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U.S. Senator from California · Class I

Adam B. Schiff

Democrat 2nd term Up 2030

Replaced Laphonza R. Butler in 2024

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$10.4M raised · top PACs: National Association of Broadcasters, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, American Sugar Cane League of USA Breaks with Democrats most onNominations: broke on 13 of 212 party-line votes (6%; most Democrats: 5%)
95LoyaltyMed 96
98AttendMed 98
9BipartMed 9
37BreaksMed 31
In office
Senate 2024–now
House 2001–2024
25 years in CongressMore senior than 83% of the Senate
Committees
  • Environment and Public Works 7th minority
  • Small Business and Entrepreneurship 9th minority
  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 10th minority
Age
66

Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 1, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date330100062191537
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—7116951,23313

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 33% 14%
Armed Forces and National Security 11% 6%
Agriculture and Food 2% 16%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Armed Forces and National Security and Transportation and Public Works; bills go to Agriculture and Food and Government Operations and Politics.

  • He talks most about: Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Government Weaponization (Government Operations and Politics), Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Housing Affordability (Housing and Community Development).
  • 100 bills sponsored, most on Agriculture and Food.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberFisheries, Water, and Wildlife SubcommitteeEnvironment and Public Works
Ranking memberIntellectual Property SubcommitteeJudiciary
MemberEnvironment and Public Works Committee7th minority
MemberSmall Business and Entrepreneurship Committee9th minority

+2 more on Background

Ranking member on the Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee, more senior than 83% of the Senate, in the minority.

  • 25 years in Congress: more senior than 83% of the Senate.
  • Minority: Democrats and the independents who caucus with them hold 47 of 100 seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

19% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Schiff.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

19% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 19%); closest in his party: Kim and Gillibrand.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 92 · expected 67.5
Action in committee 7 · expected 7
Beyond committee 4 · expected 6
Passed Senate 0 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 64 of 100 in the Senate

0.59expected 0.64 · average member 1.00

0 of 92 bills passed the Senate; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.59 against a peer median of 0.64.

  • On the move: S. 3720 (out of committee), S.J.Res. 204 (out of committee), S. 2432 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.35

With his party on all 14 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 95% of party-line votes, breaks 37 times (peer median 22).

  • Position: −0.35, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Nominations 13 of 212, Finance and Financial Sector 7 of 19, International Affairs 2 of 31.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Schiff$10.4M raised60%21%18%
Senate median$3.0M raised23%28%15%19%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

81% of what he raised came from individuals; 60% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).

$10.4M raised, 1% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

12 PACs of the 23 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Trade, Budget/Appropriations and Taxation.

  1. National Association of Broadcasters45% D
  2. International Brotherhood of Teamsters74% D
  3. American Sugar Cane League of USA49% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

56 bills

Schiff voted Yea on 5, Nay on 5, and sponsored or cosponsored 46 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

No commitments or credit claims recorded yet.

Statements on the day of a vote are his explanation, not a position · “nothing” means no vote or sponsorship by the end of the Congress.