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Todd Lombardo for Congress

@toddicus.bsky.social
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Former candidate for Congress on a mission to reinvent our democracy for the 21st century 🏳️‍🌈 linktr.ee/toddforcongress

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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
By most accounts today, America was defeated by #Iran
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
As someone who just ran a Congressional race (and am not advancing thank you very much), I can state with absolute certainty that large amounts of $$ have no place in politics. It warps decision-making, common sense, and service to the voters. I would have voted to overturn Citizens United on Day 1.
nytimes.com
Opinion | He Spent $558 Million. What a Waste.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I’m not running for Congress anymore, but I still think Congress should be able to stand up to this
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Today’s the day California! Let’s vote for a new generation of folks to change things up!
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I've talked to thousands of voters over the past year and they are really, really sick of the status quo. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/u...
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Courage For Democracy @couragefordemocracy.com · 31/05/2026
🚨 CALIFORNIA — THIS IS NOT A DRILL. 🚨 Tuesday, June 2 is PRIMARY DAY and courage is on the ballot. Your voice. Your vote. Your future. 📅 Tuesday, June 2 📍 Your local polling place ✅ Make a plan. Bring a friend. Vote like it matters — because it does. Show up. Make noise. Vote.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Thank you Bay Area Reporter for this profile. We discussed my vision for the future of democracy and California Congressional District 37, the power of electing outsiders to Congress, and lots more! www.ebar.com/story/166681
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Now that I'm inside the machine I have seen firsthand how getting big money out of politics will automatically solve a hundred other things. Just because something is a tough fight doesn't mean it isn't worthwhile. Time for change, folks. @couragefordemocracy.com
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Now that I'm inside the machine I have seen firsthand how getting big money out of politics will automatically solve a hundred other things. Just because something is a tough fight doesn't mean it isn't worthwhile. Time for change, folks. @couragefordemocracy.com
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Thank you Bay Area Reporter for this profile. We discussed my vision for the future of democracy and California Congressional District 37, the power of electing outsiders to Congress, and lots more! www.ebar.com/story/166681
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
“We just have to wait to take back the House in two years” was not the right response to the last two years
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
“We just have to wait to take back the House in two years” was not the right response to the last two years
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Time for a little tough love. I live DTLA and half of downtown is in the district I am running to represent. A lot of federal funding comes via Congress w/ few outcomes to show for it. Voters are demanding politicians fix this mess. I've got plans to fix it. Let's go. archive.is/SbLGg
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Time for a little tough love. I live DTLA and half of downtown is in the district I am running to represent. A lot of federal funding comes via Congress w/ few outcomes to show for it. Voters are demanding politicians fix this mess. I've got plans to fix it. Let's go. archive.is/SbLGg
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Here in Los Angeles and in Congress, it’s time to get serious. What got us here won’t get us there. Time for a little tough love. #CA37
toddlombardo.substack.com
The Case for Reimagining Our Democracy
Here in Los Angeles and in Congress, it's time to get serious. What got us here won't get us there.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Here in Los Angeles and in Congress, it’s time to get serious. What got us here won’t get us there. Time for a little tough love. #CA37
toddlombardo.substack.com
The Case for Reimagining Our Democracy
Here in Los Angeles and in Congress, it's time to get serious. What got us here won't get us there.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I'm on board with taxing the $1.776 billion at 100% and returning the funds to the people.
politico.com
Trump defends ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ amid GOP blowup
Republican opposition to the fund sank efforts to pass a reconciliation package on Capitol Hill this week.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
And why a new generation of Democrats is running.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
CA-37 Debate 1 - that’s a wrap! Video soon
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Is NYT just doing its job by repeating what is surely another Trump lie? Or doing a disservice to the American people by spreading propaganda? These are the types of questions the media and politicians have to be asking themselves to navigate this moment.
npr.org
Colorado's Democratic governor will let Trump ally Tina Peters out of prison early
Gov. Jared Polis' controversial commutation follows a pressure campaign by the Trump administration to free Tina Peters, an ex-county official who was convicted of tampering with election equipment.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
We don't want anymore of this.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
We don't want anymore of this.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Someone asked me today: so what would YOU do if you were in Congress right now? Not being in power is not an excuse to do nothing. Here was my answer.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Someone asked me today: so what would YOU do if you were in Congress right now? Not being in power is not an excuse to do nothing. Here was my answer.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
These Trump accounts are a backdoor way to get rid of Social Security. Think defined contribution vs. defined benefit that got rid of pensions. No way we're getting rid of SS when I get to Congress. No way.
foxbusiness.com
Ted Cruz says Trump Accounts are 'Social Security personal accounts' that could reshape retirement
Sen. Ted Cruz calls Trump accounts for newborns "Social Security personal accounts," saying they could build momentum for future payroll tax reform.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
It's weird to me that we have to even ask/wonder/worry about whether establishment Democrats will hold Trump and MAGA accountable. It's so obvious to me that we have to. There will be consequences for every crime when I get there. Otherwise what is the point of being a nation of laws.
toddforcongress.us
The Strength of Democracy
A vision to protect our democracy from authoritarians and rebuild it for the future.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Seriously, what is happening here. I talk to voters every day and they don’t care about this shit.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We've got a fight ahead like nothing Dems have seen before. No more Mr. Nice Guy (or Ms. Nice Girl). Time for new folks. Gloves off.
nytimes.com
In Huge Blow to Democrats, Virginia Court Strikes Down House Map
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Yikes.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Voters are the boss. I just want to remind every politician and aspiring politician of this. The seats we're running for? Rented.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Yikes.
