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Former Representative for California’s 29th District, 2013–2025

Tony Cárdenas

Democrat 6th term Former member

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

99LoyaltyMed 98
96AttendMed 98
14BipartMed 16
9BreaksMed 12
In office
House 2013–2025
11 years in Congress

Left office. Cárdenas left the House on Jan 3, 2025, when the term ended. Succeeded by Luz M. Rivas (Democrat) in January 2025.

Bottom line

Activity

118th CongressJan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025Method
By week
Statements
tracked from Jan 2025
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—2304821,2359

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 did he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Science, Technology, Communications no statements 13%
Health no statements 26%
Crime and Law Enforcement no statements 39%

StatementsBills

No counted statements yet; bills go to Crime and Law Enforcement and Health.

  • 23 bills sponsored, most on Crime and Law Enforcement.
  • Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
2

Did he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →

Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.

Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.

  • 11 years in Congress.
5

Who did he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

17% · peer median 22%

Closest across the aisle

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

Free account See Pro

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

17% of his cosponsorships went to Republican bills (peer median 22%); closest in his party: Cicilline and Foushee.

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

Could he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 17 · expected 23
Action in committee 9 · expected 9
Beyond committee 0 · expected 1
Passed House 0 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 353 of 445 in the House

0.30expected 0.51 · average member 1.00

0 of 17 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.30 against a peer median of 0.51.

  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

118th Congress · bills from congress.gov

4

Where did he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.39

With his party on all 17 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 8 of the 10 he 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.

Voted with Democrats on 99% of party-line votes, broke 9 times (peer median 16).

  • Position: −0.39, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Armed Forces & National Security 3 of 79, Finance and Financial Sector 2 of 25, Public Lands and Natural Resources 1 of 10.

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

6

Who backed him?

MethodMoney tab →

The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.

7

Did his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

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