John Garamendi

U.S. Representative · CA-8 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 11, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.17· expected 0.51

Below expectations

Rank 380 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

12 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 11 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Garamendi’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 Garamendi.

87/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 91 missed of 676

Voted on 585 of 676 roll calls; missed 91. Lower than 97% of House members.

15%100%

99/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 92 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 415 votes that split the parties. Higher than 63% of House members.

45%100%

10/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 64% of House members.

0%70%

−0.31

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

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

H.R. 4847 Transportation Emergency Relief Extension ActExtends emergency relief authority for transportation programs. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · In committee Aug 2, 2025Substantive258 words In committee
H.R. 4170 Bridge Corrosion Prevention and Repair Act of 2025Requires certified corrosion control contractors and management systems for federally-assisted bridge projects. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · In committee Jun 27, 2025Substantive873 words In committee
H.R. 3963 Public Inspectors for Safe Infrastructure ActRequires public inspectors to oversee infrastructure safety inspections. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · In committee Jun 13, 2025Substantive372 words In committee

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