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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 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act Yea May 14, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5625 — Cashless Bail Reporting Act Nay May 14, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 75 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities… Yea May 14, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 Nay May 14, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 Yea May 14, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1259 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor… Yea May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1251 — Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the… Yea May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 96 — Expressing support for law enforcement officers. Nay May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1346 — Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 Nay May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1346 — Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 Yea May 13, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1252 — Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Yea May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1274 — Providing that section 11 of House Resolution 1224 shall have no force or effect. Nay May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1274 — Providing that section 11 of House Resolution 1224 shall have no force or effect. Nay May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1275 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit… Nay May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1275 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit… Nay May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2853 — Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 Yea May 12, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2071 — Save Our Shrimpers Act Yea May 12, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 4465 — A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of… Not voting Apr 30, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Nay Apr 30, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Yea Apr 30, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Nay Apr 30, 2026 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Yea Apr 30, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Yea Apr 30, 2026 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Yea Apr 30, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Yea Apr 30, 2026 Agreed to 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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