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John Garamendi

U.S. Representative, CA-8

Democratic California since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
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

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)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HR 517 — Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act Not voting Mar 31, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1048 — DETERRENT Act Not voting Mar 27, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1048 — DETERRENT Act Not voting Mar 27, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1048 — DETERRENT Act Not voting Mar 27, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1048 — DETERRENT Act Not voting Mar 27, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1048 — DETERRENT Act Not voting Mar 27, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 75 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy… Not voting Mar 27, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 24 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy… Not voting Mar 27, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 242 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 24) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5… Nay Mar 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 242 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 24) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5… Nay Mar 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1534 — IMPACT Act Yea Mar 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1326 — DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act Yea Mar 24, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 359 — Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025 Not voting Mar 24, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 25 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue… Nay Mar 11, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1968 — Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Nay Mar 11, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1968 — Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Yea Mar 11, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1156 — Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act Nay Mar 11, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 211 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 25) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5… Nay Mar 11, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 211 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 25) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5… Nay Mar 11, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 993 — Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act Yea Mar 10, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 901 — Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act Yea Mar 10, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 495 — Subterranean Border Defense Act Yea Mar 10, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 189 — Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas. Nay Mar 6, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 11 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Nay Mar 6, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 189 — Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas. Yea Mar 5, 2025 Failed 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 typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 47 $158,367 41%
Super PAC 13 $285 0%
Unclassified 53 $223,500 58%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$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.

Social media

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