Bold Progressive
Record
Ro launched his first campaign rooted in opposition to the Iraq War, taking an early and principled stand for peace when few Democrats were willing to. He didn’t win. But he made it clear he wasn’t going anywhere.
President Carter was an early supporter of Ro calling him one of the “the next generation of leaders for our country.” The former president also said that “Ro has the type of idealism, energy and deep commitment to public service that we desperately need in Congress.”
After multiple defeats, Ro unseated an eight-term incumbent by running on a bold progressive platform including Medicare for All.
Endorsed Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All legislation
Before entering Congress, Ro joined the push for universal healthcare by endorsing Bernie’s landmark legislation to create a single-payer system covering every American. Once elected, he became an official co-sponsor of the Medicare for All Act.
Ro holds his first monthly town hall
His first of many. He is one of the most accessible members of Congress and has hosted 100+.
Ro exposed Pentagon contractor TransDigm for overcharging taxpayers, prompting bipartisan hearings and a major refund to the Department of Defense.
Ro never took any PAC money and helped launch a new reform movement to get big money out of politics and restore public trust in Congress.
Unveiled the Internet Bill of Rights
Ro proposed a visionary 10-point digital rights framework to protect online privacy, net neutrality, and consumer control over data.
Co‑introduced the Stop BEZOS Act with Bernie Sanders
The bill shamed Amazon into raising wages to $15/hour, proving that naming and pressuring billionaires can drive real change for workers.
Ro helped pass the first-ever War Powers Resolution enforcement vote, demanding an end to U.S. military involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
Ro made history and held fossil fuel CEOs accountable under oath for decades of climate lies.
Getting higher education should not bankrupt you.
Introduced sweeping anti-corruption agenda
Ro unveiled a political reform plan to establish 12-year term limits for Congress, a ban on stock trading and lobbyist donations, a lifetime lobbying ban for former Members, a binding ethics code for Supreme Court Justices, and 18-year term limits with regular appointments to the Court.
Ro was one of 58 House Democrats that stood against the killing and starving of innocent civilians, women, and children in Gaza by voting against the $26 billion dollar foreign aid package to Prime Minister Netanyahu. As the war has evolved, this stands out as a defining moral vote.
Ro partnered with Bernie Sanders to introduce bold legislation to wipe out medical debt.
Introduced a $10‑a‑day universal childcare legislation
Having a child should not bankrupt you.
Sponsored End Polluter Welfare Act
Ro fought to eliminate billions in oil and gas subsidies, ending corporate giveaways that fuel the climate crisis.
Led bipartisan fight for peace with Rep. Thomas Massie to limit presidential war powers and prevent another endless foreign war.
Ro signed on and vocally supported this bill to block offensive weapons to Prime Minister Netanyahu while he is complicit in a mass man-made starvation.
Ro led his colleagues in calling on the Trump administration to recognize a Palestinian state. Just as the lives of Palestinians must be immediately protected, so too must their rights as a people and nation urgently be acknowledged and upheld.
Ro joined Rep. Rashida Tlaib to introduce a resolution that recognizes the genocide of Palestinian people in Gaza and calls for stopping the transfer of weapons to Israel being used to commit these atrocities.
Authored bipartisan legislation with Rep. Thomas Massie to release the Epstein files and bring truth and transparency by holding the rich and powerful accountable. It passed the House 427 to 1.
Led bipartisan fight for peace with Rep. Thomas Massie to limit presidential war powers and prevent another endless foreign war.