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Member brief · 119th Congress

Rep. John Garamendi

D · Democrat · U.S. Representative, California 8th District1

In Congress
Since 2009 · 17 years
 Election held
Nov 3, 2026
 Committee leadership
Ranking Member, Readiness

CommitteesArmed Services; Transportation and Infrastructure2

Participation3

87 / 100

Chamber median 98
585 of 676 roll calls

Party unity3

99 / 100

Chamber median 98
on 415 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

10 / 100

Chamber median 12
on 461 contested votes

Ideology score4

−0.31

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 Garamendi votes with the party on each issue.

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Money and lobbying

In the full brief: how many of Garamendi’s PACs belong to organizations that lobbied on bills Garamendi 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 Frederica S. Wilson FL-24 99% of 341
D Al Green TX-9 98% of 455
D Jerrold Nadler NY-12 98% of 418

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

2026 race

Nov 3, 2026 · Election held · Not yet called6

Election held Nov 3 · Not yet called

Ballot not yet checked

Data as of Nov 11, 2026 · votes through Nov 9, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/people/john-garamendi

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-11. www.congress.gov/people/G000559
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-11-11. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-11-11. voteview.com/person/20958
  1. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/20958
  2. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data
  3. 6. Candidates: FEC filings, 2026 CA-8 race, retrieved 2026-11-11. www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/CA/08/2026/

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