Running forU.S. House, District 8
John Garamendi
DemocratHas the job now
Overview
U.S. representative since 2009.
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- How to reach them
- Office phone: 202-225-1880
- Office: 2428 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0508
- Official accounts: X (Twitter), Facebook, YouTube, Instagram
- Offices held
- U.S. House, California's 8th District · 2023–now
- U.S. House, California's 3rd District · 2013–2023
- U.S. House, California's 10th District · 2009–2013
- Leadership roles
- Top Democrat on the Readiness subcommittee (part of the House Committee on Armed Services)
Campaign money
- Raised $0.6 million and spent $0.6 million since Jan 2025.
- Of the money donors gave, 30% came from individual people and 70% from PACs (groups that collect money to give to candidates).
- Since 2025, 101 PACs gave $334,500 to their campaign.
- Since 2025, outside groups like super PACs spent $10 to help them.
PACs that gave to their campaign since 2025101 PACs · $334,500
- American Crystal Sugar PAC $10,000
- D.r.i.v.e. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (Teamsters) $10,000
- Allied Pilots Association Political Action Committee $10,000
- Ball Corporation Political Action Committee $10,000
- Transport Workers Union Political Contributions Committee $10,000
- Matson, Inc. Federal Election Committee $10,000
- Fairbanks Morse, LLC Political Action Committee $10,000
- Air Line Pilots Association PAC $10,000
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) $7,500
- American Maritime Officers Voluntary Political Action Fund $7,000
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (GDC PAC) $6,000
- American Waterways Operators PAC $5,500
- Saltchuk Resources, Inc. PAC $5,500
- National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action Committee (NECAPAC) $5,000
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & $5,000
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Campaign Assistance Fund $5,000
- Honeywell International Political Action Committee $5,000
- United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the U.s. & Canada Local 447 Federal PAC $5,000
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political a $5,000
- Visionary PAC $5,000
- Seafarers Political Activity Donation-Seafarers in $5,000
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners $5,000
- Employees of RTX Corporation Political Action Committee $5,000
- Smart TD PAC $5,000
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E $5,000
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education $5,000
- Aar Corp. PAC $5,000
- District No. 1-PCD, Marine Engineers' Beneficial Assoc. - Political Action Fund (Meba-Paf) $5,000
- Amalgamated Transit Union-Cope $5,000
- International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots Contribution Fund $5,000
- National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action Committee $5,000
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee $5,000
- Nucor Corporation Political Action Committee $5,000
- NEA Fund for Children and Public Education $4,000
- Professional Engineers in California Government Federal PAC (Pecg Fed-PAC) $3,500
- National Beer Wholesalers Assn. PAC $3,500
- United Parcel Service, Inc. PAC (UPSPAC) $3,500
- American Sugar Cane League PAC $3,000
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association $3,000
- The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action Committee for Rural Electrifica $3,000
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee $3,000
- Edison International PAC $3,000
- Herzog PAC $3,000
- Blue Diamond Growers Political Action Committee $3,000
- Granite Construction Employee PAC $2,500
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Comm $2,500
- National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association Political Action Com (Narfe-PAC) $2,500
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers $2,500
- American Pilots' Association Political Action Committee $2,500
- Shipbuilders Council of America $2,500
- The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee $2,500
- SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education) $2,500
- Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (BUILDPAC) $2,500
- Uber Technologies, Inc. Separate Segregated Fund $2,500
- Delta Air Lines Political Action Committee $2,500
- National Athletic Trainers' Association Inc Political Action Committee (Nata PAC) $2,500
- Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (Verizon PAC) $2,000
- Associated General Contractors of America PAC $2,000
- Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative PAC $2,000
- Norfolk Southern Corporation Good Government Fund $2,000
- Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC) $2,000
- Transportation Trades Department AFL-CIO Political Action Committee (TTD/PAC) $2,000
- The Boeing Company Political Action Committee $2,000
- Pg&e Corporation Energy PAC $2,000
- Association of Professional Flight Attendants (Apfa) $2,000
- American Veterinary Medical Association Political Action Committee $2,000
- Squire Patton Boggs Political Action Committee (Squire Patton Boggs PAC) $2,000
- The Doctors Company Federal PAC $2,000
- K&L Gates LLP Political Action Committee (DC) $1,500
- V2X, Inc. Political Action Committee $1,250
- Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association Political Action Committee $1,000
- National Marine Manufacturers Association and Marine Retailers Association Boat Political $1,000
- Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Political Action Comm $1,000
- Calpine Corporation PAC $1,000
- Archer Daniels Midland Company-Adm PAC $1,000
- Amentum Services, Inc. PAC $1,000
- Amalgamated Sugar Company Political Action Committee $1,000
- Walmart Inc. PAC for Responsible Government $1,000
- North America's Building Trades Unions Political Educational Fund $1,000
- Leidos Inc. Political Action Committee $1,000
- Flightsafety International Inc. PAC $1,000
- American Soybean Association PAC (SOYPAC) $1,000
- Utility Workers Union of America Cope $1,000
- Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Assoc., Inc. Political Action Committee $1,000
- Pace of California School Employees Association - Local, State, Federal Candidates $1,000
- Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (HIIPAC) $1,000
- Council for a Livable World Candidate Fund $1,000
- Blank Rome PAC $1,000
- National Apartment Association Political Action Committee $1,000
- Kirby Corporation Political Action Committee $1,000
- Jones Walker L.L.P. Political Action Committee $1,000
- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company $1,000
- Democrats Win Fund $1,000
- Ctia - the Wireless Association Political Action Committee $1,000
- Crowley Maritime Corporation Federal PAC $1,000
- Airbus Americas, Inc. Political Action Committee $1,000
- Aecom PAC $1,000
- Science Applications International Corporation Voluntary Political Action Committee $1,000
- International Longshore and Warehouse Union -- Political Action Fund $1,000
- Fluor Corp. $1,000
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP $750
Outside groups that spent to help them since 20251 group · $10
Bills they wrote
Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.
