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Brad Sherman

Brad Sherman

DDemocratCA-32 · Representative
52
/ 100
Average
Attendance97
Avg: 96
Independence2
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone4
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency44
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Brad Sherman

Brad Sherman

DemocratCA-32 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.345)
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Brad Sherman is a Democrat Representative from CA, District 32. He has served 29 years in Congress across 15 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 97.6% of the time.

29
Years in Office
15
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

97.6%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
13 votes against party
3.4%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
10
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Brad Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+1.7% vs avg
97.6%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-0.2% vs avg
3.4%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-3.0 vs avg
10
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

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

House Committee on Financial ServicesHouse Committee on Foreign Affairs

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-05-13

$4,233,461
Cash on Handⓘ
$2,116,724
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,805,207
Disbursementsⓘ
$1,216,965
Individual Donors
$581,375
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

1997–2003House · CA-24 · Democrat
2003–2013House · CA-27 · Democrat
2013–2023House · CA-30 · Democrat
2023–2027House · CA-32 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

CA-32 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

763,455
Population
$112,041
Median Income
40.0
Median Age
51.9%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 56.4%Black 4.4%Hispanic 25.5%Asian 12.7%