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Josh Harder

U.S. Representative · CA-9 · Democrat

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 5, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
1.12· expected 0.51

Above expectations

Rank 134 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

  1. Introduced 43
  2. Action in committee 11
  3. Action beyond committee 3
  4. Passed chamber 1
  5. Became law 0

43 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 42 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Harder’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

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

Harder in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured
99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 4 missed of 674

Voted on 670 of 674 roll calls; missed 4. Higher than 82% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
92/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 185 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 469 votes that split the parties. Lower than 92% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
17/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +5

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 88% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
−0.29

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.

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Bills, 119th Congress

Sponsored 44 (median 26) · cosponsored 424 (median 294), 83 as an original cosponsor (signed on the day the bill was introduced). Medians are for all voting members of the House. From congress.gov.

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