# Brad Sherman

Brad Sherman is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 32nd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 32nd district
- Serving since: 1997-01-07
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S000344
- FEC candidate IDs: H6CA24113

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S000344 (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

0.9% of Sherman’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (median 13%).

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

1,346 classified statements: 1,061 posts on X, 140 press releases, 76 newsletters, 69 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 | Sherman | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.8% | 6.6% | 87 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 20.2% | 27.5% | 164 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 60.8% | 73.2% | 201 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.2% | 9.8% | 117 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 17.2% | 22.7% | 155 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 1.9% | 93 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: International Affairs 28% (House Democrats 8.4%); Emergency Management 18% (House Democrats 5.0%); Armed Forces and National Security 18% (House Democrats 16%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.89 (standard error 0.01), from 2,762 donors and 7,481 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.2% (96.4%). 16 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 yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 416. 15.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 13 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9040: Regulate the Price of All Drugs Act (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9040
- H.R. 8803: Iran War Oil Crisis Windfall Profits Tax Act (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8803
- H.R. 8670: Stop Oil Exports to Lower Gas Prices Act (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8670
- H.R. 7806: Direct File Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7806
- H.R. 7271: Evan Anzoo Memorial Act (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7271
- H.R. 7192: Hands Off Greenland Act (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7192
- H.R. 5159: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act (in committee, 2025-09-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5159
- H.R. 4819: Click to Cancel Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-07-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4819
- H.R. 4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act (in committee, 2025-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4382
- H.R. 2346: Accountability for Terrorist Perpetrators of October 7th Act (in committee, 2025-03-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2346

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.9M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 0.9% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 70% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BradSherman/status/2112697442085028225
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradSherman/status/2112568861740409329
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradSherman/status/2112259091972108325
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BradSherman/status/2110846495779942614
- 2026-10-15 · Press release · Sherman & Lawmakers Challenge Trump Administration’s Effort to Restart California Oil Pipeline · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://sherman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sherman-lawmakers-challenge-trump-administrations-effort-restart
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BradSherman/status/2110377641152794626
- 2026-10-14 · Press release · Sherman Joins House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats in Condemning Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://sherman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sherman-joins-house-foreign-affairs-committee-democrats-condemning
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradSherman/status/2110094173978395076
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/BradSherman/status/2109705410727055374
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BradSherman/status/2108710728769196057

## Links

- Official site: https://sherman.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/BradSherman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/63158229861
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/congressmansherman
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/shermanca27
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000344

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S000344