Social lander · Trades & Labor
For electricians, carpenters, laborers, operators, welders, mechanics, apprentices, service workers, and working families.
Stop arguing. Start building.
CA-18 cannot solve housing, roads, water systems, schools, clinics, or clean-energy infrastructure without the people who do the work.
The partisan problem
They fight. CA-18 keeps working.
Tradespeople know the difference between a speech and a job done. In Washington, both parties talk about workers while too often delaying the projects, apprenticeships, safety standards, and housing supply that working families need.
Partisan conflict turns infrastructure into a trophy and housing into a blame game. Workers do not need another televised fight. They need steady work, fair wages, safety, local hiring, and communities where a paycheck can still support a family.
The independent answer
Accountability you can inspect, not just applaud.
Demers’ independent campaign can speak plainly for labor without becoming a prop for either party. His focus on cost of living, local jobs, healthcare, housing, and federal resources aligns with the practical needs of people who build and maintain the district.
Why this page says what it says
Research anchors
The district’s high property values and housing pressures make construction capacity and workforce stability central local issues.
CA-18 includes fast-growing South Bay communities and Central Coast infrastructure needs across four counties.
The campaign’s official platform emphasizes local jobs, affordable housing, healthcare access, and bringing federal resources back home.
What to fight for
Practical priorities
Deliver infrastructure funding without partisan hostage-taking.
Support apprenticeship pipelines and local hiring.
Treat worker safety and fair wages as non-negotiable basics.
Build enough housing so workers can live near the work they perform.