# John Garamendi

John Garamendi is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 8th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 8th district
- Serving since: 2009-11-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: G000559
- FEC candidate IDs: H0CA10149

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000559 (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

Garamendi missed 14% of 674 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 96.9%).

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

1,366 classified statements: 884 posts on X, 204 press releases, 192 Congressional Record speeches, 86 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Garamendi | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 13.8% | 6.6% | 25 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 35.7% | 27.5% | 40 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 77.2% | 73.2% | 69 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.6% | 9.8% | 91 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 27.8% | 22.7% | 56 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.2% | 1.9% | 57 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 31% (House Democrats 16%); Health 24% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Democrats 20%); International Affairs 15% (House Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.86 (standard error 0.01), from 1,304 donors and 7,190 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 87% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.8% (96.4%). 8 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted not voting · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted not voting · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 440. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Con.Res. 119: Celebrating the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Corps, and commending its volunteers and contributions to global peace, friendship, and… (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/119
- H.R. 10267: Cabin Air Safety Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10267
- H.R. 9980: American Food for American Schools Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9980
- H.R. 8653: ADAPT Assets Act (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8653
- H.Con.Res. 92: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/92
- H.R. 4847: Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act (in committee, 2025-08-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4847
- H.Res. 603: Reaffirming the principles of the United States Constitution, including separation of powers and the rule of law, and condemning efforts to undermine the same. (in committee, 2025-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/603
- H.R. 4372: To amend title 10 to shorten breach reporting timelines, increase program transparency, and improve congressional oversight of Department of Defense cost… (in committee, 2025-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4372
- H.R. 4170: Bridge Corrosion Prevention and Repair Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-06-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4170
- H.R. 3963: Public Inspectors for Safe Infrastructure Act (in committee, 2025-06-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3963

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $582.7K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 5.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 75% 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/RepGaramendi/status/2114019997123035573
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Garamendi Honors 52 Women at Annual Women of the Year Awards · labels: credit claiming · https://garamendi.house.gov/2026/10/23/garamendi-honors-52-women-at-annual-women-of-the-year-awards/
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Congressman Garamendi Working to Bring Jobs and Housing to the District · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://garamendi.house.gov/2026/10/23/congressman-garamendi-working-to-bring-jobs-and-housing-to-the-district/
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGaramendi/status/2113337150829887793
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGaramendi/status/2113344142335971811
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22

## Links

- Official site: https://garamendi.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepGaramendi
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repgaramendi
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repgaramendi
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/garamendiCA10
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000559

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000559