Meet the S.F. congressional candidates: How would you constrain Trump’s power?
Welcome back to our “Meet the Candidates” series, where the congressional candidates respond to a question in 100 words or less. Answers will be published every Monday.
CA-11, the congressional district that Connie Chan and Scott Wiener are running to represent includes most of San Francisco. Some southern neighborhoods (the Excelsior, Portola, Visitacion Valley, and Ingleside) are a part of a neighboring district.
This week’s question: Both of you have described President Donald Trump as a threat to American democracy. As a new member of Congress, what is one concrete action you would personally take to constrain his power? How would you do that if Democrats don’t have a House majority?
Mission Local marks answers where the candidate dodged the question by giving them a yellow background with question marks.
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