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Courage For Democracy @couragefordemocracy.com · 06/05/2026
This is why we have to clean House in November by voting for folks like Todd Lombardo @toddicus.bsky.social in the primaries now. People want accountability for this criminal administration, and we're not going to get that with the status quo.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
It's weird to me that we have to even ask/wonder/worry about whether establishment Democrats will hold Trump and MAGA accountable. It's so obvious to me that we have to. There will be consequences for every crime when I get there. Otherwise what is the point of being a nation of laws.
toddforcongress.us
The Strength of Democracy
A vision to protect our democracy from authoritarians and rebuild it for the future.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
A permanent scar to remind us of the damage our democracy could not stop. We're going have to rethink a lot of things about our country to make sure this never happens again. #CA37
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This ain’t happening when I get there. What will happen is a vote to impeach on day one, a vote for term limits, and a vote to ban stock trading. For starters. #ca37
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
On the left, NYT normalizing Trump in 2015, helping him become president. On the right, NYT normalizing Tucker Carlson today, helping him on his path to running for president. Our media & the rest of the political elite do not get that they have a hand in creating outcomes we all must live with.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
It's not "access" to healthcare if you can't afford the premium. That's why I will fight for freezing premium increases and $50 urgent care visits for everybody, while working on a real path to Medicare for All. #CA37
nytimes.com
Since Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
There is a HUGE disconnect between the Democratic establishment and voters demanding change. This is today's example. We better pay attention. #ca37
nytimes.com
Janet Mills Bows Out of Maine Senate Race as an Insurgent Democrat Rises
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Trump is weak and easy to stand up to.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Taking away the voice of the voters is not how you reinvent democracy it's how you break it. Time to fix this.
nytimes.com
Supreme Court Updates: Justices Further Weaken Voting Rights Act, Igniting Political Scramble
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The lack of curiosity by more Democrats about why Democrats lost the 2024 election seems nuts to me. We must change if we want to start winning again.
podcasts.apple.com
Why Is the DNC Hiding Its Own 2024 Autopsy?
Podcast Episode · Pod Save America · Ep1,154 Bonus · 38m
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Taking away the voice of the voters is not how you reinvent democracy it's how you break it. Time to fix this.
nytimes.com
Supreme Court Updates: Justices Further Weaken Voting Rights Act, Igniting Political Scramble
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
This is what bothsidesism gets us. On the left, Comey indicted for seashells. On the right, Donald Trump's "harmless" post about Joe Biden.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Maybe it's just me, but I will never understand why journalists went to the White House Correspondents Dinner to celebrate the man that calls them the "enemy of the people." #WHCD
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
1. Why are we accepting anything as fact from Trump. Not bc we are conspiracy theorists but because he lies. 2. Why are we hearing there's "no room for political violence." I wish, but sadly political violence has found a place in U.S. 3. Assassination attempts can be stopped without ballrooms.
nytimes.com
After Security Scare, Trump Demands Approval for His White House Ballroom
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
No unless he shows Americans how the ballroom lowers gas and grocery prices.
thehill.com
Fetterman: Democrats should ‘drop the TDS,’ fund Trump ballroom after shooting
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is calling on fellow Democrats to support the construction of a new ballroom at the White House after a lone gunman tried to assassinate the president and senior adminis…
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
1. Why are we accepting anything as fact from Trump. Not bc we are conspiracy theorists but because he lies. 2. Why are we hearing there's "no room for political violence." I wish, but sadly political violence has found a place in U.S. 3. Assassination attempts can be stopped without ballrooms.
nytimes.com
After Security Scare, Trump Demands Approval for His White House Ballroom
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
"Americans’ approval of Congress has fallen to 10%." Yikes. #CA37 news.gallup.com/poll/708722/...
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Why haven't we done a "rescue package" for the individual American who is drowning under the cost of groceries, gas, healthcare, and rent? That's what I will go fight for.
cnbc.com
Trump administration in advanced talks for Spirit Airlines rescue package, sources say
The Trump administration is preparing to rescue ailing budget carrier Spirit Airlines.
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Todd Lombardo for Congress @toddicus.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The people getting "killed" are not the politicians who might lose elections. The people getting killed are the workers forced to choose between paying rent, groceries, gas, and health insurance. Something's gotta give. #CA37
dnyuz.com
‘We’re gonna get killed’: White House in full-blown panic as economic outlook darkens
As the U.S. war against Iran rages on, strategists “in and around the White House” are growing increasingly panicked over
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