John Garamendi
- Democratic · US Representative, California District 8 · On the Nov 3 ballot for re-election · vs. Rudy Recile (R)
- Served
- US House CA-03, 2013 to 2023; US House CA-10, 2009 to 2013
- Background
- Businessperson
- 98.8%
- Votes with own party · of 414 split votes
- 676
- Roll calls · 119th Congress
- $583K
- Raised · 2026 cycle
- $1.2M
- Cash on hand · through Oct 14, 2026
- 11
- Races won · in our records
- 0
- Races lost · in our records
Spectrum
1 published measureThe marker is the one published measure below. The middle means centrist on that measure’s own scale, not the middle of Congress. How this works
By donors (CFscore, 2024 cycle)
Research estimate from Stanford DIME 4.0. Source
Method and limits
Published score −0.604 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 763 donors. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Places a candidate by who gave them money; candidates who share donors sit close together.
Reflects the donor network, not votes or views, and comes from past cycles, not a 2026 reading.
Now
US House, California District 8 · Tue, Nov 3
John Garamendi Democratic (inc.)Rudy Recile Republican
Career
Newest first| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US House, CA-08 | Won | 74% | |
| 2022 | US House, CA-08 | Won · primary won 63.1% | 75.7% | |
| 2020 | US House, CA-03 | Won · primary won 59.2% | 54.7% | |
| 2018 | US House, CA-03 | Won · primary won 53.6% | 58.1% | |
| 2016 | US House, CA-03 | Won · primary won 63.1% | 59.4% | |
| 2014 | US House, CA-03 | Won · primary won 53.5% | 52.7% | |
| 2012 | US House, CA-03 | Won · primary won 51.5% | 54.2% | |
| 2010 | US House, CA-10 | Won · primary won 100% | 58.8% |
Earlier races (3 more races)
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US House, CA-10 · special | Won | 52.8% | |
| 2006 | Lieutenant Governor, CA | Won | ||
| 2002 | Insurance Commissioner, CA | Won |
This is the record in our results files, FEC candidate lists and DIME, not a complete career. Results for other offices, earlier years and most primaries can be missing. A general that went to a runoff counts as neither a win nor a loss.
Money
FEC, through Oct 14, 2026Spent $616K · Debts owed $0
Reports through Oct 14, 2026.
How these are counted
Later filings are not in yet. Totals for the 2025 to 2026 cycle. Raised $582,746. Cash on hand $1,231,643. Spent $615,821. Debts owed $0. Main committee: Garamendi for Congress. No donor names are shown.
House votes
119th Congress, through Sept 16, 2026676 roll calls. Yea 250, Nay 329, Present 5, Not voting 91.
- Roll calls missed
- 13.5%
- Voted with own party when parties split
- 98.8%
How these are counted
Missed is Not Voting divided by every roll call the member was listed on, including quorum calls and procedural votes. It covers any absence, including illness and leave.
Party split: a roll call counts when the Democratic majority and the Republican majority voted opposite ways. That was 414 roll calls, and the member matched their own party on 409. We pick no votes ourselves.
Showing the newest 8 of 676
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 314
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
Vote: Not votingPassed, 401 to 14
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 313
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H R 9497
Water Resources Development Act
Vote: Not votingPassed, 415 to 9
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 312
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H R 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
Vote: Not votingPassed, 417 to 3
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 311
On Passage · H J RES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”
Vote: Not votingPassed, 214 to 208
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 310
On Passage · H R 10326
PROOF Act
Vote: Not votingPassed, 217 to 207
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 309
On Passage · H R 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
Vote: Not votingPassed, 352 to 72
Sep 16, 2026 · House roll call 308
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H R 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
Vote: Not votingPassed, 262 to 159
Sep 15, 2026 · House roll call 307
On Agreeing to the Resolution · H CON RES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Vote: Not votingPassed, 220 to 204
Legislation
119th Congress, congress.gov, as of Oct 30, 2026Sponsored 12 bills and 3 resolutions. Cosponsored 359 bills and 85 resolutions. Amendments are not counted.
Latest bills John Garamendi sponsored
- Cabin Air Safety Act of 2026H.R. 10267, introduced Sep 3, 2026
- American Food for American Schools Act of 2026H.R. 9980, introduced Jul 30, 2026
- ADAPT Assets ActH.R. 8653, introduced May 4, 2026
- Transportation Emergency Relief Extension ActH.R. 4847, introduced Aug 1, 2025
- To amend title 10 to shorten breach reporting timelines, increase program transparency, and improve congressional oversight of Department of Defense cost overruns with respect to the cost growth for major systems, and for other purposes.H.R. 4372, introduced Jul 14, 2025
More about John Garamendi
Offices held (9 terms and offices)
- 2023 to nowUS House, California District 8Democratic
- 2013 to 2022US House, California District 3Democratic
- 2009 to 2012US House, California District 10Democratic
Committees (8 assignments)
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation subcommittee
- Water Resources and Environment subcommittee
- Highways and Transit subcommittee
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management subcommittee
House Committee on Armed Services
- Strategic Forces subcommittee
- Ranking Member of the Readiness subcommittee
Background
Official pages (7 links)
Sources (12 sources)
Ballot listing, elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov
Name, party, office and status. Retrieved Aug 27, 2026.
unitedstates/congress-legislators (current)
Office, terms, committees, official links, age. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026. License: CC0-1.0.
Compiled by the @unitedstates project volunteers (rosters from official congressional sources) from official returns. Not an official source.
Federal 2026 candidates: money totals (web/data/people/money) and the MN federal filing list. Bulk files, no API and no key. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain. Totals and committee names only; no donor names or addresses are stored.
Stanford DIME public v4.0, recipients file (CFscores)
CFscores for candidates and officials; web/data/ideology/dime.json and aggregate.json. A research estimate by Adam Bonica, not an official measure. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Compiled by Adam Bonica, Stanford University Libraries (built from campaign finance filings) from official returns. Not an official source.
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0 [Computer file]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime .
Clerk of the House: roll call votes, 119th Congress
House roll calls. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work.
Congress.gov API: sponsored and cosponsored legislation, nominations
Bills and resolutions. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026. License: US government work.
Election Wrld 2026 candidate files (state election office lists)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: state public records; see each row's sourceUrl.
unitedstates/congress-legislators
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
FEC candidate master file (cnYY.zip bulk download)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain.
Stanford DIME v4.0 recipients file
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
Election Wrld officials files (web/data/officials)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
- Age: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), official birthday field, counted to Nov 3, 2026. We show the age, never the birth date.
- Took office in Congress 2009-11-03. Basis: congress-legislators terms (CC0).
Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.
DataDownload votes (JSON)Sources: FEC, House Clerk, congress.gov, DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026Photo credits