# Suzanne Bonamici

Suzanne Bonamici is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Oregon’s 1st district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Oregon’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2012-02-07
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001278
- FEC candidate IDs: H2OR01133

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001278 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Bonamici sits at −1.40 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of House Democrats.

## What Bonamici says (119th Congress (2025–27))

850 classified statements: 578 posts on X, 146 press releases, 96 Congressional Record speeches, 30 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bonamici | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.0% | 6.6% | 100 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 29.6% | 27.5% | 95 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 78.8% | 73.2% | 50 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 12.2% | 9.8% | 50 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 22.8% | 22.7% | 101 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 1.9% | 63 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 36% (House Democrats 9.8%); Health 24% (House Democrats 26%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 19% (House Democrats 13%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.40 (standard error 0.01), from 1,363 donors and 7,465 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.3% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 100% (96.4%). 13 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 70 bills: 70 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 636. 1.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 133 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1625: Expressing support for a whole child approach to education and recognizing the role of parents, educators, and community members in providing a whole child… (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1625
- H.Res. 1607: Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "National Workforce Development Month". (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1607
- H.R. 10649: Safe Disposal of Opioids Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10649
- H.R. 10515: Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Readiness Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10515
- H.R. 10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10421
- H.Res. 1538: Supporting the designation of the week of September 14 through September 18, 2026, as "Malnutrition Awareness Week". (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1538
- H.R. 10220: SIMPLE Act (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10220
- H.R. 9824: Daycare Not Detentions Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9824
- H.R. 9796: Supporting Grandfamilies Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9796
- H.R. 9647: To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative… (in committee, 2026-07-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9647

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 15% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 78% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBonamici/status/2113793809880612871
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBonamici/status/2113807061003956610
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBonamici/status/2114098695004365058
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBonamici/status/2113442832400974012
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBonamici/status/2113694344041660864
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBonamici/status/2113708990819635280
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBonamici/status/2113746916299424141
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBonamici/status/2113748803664937246
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBonamici/status/2113753917960183860
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBonamici/status/2113301616744915453

## Links

- Official site: https://bonamici.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepBonamici
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/congresswomanbonamici
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepBonamici
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepSuzanneBonamici
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001278

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001278