# Linda Sánchez

Linda Sánchez is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 38th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 38th district
- Serving since: 2003-01-07
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: S001156
- FEC candidate IDs: H2CA39078

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001156 (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

The policy areas Sánchez talks about and legislates on agree at 0.60 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats.

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

843 classified statements: 678 posts on X, 130 press releases, 23 newsletters, 12 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 | Sánchez | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 9.7% | 6.6% | 49 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 35.8% | 27.5% | 37 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 76.2% | 73.2% | 83 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.6% | 9.8% | 90 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 22.9% | 22.7% | 100 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.2% | 1.9% | 126 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 24% (House Democrats 20%); Foreign Trade and International Finance 20% (House Democrats 4.6%); Health 20% (House Democrats 26%); Immigration 19% (House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.17 (standard error 0.01), from 1,349 donors and 7,404 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 23% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.3% (96.4%). 8 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 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 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 344. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10235: Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement Act (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10235
- H.Res. 1427: Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. (in committee, 2026-07-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1427
- H.R. 9296: Strengthening Social Security Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9296
- H.R. 8996: Rental Housing Investment Act (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8996
- H.R. 8632: PFAS Cleanup Act (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8632
- H.R. 8023: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for increasing wages paid to child care providers. (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8023
- H.R. 7966: Hospice CARE Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7966
- H.R. 7805: Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization Act (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7805
- H.R. 7557: Respect NATO Allies Act (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7557
- H.J.Res. 148: Expressing support for designation of the week of February 2, 2026, through February 6, 2026, as "National School Counseling Week". (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/148

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.9M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 7.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 33% 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 · https://x.com/RepLindaSanchez/status/2113676405946880491
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLindaSanchez/status/2112954671262245201
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLindaSanchez/status/2111537886046675342
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepLindaSanchez/status/2111100835321299206
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLindaSanchez/status/2111100839331070021
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLindaSanchez/status/2111215131665285361
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · Sánchez statement on suspicious package at Whittier office · labels: policy discussion · https://lindasanchez.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sanchez-statement-suspicious-package-whittier-office
- 2026-10-15 · Press release · Sánchez, Sewell lead 55 Democrats in opposing U.S. Withdrawal from International Labor Organization · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://lindasanchez.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sanchez-sewell-lead-55-democrats-opposing-us-withdrawal-international
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLindaSanchez/status/2110160721753588094
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLindaSanchez/status/2109676437955309673

## Links

- Official site: https://lindasanchez.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepLindaSanchez
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongresswomanLindaSanchez
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replindasanchez
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/LindaTSanchez
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001156

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/S001156