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U.S. Representative for Washington’s 7th District

Pramila Jayapal

Democrat 5th term Up 2026

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

100LoyaltyMed 98
93AttendMed 98
8BipartMed 12
1BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2017–now
9 years in CongressMore senior than 59% of the House
Committees
  • Judiciary 7th minority
  • Budget 12th minority
  • Foreign Affairs 16th minority
Age
61

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date3065205726741
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—3605421,2356

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 39% 18%
Government Operations and Politics 19% 4%
International Affairs 5% 18%

StatementsBills

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

  • She talks most about: Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Cost of Living (Taxation), Health Care Coverage (Health), Privacy and Surveillance (Government Operations and Politics).
  • 51 bills sponsored, most on Immigration.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberImmigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement SubcommitteeJudiciary
MemberJudiciary Committee7th minority
MemberBudget Committee12th minority
MemberForeign Affairs Committee16th minority

Ranking member on the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, more senior than 59% of the House, in the minority.

  • 9 years in Congress: more senior than 59% 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

9% · peer median 23%

Closest across the aisle

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

Free account See Pro

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

9% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 23%); closest in her party: Hernández Rivera and Casar.

  • 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 41 · expected 27
Action in committee 3 · expected 4
Beyond committee 0 · expected 1
Passed House 0 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 298 of 433 in the House

0.41expected 0.48 · average member 1.00

0 of 41 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.41 against a peer median of 0.48.

  • On the move: H.Res. 1179 (out of committee).
  • 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 −0.61

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 9 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 100% of party-line votes, breaks 1 time (peer median 8).

  • Position: −0.61, outside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 1 of 48.

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

Jayapal$2.9M raised49%36%12%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

85% of what she raised came from individuals; 49% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$2.9M raised, 12% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 68.1 points.

28 PACs of the 37 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, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace and Taxation.

  1. American Association for Justice98% D
  2. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO99% D
  3. American Postal Workers Union89% 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

212 bills

Jayapal voted Yea on 16, Nay on 76, did not vote on 5, and sponsored or cosponsored 115 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.