Alice Stek

Alice Stek's career experience includes working as a physician.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am Dr. Alice Stek. A physician, educator, and socialist who has served on the front lines of California’s healthcare system for over 32 years. As an Obstetrician, Gynecologist, and an HIV specialist, I treat the most vulnerable patients and witness first hand how our political and economic systems fail the working class. This daily reality solidifies a conviction I have held since my youth: that socialism is the only cure to the ailing system of capitalism.

As a lifelong activist and 30-year member of the Peace and Freedom Party in Venice, California, I have seen how corporate greed and unaffordable housing can threaten the heart of a community. I am running for Lieutenant Governor to build a mass movement that challenges this corrupt system.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

I'm fighting to make California a state for the people and not the billionaires. California is the fourth richest economy in the world, where workers generate trillions of dollars in wealth annually. But that wealth funnels into the hands of billionaires and big corporations instead of going toward our families and neighbors. Californians deserve affordable housing; free, high quality education and healthcare for all, whether or not they are documented citizens; and a job with good working conditions and livable wage. My campaign is an extension of the people's movement, showing what our demands in the street look like when a socialist is in office as Lieutenant Governor, fighting for the rights and dignity of the working class.Imagine a California that provides free higher education to all and abolition of all student loan debt. Imagine the full divestment of university assets from Israel and weapons manufacturing companies, as well as a codified language in the Code of Conduct that anti-zionism does not equate to anti-semitism. Imagine campuses free of police and immigration customs enforcement (ICE) terror, and full support and protection to academic free speech and union workers. As a socialist that would sit on three Boards that govern all public higher education institutions in California (i.e., the UC, CSU, and community colleges), in tandem with calling for ongoing mass mobilizations and community organization, we can make these ideals a material reality.We are long overdue for a society that is governed by a system that protects and celebrates all minorities. Black Americans deserve reparations. Immigrants deserve a full path to citizenship. Indigenous tribes deserve to have their treaties ratified and honored. Women and LGBT+ people deserve protection from gender-based bias. All minorities deserve social, economic, and political safety and dignity. The billionaires want to pit up against each other, but my campaign calls on building solidarity between all sections of the working class. There are about 40 million working class people living in California and only 194 billionaires. It’s due time we unite to take back what is ours. But we will only win what we are organized to take!

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As a physician on the front lines of health care, serving some of the most vulnerable populations of society, I'm fighting to make healthcare a human right. All residents in California, including undocumented immigrants, deserve access to free and high quality healthcare, from cradle to grave. Even between elections, I fight for the abolition of all medical debt and for the expansion and improvement of medical facilities, and unbiased medical care, in underserved communities, including guaranteed full reproductive and gender affirming care.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

The Peace and Freedom Party