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Member brief · 119th Congress

Rep. Ami Bera

D · Democrat · U.S. Representative, California 6th District1

In Congress
Since 2013 · 13 years
 Next election
Nov 3, 2026
 Committee leadership
Ranking Member, East Asia and Pacific

CommitteesForeign Affairs; House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence2

Participation3

99 / 100

Chamber median 98
664 of 674 roll calls

Party unity3

96 / 100

Chamber median 98
on 464 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

13 / 100

Chamber median 12
on 518 contested votes

Ideology score4

−0.25

Chamber median +0.19
−1 left · +1 right

Notable votes and votes by issue

In the full brief: five notable recent votes chosen by a fixed rule (most recent breaks with party first), each with the member’s vote, the party’s position and a source, plus how often Bera votes with the party on each issue.

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Money and lobbying

In the full brief: how many of Bera’s PACs belong to organizations that lobbied on bills Bera voted on or cosponsored, with the dollars beside the chamber median; the top bills; campaign totals and the top PACs.

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Votes most like5

D Salud O. Carbajal CA-24 97% of 516
D Stacey E. Plaskett VI-AL 97% of 37
D Gregory W. Meeks NY-5 97% of 504

Share of roll calls both voted on where they voted the same way.

Next race

Nov 3, 2026 · Running for the U.S. House in California’s 3rd District on Nov 3, 20267

On the ballot against them

Robb TuckerRepublican

Data as of Nov 4, 2026 · votes through Sep 16, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/people/ami-bera

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-04. www.congress.gov/people/B001287
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-04. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-11-04. voteview.com/person/21304
  4. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/21304
  1. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data
  2. 6. Candidates: FEC filings, 2026 CA-3 race, retrieved 2026-11-04. www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/CA/03/2026/
  3. 7. November ballot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California_(districts_1–26)#District_3, as of 2026-10-05. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California_(districts_1–26)#District_3

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