# Josh Harder

Josh Harder is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 9th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 9th district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: H001090
- FEC candidate IDs: H8CA10126

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001090 (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

0.5% of Harder’s statements contain a personal attack, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 6.6%).

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

738 classified statements: 592 posts on X, 120 press releases, 21 Congressional Record speeches, 5 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Harder | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 6.6% | 210 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 23.6% | 27.5% | 149 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 74.3% | 73.2% | 104 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 15.0% | 9.8% | 31 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 32.3% | 22.7% | 27 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.1% | 1.9% | 207 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 22% (House Democrats 5.9%); Health 17% (House Democrats 26%); Energy 15% (House Democrats 5.3%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (House Democrats 20%); Agriculture and Food 12% (House Democrats 8.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.76 (standard error 0.01), from 11,067 donors and 3,800 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 92.3% (96.4%). 38 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 44 bills: 44 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 423. 2.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 124 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10274: Partnerships for Better Health Act (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10274
- H.R. 10156: Better Jobs through Evidence and Innovation Act (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10156
- H.R. 10124: Mail Theft and Postal Key Crime Prevention Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10124
- H.R. 9406: To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the cap on the number of waivers to certain pay limitations that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may… (in committee, 2026-07-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9406
- H.R. 9243: Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9243
- H.Res. 1311: Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month". (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1311
- H.R. 8750: COPS Reauthorization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8750
- H.R. 8572: Gas Prices Relief Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8572
- H.R. 7791: To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prioritize the award of certain housing grants to applicants located in, or serving, low-income… (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7791
- H.R. 7496: Health Investment Zones Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7496

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $4.3M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 13% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 80% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoshHarder/status/2113728375030235224
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoshHarder/status/2111135460554666227
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoshHarder/status/2110167706481660193
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepJoshHarder/status/2107154255207702984
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoshHarder/status/2107154258596704501
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepJoshHarder/status/2107154262145056883
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoshHarder/status/2107154265160483287
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoshHarder/status/2107154267509305851
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoshHarder/status/2107154275440754812
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoshHarder/status/2107154279018738060

## Links

- Official site: https://harder.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJoshHarder
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001090

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001090