Public Safety Platform

McNerney does not have a written public safety platform, and while in Congress had a mixed voting record on criminal justice issues. His State Senate platform focuses on issues of affordability, water infrastructure, and green jobs. While in Congress, McNerney opposed bills that would have granted federal immigration authorities the ability to deport people based on unsubstantiated gang allegations, and other bills that would have expanded penalties for nonviolent offenses. However, he also supported legislation that strengthened law enforcement as a protected class, hence his mixed record. Given that his opponent is strongly pro-law enforcement and supports prison expansion, IJ Action is encouraging SD 5 residents to vote for McNerney as a form of harm reduction.