# Sara Jacobs

Sara Jacobs is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 51st district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 51st district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: J000305
- FEC candidate IDs: H8CA49074

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/J000305 (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

47% of Jacobs’s statements criticize a policy, 1.7 times the House Democrat average of 28%.

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

1,752 classified statements: 1,575 posts on X, 102 press releases, 41 newsletters, 34 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jacobs | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.0% | 6.6% | 65 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 47.3% | 27.5% | 1 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 81.2% | 73.2% | 25 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.9% | 9.8% | 166 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 15.8% | 22.7% | 168 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.9% | 134 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 30% (House Democrats 16%); Health 22% (House Democrats 26%); International Affairs 16% (House Democrats 8.4%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.17 (standard error 0.01), from 1,282 donors and 2,855 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (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 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 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 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 376. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10188: Protecting Pentagon Press Access Act (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10188
- H.R. 10189: Defense AI Reliability and Reporting Act (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10189
- H.R. 9782: Security Sector Governance Compacts Act (in committee, 2026-07-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9782
- H.R. 9470: SAFER Health Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9470
- H.R. 9220: Restore Military Families’ Voices Act (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9220
- H.R. 9125: Sectoral AI Governance Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9125
- H.Res. 1312: Honoring the victims of the Islamic Center of San Diego shooting in San Diego, California, on May 18, 2026. (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1312
- H.Con.Res. 101: 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, 2026-05-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/101
- H.R. 8412: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to revise certain regulations related to infant and… (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8412
- H.R. 8161: Expeditionary Diplomacy Act (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8161

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.9M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 36% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSaraJacobs/status/2114793649263255880
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSaraJacobs/status/2114827685826322918
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSaraJacobs/status/2114855582121234691
- 2026-10-26 · Newsletter · October federal grants opportunities · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSaraJacobs/status/2114167969932886053
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSaraJacobs/status/2114500166258692284
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSaraJacobs/status/2114037390289568021
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSaraJacobs/status/2113651923828068679
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSaraJacobs/status/2113679148384489501
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSaraJacobs/status/2113731594087481716

## Links

- Official site: https://sarajacobs.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepSaraJacobs
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepSaraJacobs
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repsarajacobs
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/J000305

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/J000305