# Doris Matsui

Doris Matsui is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 7th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 7th district
- Serving since: 2005-03-10
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M001163
- FEC candidate IDs: H6CA05195

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001163 (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

17% of the 29 bills Matsui sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of House Democrats.

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

1,117 classified statements: 920 posts on X, 161 press releases, 36 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 | Matsui | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.9% | 6.6% | 68 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 31.8% | 27.5% | 80 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 77.9% | 73.2% | 63 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.7% | 9.8% | 72 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 27.2% | 22.7% | 59 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.9% | 105 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 32% (House Democrats 26%); Science, Technology, Communications 16% (House Democrats 5.5%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (House Democrats 20%); Environmental Protection 12% (House Democrats 5.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.31 (standard error 0.01), from 1,135 donors and 7,481 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 100% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.3% (96.4%). 15 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 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 353. 17.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 7 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1525: Recognizing September 11, 2026, as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance" and the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1525
- H.R. 10280: 9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10280
- H.R. 10056: Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10056
- H.R. 9918: Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity Act (in committee, 2026-07-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9918
- H.R. 9808: No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9808
- H.R. 8936: Digital Opportunity Foundation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8936
- H.R. 8487: Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8487
- H.Res. 1208: Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1208
- H.R. 8339: Drug Origin Transparency Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8339
- H.R. 8143: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act of 2026. (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8143

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $7.8M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 3.4% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 43% 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/DorisMatsui/status/2114859430336720989
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DorisMatsui/status/2114112534194290870
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DorisMatsui/status/2113732273707376817
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DorisMatsui/status/2113352563114549709
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DorisMatsui/status/2113400890258583947
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DorisMatsui/status/2112985514387317052
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DorisMatsui/status/2112680332713738329
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DorisMatsui/status/2111976364220031188
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DorisMatsui/status/2111231570292228567
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DorisMatsui/status/2110836245366554932

## Links

- Official site: https://matsui.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/DorisMatsui
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doris.matsui
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repdorismatsui
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepDorisMatsui
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001163

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001163