Christine Bubser

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M EMORANDUM To:

Jay Obernolte

From: Date:

Michael Kaplan, Cannon Research Group

May 28, 2020

Re: Christine Bubser Opposition Research Christine “Chris” Bubser is not a career politician and, as such, does not have an extensive record to exploit. However, as a novice political candidate – and avowed liberal – she has given the public great insight into what policies she would pursue if she was elected to office. From taxes, to health care, gun control, and ICE, Bubser has embraced a far-left agenda which is not surprising given her financial support for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. Moreover, while she has proclaimed to have been a resident of Mammoth Lakes for thirteen years, it appears that this was merely a second home and she was far more active in her local community in Los Angeles. As recently as 2019, Bubser was heavily active in her temple, the Temple Israel of Hollywood, and her HOA, the Hancock Park Homeowners Association, also in Los Angeles. On some of her most recent campaign contributions, in 2019, she similarly listed her Los Angeles address. In June 2018, Bubser proclaimed that she was now a “member of the resistance” and immediately began producing a documentary that followed the rise of female activism within the United States. She traveled across the country with female activists, including to Washington, D.C. to protest the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. During those visits, she was cited (and potentially even arrested) five separate times. On taxes, fees, and government spending: û Bubser supports raising the federal gas tax and/or implementing a distance- travelled fee û Bubser supports increased tax rates on all individual tax brackets and opposes lowering corporate tax rates û Bubser supports a carbon fee û Bubser supports repealing the Trump tax cuts Her political philosophy gives us insight into how she would behave in Congress.