Brad Sherman

U.S. Representative · CA-32 · Democrat

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

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.46· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 270 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Sherman’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

13 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 12 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Sherman’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Sherman.

97/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 18 missed of 674

Voted on 656 of 674 roll calls; missed 18. Lower than 64% of House members.

15%100%

98/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 112 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 463 votes that split the parties. Lower than 51% of House members.

45%100%

11/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 60% of House members.

0%70%

−0.34

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

2 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Sherman’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 2225 Access to Small Business Investor Capital ActExpands access to capital for small business investors. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Passed a chamber Jun 24, 2025Substantive348 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 965 Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans ActProvides housing assistance and support programs for disabled veterans. AI-readHousing and Community Development · Passed a chamber Feb 11, 2025Substantive300 words Passed a chamber

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.