Wrote
52 bills
Became law
None became law.
- H.R. 10267: Cabin Air Safety Act of 2026Introduced
- H.R. 9980: American Food for American Schools Act of 2026Introduced
- H.R. 8653: ADAPT Assets ActIntroduced
- H.R. 4847: Transportation Emergency Relief Extension ActIntroduced
- H.R. 4372: 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.Introduced
- H.R. 4170: Bridge Corrosion Prevention and Repair Act of 2025Introduced
- H.R. 3963: Public Inspectors for Safe Infrastructure ActIntroduced
- H.R. 2771: Forest Legacy Management Flexibility ActIntroduced
- H.R. 2629: Impact Aid Infrastructure Partnership ActIntroduced
- H.R. 2256: National Rosie the Riveter Day ActIntroduced
- H.R. 728: Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2025Introduced
- H.R. 429: Rosie the Riveter Commemorative Coin ActIntroduced
- H.R. 9943: Seaman Danyelle Luckey Military Medical Accountability Amendment Act of 2024Introduced
- H.R. 9825: Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2024Introduced
- H.R. 9826: San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2024Introduced
- H.R. 9602: Forest Legacy Management Flexibility ActIntroduced
- H.R. 9348: Justice for Victims of Foreign Vessel Accidents ActIntroduced
- H.R. 7770: Rosie the Riveter Commemorative Coin ActIntroduced
- H.R. 7771: National Rosie the Riveter Day ActIntroduced
- H.R. 7719: Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act of 2024Introduced
- H.R. 7609: Biomass for Transportation Fuel ActIntroduced
- H.R. 7457: Peace Corps and AmeriCorps Student Loan Forgiveness ActIntroduced
- H.R. 6724: Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 6698: Impact Aid Infrastructure Partnership ActIntroduced
- H.R. 6081: To amend the short title of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act to be the Dianne Feinstein Lake Tahoe Restoration Act.Introduced
- H.R. 5991: Close Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 5710: Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation ActIntroduced
- H.R. 4908: Expedited Federal Permitting for California ActIntroduced
- H.R. 4613: American Food for American Schools Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 4409: Stop Pentagon Price Gouging ActIntroduced
- H.R. 4064: Bridge Corrosion Prevention and Repair Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 3908: No Corporate Tax Exemption for Professional Sports ActIntroduced
- H.R. 3854: Manufacturing Partnership Improvement ActIntroduced
- H.R. 3785: Public Inspectors for Safe Infrastructure ActIntroduced
- H.R. 3232: Respect for Grieving Military Families ActIntroduced
- H.R. 2886: Base Access Privileges Improvement ActIntroduced
- H.R. 2710: Ocean Shipping Competition Enforcement ActIntroduced
- H.R. 2554: To identify certain roads in the vicinity of Beale Air Force Base, Travis Air Force Base, and Sierra Army Depot, California, as defense access roads for purposes of the defense access roads project under title 10, United States Code.Introduced
- H.R. 2373: Rebuilding the United States-Flag International Fleet ActIntroduced
- H.R. 1832: Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 1452: To amend the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 to direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to provide certain data related to water quality, and for other purposes.Introduced
- H.R. 1396: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion ActIntroduced
- H.R. 1293: Cabin Air Safety Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 1273: Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 1242: Military Support for Fighting Wildfires Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 1181: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes.Introduced
- H.R. 1013: American Port Access Privileges Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 874: Federal Ship Financing Improvement ActIntroduced
- H.R. 716: Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 664: Defense Access Roads Improvement ActIntroduced
- H.R. 250: Clean Water SRF Parity ActIntroduced
- H.R. 251: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Vallejo, California, as the "Delphine Metcalf-Foster VA Clinic".Introduced
How they voted
Final votes on bills that passed the U.S. House or Senate, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.
Votes shown
671 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.
Attendance
Didn't vote on 233 of 1,909 votes (12%).
By topic
Agriculture and Food6 votes
Animals6 votes
Armed Forces and National Security46 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues4 votes
Commerce38 votes
Congress5 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement43 votes
Economics and Public Finance44 votes
Education22 votes
Emergency Management10 votes
Energy48 votes
Environmental Protection37 votes
Families5 votes
Finance and Financial Sector38 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance10 votes
Government Operations and Politics58 votes
Health22 votes
Housing and Community Development3 votes
Immigration26 votes
International Affairs58 votes
Labor and Employment12 votes
Law9 votes
Native Americans10 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources39 votes
Science, Technology, Communications27 votes
Social Welfare4 votes
Taxation15 votes
Transportation and Public Works18 votes
Water Resources Development5 votes
Source: Congress.gov, Voteview (UCLA). Topics from Congress.gov.