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U.S. Representative for California’s 26th District

Julia Brownley

Democrat 7th term Not running · open seat

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

Campaign money, 2025–26$580K raised · top PACs: Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Association for Justice
99LoyaltyMed 98
97AttendMed 98
11BipartMed 12
4BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2013–now
13 years in CongressMore senior than 73% of the House
Committees
  • Veterans' Affairs 2nd minority
  • Transportation and Infrastructure 9th minority
  • Natural Resources 19th minority
Age
74

2026 election

Not on the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026

On the ballot for this seat

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date1695526236744
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—5826871,2359

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 does she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Immigration 16% no bills
Government Operations and Politics 9% 7%
Armed Forces and National Security 22% 40%

StatementsBills

Words go to Armed Forces and National Security, Immigration and Government Operations and Politics; bills go to Armed Forces and National Security and Agriculture and Food.

  • She talks most about: Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Veterans Health Care (Armed Forces and National Security), Education Funding (Education), Health Care Coverage (Health), Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security).
  • 55 bills sponsored, most on Armed Forces and National Security.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberHealth SubcommitteeVeterans' Affairs
MemberVeterans' Affairs Committee2nd minority
MemberTransportation and Infrastructure Committee9th minority
MemberNatural Resources Committee19th minority

Ranking member on the Health Subcommittee, more senior than 73% of the House, in the minority.

  • 13 years in Congress: more senior than 73% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

20% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

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

Free account See Pro

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

20% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 19%); closest in her party: Hernández Rivera and Clark.

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

Can she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 50 · expected 18
Action in committee 27 · expected 3
Beyond committee 2 · expected 1
Passed House 2 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 93 of 433 in the House

1.48expected 0.34 · average member 1.00

2 of 50 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 1.48 against a peer median of 0.34.

  • On the move: H.R. 658 (passed a chamber), H.R. 659 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.31

With her party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 10 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.

Votes with Democrats on 99% of party-line votes, breaks 4 times (peer median 5).

  • Position: −0.31, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Finance and Financial Sector 1 of 13, International Affairs 1 of 13.

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

6

Who backs her?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Brownley$580K raised10%32%54%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

42% of what she raised came from individuals; 10% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$580K raised, 54% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 12.1 points.

69 PACs of the 101 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Health.

  1. Southwest Airlines Pilots Association52% D
  2. American Academy of Ophthalmology47% D
  3. American Association for Justice98% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

172 bills

Brownley voted Yea on 17, Nay on 42, did not vote on 2, and sponsored or cosponsored 111 with no recorded vote.

7

Do her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

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