Former Representative for California’s 31st District, 1999–2025

Grace F. Napolitano

Democrat 13th term Former member

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

100LoyaltyMed 98
95AttendMed 98
14BipartMed 16
4BreaksMed 12
Position · −0.45

Where this member’s votes place them, from left (more liberal) to right (more conservative), based on every roll-call vote they have cast in Congress. The colored bars show where most Democrats and most Republicans fall, so you can see how close the member sits to each party.

How we calculate this

In office
House 1999–2025
25 years in Congress

Left office. Napolitano left the House on Jan 3, 2025, when the term ended. Succeeded by Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (Democrat) in January 2025.

Bottom line

Activity

118th CongressJan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025Method
By week
Statements
tracked from Jan 2025
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—1504421,2354

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 did she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Immigration no statements 13% · 2 bills
Water Resources Development no statements 13% · 2 bills
Health no statements 53% · 8 bills

StatementsBills

No counted statements yet; she sponsored bills mostly on Health and Immigration.

  • 15 bills sponsored, most on Health.
  • Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
2

Did she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →

Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.

Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.

  • 25 years in Congress.
5

Who did she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

11% · peer median 17%

Closest across the aisle

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

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

11% of her cosponsorships went to Republican bills (peer median 17%); closest in her party: McIver and Lee Carter.

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

Could she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 11 · expected 17
Action in committee 7 · expected 8
Beyond committee 1 · expected 1
Passed House 0 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 367 of 445 in the House

0.28below the 0.40 peer median

0 of 11 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.28 against a peer median of 0.40.

  • On the move: H.R. 5903 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

118th Congress · bills from congress.gov

4

Where did she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.45

With her party on all 17 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 9 of the 10 she 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.

Voted with Democrats on 100% of party-line votes, broke 4 times (peer median 10).

  • Position: −0.45, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Armed Forces and National Security 2 of 79, Transportation and Public Works 1 of 18, Crime and Law Enforcement 1 of 23.

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

6

Who backed her?

MethodMoney tab →

The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.

7

Did her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.