# Adam Schiff

Adam Schiff is a Democratic U.S. senator from California.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. Senate, California
- Serving since: 2024-12-09
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2030-11-05
- Bioguide ID: S001150
- FEC candidate IDs: H0CA27085, S4CA00555

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001150 (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

69% of Schiff’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom tenth of Senate Democrats (average 78%).

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

3,133 classified statements: 2,520 posts on X, 501 press releases, 112 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Schiff | Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 17.2% | 10.9% | 8 of 45 |
| Policy criticism | 30.9% | 36.6% | 39 of 45 |
| Policy discussion | 68.8% | 77.8% | 41 of 45 |
| Bipartisanship | 12.0% | 17.8% | 36 of 45 |
| Credit claiming | 18.4% | 26.2% | 35 of 45 |
| Extreme labels | 2.0% | 2.4% | 19 of 45 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 30% (Senate Democrats 22%); Armed Forces and National Security 22% (Senate Democrats 21%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (Senate Democrats 24%); International Affairs 14% (Senate Democrats 12%); Health 14% (Senate Democrats 27%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.46 (standard error 0.01), from 30,469 donors and 6,800 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (Senate Democrats 97.0%). Party unity 95.3% (95.3%). 61 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted nay · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted nay · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

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

Sponsored 100 bills: 100 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 621. 9.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Democrats 13.5%; rank 34 of 45).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5604: Improving Species Recovery Act (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5604
- S.Res. 932: A resolution requesting information on Venezuela's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/932
- S. 5569: Oil Company Windfall Profits Tax Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5569
- S. 5429: Hot Meals for College Students Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5429
- S. 5432: Food for Thought Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5432
- S. 5439: A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to improve safety standards for wildland firefighters. (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5439
- S. 5368: Water Cyber Shield Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5368
- S. 5276: Reducing Red Tape for Rebuilding Act (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5276
- S. 5291: Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5291
- S. 5297: American Pharmaceutical Security Act (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5297

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $10.4M (Senate Democrats median $2.6M). 59% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 53% 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 · https://x.com/SenAdamSchiff/status/2114555862731936080
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAdamSchiff/status/2114835238908268701
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAdamSchiff/status/2114845771602555231
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAdamSchiff/status/2114867006243573993
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAdamSchiff/status/2114150210100494639
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAdamSchiff/status/2114439998283882702
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAdamSchiff/status/2114480275593839049
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAdamSchiff/status/2114497515051491650
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAdamSchiff/status/2113786752364077120
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenAdamSchiff/status/2114012185315647853

## Links

- Official site: https://www.schiff.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/SenAdamSchiff
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenAdamSchiff
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SenAdamSchiff
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/adamschiff
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001150

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001150