# Mark DeSaulnier

Mark DeSaulnier is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 10th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 10th district
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: D000623
- FEC candidate IDs: H0CA10073

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000623 (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

The policy areas DeSaulnier talks about and legislates on agree at 0.76 on a 0–1 scale, the highest of 216 House Democrats.

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

1,648 classified statements: 1,337 posts on X, 134 newsletters, 93 Congressional Record speeches, 84 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | DeSaulnier | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.9% | 6.6% | 122 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 30.9% | 27.5% | 85 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 78.2% | 73.2% | 58 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.7% | 9.8% | 125 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 31.9% | 22.7% | 28 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 1.9% | 61 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 31% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Democrats 20%); Education 17% (House Democrats 9.8%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (House Democrats 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.19 (standard error 0.01), from 835 donors and 6,295 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.7% (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 yea · 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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 418. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10775: Bots Research Act (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10775
- H.R. 10641: Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10641
- H.R. 10662: Better Transit for Riders Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10662
- H.R. 10546: Confronting and Correcting Historical Injustices Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10546
- H.R. 10331: Patient Navigation Assistance Act (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10331
- H.R. 10332: Sunset Section 230 Act (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10332
- H.R. 10228: Strengthening Protections for Children with Food Allergies Act (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10228
- H.R. 10203: Improving Access to Higher Education Act (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10203
- H.R. 10087: Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act (in committee, 2026-08-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10087
- H.J.Res. 208: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the United States and the States to jointly ensure a high-quality education to all… (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/208

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $721.8K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 14% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 89% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeSaulnier/status/2114830237796343831
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeSaulnier/status/2114832722812363216
- 2026-10-26 · Newsletter · The DeSaulnier Digest: My Statement Following Justice Department's Letter to Contra Costa · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDeSaulnier/status/2113792049577386277
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeSaulnier/status/2113773080330052066
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDeSaulnier/status/2113775568730943979
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeSaulnier/status/2113779115237249274
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Congressman DeSaulnier’s Statement on DOJ Demands to Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters · labels: policy discussion · https://desaulnier.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-desaulniers-statement-doj-demands-contra-costa-county
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDeSaulnier/status/2113339733539696827
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeSaulnier/status/2113379420937589199

## Links

- Official site: https://desaulnier.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepDeSaulnier
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMarkDeSaulnier
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repdesaulnier
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000623

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000623