Sara Jacobs

U.S. Representative · CA-51 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.41· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 297 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

27 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 27 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Jacobs’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 Jacobs.

100/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 1 missed of 674

Voted on 673 of 674 roll calls; missed 1. Higher than 92% of House members.

15%100%

100/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 19 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 471 votes that split the parties. Higher than 95% of House members.

45%100%

9/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 85% of House members.

0%70%

−0.42

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

3 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Jacobs’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 6196 Locally Led Development and Humanitarian Response ActDirects U.S. development and humanitarian aid through local organizations. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Mar 26, 2026Substantive2.2k words Out of committee
H.R. 7052 Conflict Prevention ActAuthorizes programs and funding to prevent international conflicts and crises. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Jan 21, 2026Substantive609 words Out of committee
H.R. 732 The Disaster Recovery Efficiency ActModifies federal disaster recovery and emergency management procedures. AI-readEmergency Management · In committee Jan 25, 2025Substantive78 words In committee

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