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U.S. Representative for California’s 37th District

Sydney Kamlager-Dove

Democrat 2nd 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

Campaign money, 2025–26$1.6M raised · top PACs: American Association for Justice, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
100LoyaltyMed 98
97AttendMed 98
9BipartMed 12
2BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2023–now
3 years in CongressMore senior than 18% of the House
Committees
  • Foreign Affairs 12th minority
  • Judiciary 15th minority
Age
54

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 date1734014206742
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—3404711,2354

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 →
Government Operations and Politics 18% 8%
International Affairs 12% 13%
Crime and Law Enforcement 1% 28%

StatementsBills

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

  • She talks most about: Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Health Care Coverage (Health), Afghan Refugee Policy (Immigration).
  • 39 bills sponsored, most on Crime and Law Enforcement.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberSouth and Central Asia SubcommitteeForeign Affairs
MemberForeign Affairs Committee12th minority
MemberJudiciary Committee15th minority

Ranking member on the South and Central Asia Subcommittee, more senior than 18% of the House, in the minority.

  • 3 years in Congress: more senior than 18% 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

15% · peer median 22%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Kamlager-Dove.

Free account See Pro

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

15% of her cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 22%); closest in her party: Hernández Rivera and Blair.

  • 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 32 · expected 19
Action in committee 9 · expected 5
Beyond committee 5 · expected 1
Passed House 1 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 164 of 433 in the House

0.89expected 0.44 · average member 1.00

1 of 32 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.89 against a peer median of 0.44.

  • On the move: H.R. 5185 (passed a chamber), H.R. 4332 (out of committee), H.R. 4505 (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 −0.52

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 2 times (peer median 10).

  • Position: −0.52, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Finance and Financial Sector 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

Kamlager-Dove$1.6M raised43%28%30%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

70% of what she raised came from individuals; 43% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$1.6M raised, 30% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 56.6 points.

48 PACs of the 91 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: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

  1. American Association for Justice98% D
  2. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO99% D
  3. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers96% 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

162 bills

Kamlager-Dove voted Yea on 22, Nay on 73, did not vote on 5, and sponsored or cosponsored 62 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.