ensure that no other family has to endure something like this in the future.

Unlike my opponent, Norma Torres, I will always DEFEND the police and I will never support DEFUNDING them. Law enforcement and all our First Responders have my unwavering support, in every aspect of their profession, to do their jobs effectively, proficiently and professionally.

Additionally, in order to create the EV’s field of batteries, you literally have to destroy the planet in order to mine the vast amounts cobalt, aluminum, nickel, lithium and graphite needed. And the demand is only increasing as we utilize batteries in literally every electronic device we have. Wouldn’t it make sense, ecologically, if we were to work to REDUCE the demand for these batteries and such destructive practices? And while there is a concerted effort to recycle much of a spent battery, it’s still nowhere near 100% recyclable. Our landfills are saturated with spent, leaking batteries that seep into the environment and ground water causing untold human suffering due to cancers, birth defects and a whole host of other illnesses. I, for one, am not willing to sacrifice our water and soil simply for cleaner air, especially when there are viable alternatives. As a legislator, on every front, I would push for more research and development into comprehensive solutions like Hydrogen Fuel Cells, which is essentially the same as both vehicles above, but the only thing that escapes from the tail pipe…is water.

I believe community relations begin with School Resource Officers (SROs). For many children, an SRO is their first personal contact with someone in law enforcement. This initial impression will color that child’s view of police from that point forward. Therefore, our SROs need to be the best and brightest we have. Many of these officers will not only interact with these children, but with their families as well, and in so doing, create the building blocks for mutual trust and respect.

From the explicit images bombarding our children every time they look at their phones or televisions to the twisted ideas concocted out of the darkened hallways of our Sacramento “educators”, there is but one goal in this whole endeavor. Their objective is to create willing participants for the appetites of adult sexual predators. Why else would they advocate for puberty blocking drugs that delay the natural development process into an adult? Why else would they go to such lengths to try to redefine the term “pedophile” to “minor attracted person”? If we allow this, how can we condemn the actions of people like Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein, who exploit young girls, and yet allow grown men into our female bathrooms and locker rooms, all under the guise of being “transgender”? This must stop!

1. Social Security benefits should be completely TAX FREE.

“The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”

In the interest of public health, alcohol and tobacco are regulated across the country by a mix of federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Cannabis should be treated the same way.

By far, California has the largest homeless population in the country. This should be no surprise given the fact that our current leadership (Norma Torres) has incentivized and developed an entire economy around it. While politicians and real estate developers line their pockets, pretending to address the issue, the root causes are never confronted. As a result, the rest of us become victims of the crime and lawlessness that ensue as a natural consequence.

Trade/Labor Unions – These are the backbone of the American Dream. Skilled and unskilled alike, these are the men and women who safeguard our infrastructure, put a roof over our heads and food on the table. They are also the last bastions of excellence in their comparative fields, and we need to champion them in the schools of our nation. We need to get VOCATIONAL TRAINING back in the classroom, starting in Middle School! College is not for everyone, and we should quit with the “one size fits all” approach to education. Imagine a young man or woman entering the workforce after High School with the skills to provide for themselves and their families. It used to be that way in America. We need to return to that way of thinking.

Primary Education: I am absolutely pro-choice when it comes to the education of our children. Parents should be able to choose the school and environment best suited for their child. Nowhere is the misguided “one size fits all” mentality more prominently displayed than our approach to education. In today’s world, we need to free parents of the antiquated mindset that your child is relegated to the local public school and equip and empower them to discover the wealth of opportunity that exists in the forms of public, public online, private, charter and home schools. Additionally, we need to bring back vocational classes as early as middle school. Not every child is meant for college. We need to recognize that fact and provide ample opportunity for those children as well.

Oppose open-border policy and prioritize securing the U.S. border.

• Treat border control as a federal responsibility.
• Support enforcement intended to prevent unauthorized entry.

Keep girls’ sports and women’s bathrooms and locker rooms limited on the basis of sex.

• Oppose allowing biological males to compete in girls’ sports.
• Oppose allowing biological males into women’s private facilities.

Give parents access to information about their children’s school activities and oppose sexualized, DEI, and critical-race-theory content in schools.

• Protect a parental right to know about school instruction and activities.
• Oppose the named curriculum and content categories.

Protect domestic oil and gas production as part of U.S. energy policy.

• Oppose policies that restrict domestic production.
• Link energy production to affordability and economic activity.

Lower tax and regulatory burdens on households and businesses.

• Favor lower taxes.
• Reduce regulations the campaign views as unnecessary barriers to growth.

Make the district more supportive of business formation and growth.

• Encourage private-sector investment and job creation.

Support law-enforcement officers and first responders.

• Treat public-safety personnel as a federal policy priority.
• Oppose efforts the campaign describes as undermining law enforcement.

Protect qualified immunity for law-enforcement officers.

• Oppose federal changes that would eliminate the doctrine.

Support school resource officers in schools.

• Use trained law-enforcement presence as a school-safety measure.

Make Social Security benefits completely tax-free.

• Eliminate federal taxation of Social Security benefits.

Allow a surviving spouse to continue receiving a deceased spouse’s Social Security benefit for 24 months.

• Provide a two-year transition period after a beneficiary’s death.

Reduce property taxes by half for people age 65 and older.

• Apply the proposed reduction based on age eligibility.

Increase penalties for people who abuse or exploit seniors.

• Strengthen deterrence and punishment for elder abuse.

Increase health-care competition and price transparency, including interstate competition.

• Allow broader competition across state lines.
• Give patients clearer price information.
• Favor market-based cost control.

Use educational credits and other incentives to expand the health-care workforce.

• Encourage entry into health professions.
• Address workforce capacity through training incentives.

Support legitimate private-sector and trade unions.

• Recognize skilled and unskilled union workers as important to infrastructure and the economy.

Restore vocational training in school beginning in middle school.

• Provide career and trade pathways before high-school graduation.
• Offer alternatives to a one-size-fits-all college track.

Support school choice across public, public-online, private, charter, and home-school options.

• Let families choose among multiple education models.
• Oppose a single uniform pathway for every student.

Require citizen-only voting, government photo identification, paper ballots, same-day voting and hand counting, and a federal Election Day holiday.

• Verify citizenship and identity.
• Use paper ballots.
• Conduct voting and hand counting on Election Day.
• Make Election Day a federal holiday.

Oppose abortion while allowing exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother.

• Apply the campaign’s stated exceptions.
• Treat fetal life as deserving legal protection.

Streamline the adoption process.

• Reduce barriers to adoption as an alternative for families and children.

Oppose restrictions, registration, or regulation of the right to keep and bear arms.

• Interpret the Second Amendment as protecting an individual right without added government restriction.

Legalize cannabis nationwide and regulate it similarly to alcohol.

• Limit legal purchase to adults.
• Establish impairment, open-container, and product-toxicity standards.

Protect clean air, oceans, water, and soil.

• Treat environmental quality as a continuing public responsibility.

Oppose socialist and communist systems of government and economics.

• Favor constitutional government and private enterprise.

Support Israel when that support benefits the United States.

• Evaluate aid and cooperation through a stated U.S.-interest condition.