John Garamendi
U.S. Representative, CA-8
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, CA-8 current
California |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District CA-8
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-8
California |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-3
California |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District CA-3
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District CA-3
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-3
California |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-3
California |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District CA-3
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District CA-3
United States |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-3
California |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-3
California |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District CA-3
United States |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-10
California |
Democratic | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 3, 2013 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District CA-10
United States |
Democratic | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 3, 2013 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District CA-10
United States |
Democratic | Nov 3, 2009 | Jan 3, 2011 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-10
California |
Democratic | Nov 3, 2009 | Jan 3, 2011 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Armed Services — Readiness — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Armed Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Armed Services — Strategic Forces unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Highways and Transit unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Water Resources and Environment unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.312, social dim. -0.101. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 845 — Pet and Livestock Protection Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1366 — Mining Regulatory Clarity Act | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1366 — Mining Regulatory Clarity Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4776 — SPEED Act | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4776 — SPEED Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4776 — SPEED Act | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4776 — SPEED Act | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4776 — SPEED Act | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3492 — Protect Children’s Innocence Act | Nay | Dec 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3492 — Protect Children’s Innocence Act | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6703 — Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act | Nay | Dec 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6703 — Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3616 — Reliable Power Act | Nay | Dec 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HCONRES 64 — To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress. | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HCONRES 61 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with… | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 953 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the… | Nay | Dec 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 953 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the… | Nay | Dec 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3632 — Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 | Nay | Dec 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3632 — Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4371 — Kayla Hamilton Act | Nay | Dec 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4371 — Kayla Hamilton Act | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 951 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions… | Nay | Dec 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 951 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions… | Nay | Dec 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3187 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other… | Yea | Dec 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 284 — Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act | Yea | Dec 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
113 recorded contributions totalling $382,152. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 60 of 113 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 47 | $158,367 | 41% |
| Super PAC | 13 | $285 | 0% |
| Unclassified | 53 | $223,500 | 58% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,800 | GRUPE, GREENLAW JR. | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Nov 7, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $5,000 | CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Oct 17, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | SAN PABLO LYTTON | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Aug 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE U.S. & CANADA LOCAL 447 FEDERAL PAC | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Aug 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | SUPPORTERS OF ENGINEERS LOCAL 3 ENDORSED CANDIDATES | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Aug 23, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Aug 7, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Nov 5, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jul 6, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION-SEAFARERS IN | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | May 6, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 12, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | May 24, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | CALIFORNIA RICE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION FUND (CALIFORNIA RICE FUND) | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | May 13, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 12, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jun 12, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Oct 25, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
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