Judy Chu

U.S. Representative · CA-28 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.58· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 237 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

33 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 32 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Chu’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 Chu.

100/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 2 missed of 674

Voted on 672 of 674 roll calls; missed 2. Higher than 88% of House members.

15%100%

100/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 34 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 471 votes that split the parties. Higher than 90% of House members.

45%100%

9/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 75% of House members.

0%70%

−0.48

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 Chu’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 754 Investing in Main Street Act of 2025Provides funding and support for small businesses and community development in underserved areas. AI-readCommerce · Passed a chamber Feb 25, 2025Substantive64 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 7463 Foster Youth Postsecondary Education Access and Success ActImproves postsecondary education access and support for foster youth. AI-readFamilies · Out of committee May 7, 2026Substantive393 words Out of committee

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