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John Garamendi

John Garamendi

DDemocratCA-8 · Representative
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John Garamendi

John Garamendi

DemocratCA-8 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.314)
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John Garamendi is a Democrat Representative from CA, District 8. He has served 16 years in Congress across 9 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 99.3% of the time.

16
Years in Office
9
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

99.3%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
3 votes against party
11.7%
Missed Votesⓘ
486 total votes
3
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How John Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+3.2% vs avg
99.3%
Avg: 96.1%
Missed Votes+8.2% vs avg
11.7%
Avg: 3.5%
Bills Sponsored-6.1 vs avg
3
Avg: 9.1

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Armed Services CommitteeMemberCoast Guard and Maritime Transportation SubcommitteeMemberEconomic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management SubcommitteeMemberHighways and Transit SubcommitteeMemberReadiness SubcommitteeRanking MemberStrategic Forces SubcommitteeMemberTransportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMemberWater Resources and Environment SubcommitteeMember

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle

$0
Cash on Handⓘ
$0
Total Receiptsⓘ
$0
Disbursementsⓘ
$0
Individual Donors
0

Service History

2009–2013House · CA-10 · Democrat
2013–2023House · CA-3 · Democrat
2023–2027House · CA-8 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

CA-8 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

751,024
Population
$96,779
Median Income
38.6
Median Age
29.9%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 30.1%Black 14.3%Hispanic 36.3%Asian 17.9%