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U.S. House Representative

John Garamendi

8th District of California · Democrat
Power Score
Emerging
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  • In Office Since
    Nov 3, 2009
  • Next Election
    Nov 2026
  • Current Term
    9th Term

At a Glance

12
Bills Sponsored
0 passed
8
Committees
1 leadership
98%
Party Alignment
Very strong
15
Power Score
Pending
CA-8
District
House seat

Leadership Roles

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  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    Member
    The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has jurisdiction over all modes of transportation: aviation, maritime and waterborne transportation, highways, bridges, mass transit, and railroads. The Committee also has jurisdiction over other aspects of our national infrastructure, such as clean water and waste water management, the transport of resources by pipeline, flood damage reduction, the management of federally owned real estate and public buildings, the development of economically depressed rural and urban areas, disaster preparedness and response, and hazardous materials transportation.
  • House Committee on Armed Services
    Member
    The House Committee on Armed Services has legislative jurisdiction over military and defense.
  • Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
    Member
  • Water Resources and Environment
    Member

Voting Alignment

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  • With party98%
  • With districtSample
  • Bipartisan0%
  • Against party2%

Based on 520 recorded votes.

District Snapshot

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CA-8
Congressional district · California
751K
Residents
D+44
Lean

Top Issue Areas

From 12 recent bills
  • Climate
    36%
  • Military
    18%
  • Economy
    18%
  • Rights
    9%
  • Education
    9%

Share of issue-area tags across the 12 most recent sponsored bills. Tags don't sum to 100% because the rest falls outside the top five.

Recent Activity

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Recent Bills Sponsored

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