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Brad Sherman

U.S. Representative, CA-32

Democratic California since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, CA-32 current
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-32
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-32
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-30
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-30
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-30
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-30
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CA-30
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-30
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-30
California
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-30
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-30
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-30
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-27
California
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-27
United States
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-27
California
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-27
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CA-27
United States
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-27
California
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-27
California
Democratic Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2007 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-27
United States
Democratic Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2007 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-27
California
Democratic Jan 7, 2003 Jan 3, 2005 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-27
United States
Democratic Jan 7, 2003 Jan 3, 2005 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CA-24
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2001 Jan 3, 2003 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-24
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2001 Jan 3, 2003 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-24
California
Democratic Jan 6, 1999 Jan 3, 2001 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-24
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 1999 Jan 3, 2001 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CA-24
United States
Democratic Jan 7, 1997 Jan 3, 1999 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-24
California
Democratic Jan 7, 1997 Jan 3, 1999 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.345, social dim. -0.139. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Nay 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 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Nay Apr 30, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… Nay Apr 29, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1318 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act Nay Apr 29, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1224 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the… Nay Apr 29, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1224 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the… Nay Apr 29, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 227 — Clergy Act Yea Apr 27, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7959 — IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act Yea Apr 27, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5587 — HEATS Act Nay Apr 23, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6387 — FIRE Act Nay Apr 22, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6387 — FIRE Act Yea Apr 22, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4690 — Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act Nay Apr 22, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4690 — Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act Yea Apr 22, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1182 — Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy… Nay Apr 22, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1189 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building… Nay Apr 22, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1189 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building… Nay Apr 22, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1020 — A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence… Yea Apr 21, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2493 — Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 Yea Apr 21, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5201 — Kari's Law Reporting Act Yea Apr 21, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5200 — Emergency Reporting Act Yea Apr 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1681 — Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act Yea Apr 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1175 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the… Nay Apr 17, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1175 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the… Nay Apr 17, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,025 recorded contributions totalling $2,053,475. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 295 of 1025 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 210 $617,344 30%
Corporate PAC 58 $295,291 14%
Public financing 1 $24,647 1%
Super PAC 26 $5,461 0%
Unclassified 730 $1,110,731 54%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$24,647 UNITED STATES TREASURY SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS Public financing Jun 27, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$8,856 VANGUARD INVESTMENTS SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jul 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$6,435 VANGUARD INVESTMENTS SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jan 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 EMPLOYEES OF THE NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC (ENGPAC) SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 26, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jul 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 DELOITTE PAC SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Aug 4, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jul 19, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Aug 7, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 ERNST & YOUNG SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jul 24, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Jul 5, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN PAC FUND SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 20, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 18, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 WESCOM CREDIT UNION FEDERAL PAC SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Aug 22, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Aug 14, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$5,000 DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES PAC SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (2 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • My statement on President Trump’s Capitulation to the Islamic Republic of Iran:
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  • Working families deserve a strong safety net when times get tough. That's why I was proud to secure an additional $1.2 million for Labor Community Services to modernize and expand its food bank operations. More ➡️ sherman.house.gov/media-center...
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  • Twenty-one years ago, I delivered a UCLA commencement address where I discussed the future of AI long before it became a household topic. Returning to UCLA this graduation season, I revisited that same subject, examining the opportunities, risks and responsibilities.
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  • Sherman's UCLA Grad Speech on AI
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  • It was great to be back at Warner Center Park as the Valley Cultural Foundation Concerts in the Park series returns for another season! (1/2)
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  • People in the Valley are asking me why I’m not at the White House birthday party. I’ve told them that none of the other fighters are willing to get in the ring with me.
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  • Congressman Sherman Delivers UCLA Commencement, Revisits AI 21 Years Later
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  • Congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister. As the world’s oldest and largest democracies, the United States and India share a natural partnership rooted and enduring bond. (1/2)
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  • "Trump’s $250 Bill Helps Drug Dealers, Not Americans" — Congressman Brad Sherman blasts #DonaldTrump’s proposal for a $250 bill featuring his portrait, arguing it would benefit criminals rather than everyday Americans.
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  • "Trump’s $250 Bill Helps Drug Dealers, Not Americans"
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  • At today’s @ushousefsc.bsky.social hearing, I emphasized the need for strong banking regulation that maintains the protections Congress enacted in the Dodd-Frank Act. And pushed back on Trump’s $250 bill which would be a tool for illicit finance.
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  • Sherman Defends Dodd-Frank, Slams $250 Bill
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