# James Gallagher

James Gallagher is a Republican member of the U.S. House for California’s 1st district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2026-06-10
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: G000607
- FEC candidate IDs: H6CA01285

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000607 (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

94% of Gallagher’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from California, in the top 5% of House Republicans.

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

248 classified statements: 238 posts on X, 10 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gallagher | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.1% | 164 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 17.7% | 15.1% | 63 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 83.9% | 67.7% | 12 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.7% | 8.9% | 141 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 32.3% | 37.4% | 151 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 3.0% | 216 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 21% (House Republicans 9.0%); Emergency Management 19% (House Republicans 5.5%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (House Republicans 19%); Transportation and Public Works 13% (House Republicans 7.2%); Environmental Protection 12% (House Republicans 4.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.01), from 1,572 donors and 1,050 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.9% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

98 roll calls. Attendance 93.8% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 93.1% (97.1%). 5 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 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 yea · 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 yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 58. 12.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 111 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10819: To establish a United States-India Interparliamentary Group. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10819
- H.R. 10738: Affordable Power for Host Communities Act (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10738
- H.R. 10304: Drone Safety Statement Modernization Act (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10304
- H.R. 10154: Protect America from CARB Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10154
- H.R. 10089: Representation Act (in committee, 2026-08-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10089
- 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 relating to… (passed one chamber, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/213
- H.R. 10022: CLUSTER Act (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10022
- H.R. 9512: Doug LaMalfa Sacramento River Basin Water Security and Reliability Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9512

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.7M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 7.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 94% 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/RepGallagherCA1/status/2114514850139217993
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepGallagherCA1/status/2114774077999112386
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepGallagherCA1/status/2114818051824836624
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGallagherCA1/status/2114386503874883738
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGallagherCA1/status/2113790072722186587
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepGallagherCA1/status/2114024116713873559
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGallagherCA1/status/2113670879703867776
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGallagherCA1/status/2113705719577100789
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepGallagherCA1/status/2113733352696267205
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepGallagherCA1/status/2113057754545807837

## Links

- Official site: https://gallagher.house.gov/
- X: https://x.com/RepGallagherCA1
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000607

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000607