The Commit to Equity coalition has targeted Assemblyman Rudy Salas and Sen. Melissa Hurtado to support Assembly Bill 2088 and Assembly Bill 1253, which would implement  taxing the income and wealth of mega-millionaires and billionaires.

The coalition believes increased tax revenue is needed in California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as aid for what the coalition termed as historic unemployment and racial inequity. In a news release, the coalition also pointed to the state’s financial deficit, budget cuts to schools and healthcare as reasons for new taxes to be implemented.