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US Representative - District 8 — California
2428 Rayburn House Office Building
Computed from STOCK Act filings, roll-call records, annual financial disclosures, and FEC receipts. Every component links to its source and can be reproduced from the bulk data export.
Disclosure compliance measured from public filings. Not a rating of this official's politics or job performance.
96
Full compliance
Voted on 591 of 651 recorded roll calls (60 missed).
Source: Congress.gov / House Clerk / Senate roll-call records view
Annual financial disclosure on file for 2025.
Source: House Clerk / Senate Public Records annual PFD filings view
Top 10 donors account for 10% of 246 itemized receipts.
Source: FEC itemized receipts (Schedule A) view
Not scored — no records
These components carry no weight for this official. Absent records are not counted as failures — the remaining weights are rescaled to 100%.
Counts from the roll-call and sponsorship record. No composite score and no ideology rating — just the underlying numbers, each with what it is measured against.
Votes cast
591
of 651 roll calls · 9.2% missed
Bills sponsored
184
3,697 cosponsored
Committees
2
standing committees
In office
17.6
years, this term
Party unity
98.4%
John Garamendi sided with the majority of Democrats on 570 of 579 votes where their party took a clear position, breaking ranks 9 times.
Counts Yea and Nay only. “Present” takes no side, so counting it as breaking ranks would penalize something that isn't. Roll calls where the member's party split evenly are excluded — there is no majority to agree with. This measures voting alongside one's party, which is not the same as ideology, and it is not comparable to DW-NOMINATE. See the methodology.
Salary: public record. Net worth: midpoint estimate from financial-disclosure asset brackets (range shown below it; not exact). Campaign totals: FEC filings.
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Transactions disclosed under the STOCK Act via Periodic Transaction Reports (PTRs) filed with the House Clerk. Source. Senate data coming soon.
5/17 positions aligned. 29% verified against the roll-call record. How this score is calculated.
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Oppose warrantless surveillance of Americans
Promise brokenVoted YEA on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization (H.R.7888). Diverged from oppose warrantless surveillance of americans.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Support lower taxes
Promise brokenVoted NAY on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1). Diverged from support lower taxes.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Protect gun rights from new restrictions
Promise keptVoted NAY on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S.2938). Aligned with protect gun rights from new restrictions.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Oppose expanded government spending
Promise brokenVoted YEA on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R.5376). Diverged from oppose expanded government spending.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Oppose government industrial subsidies
Promise keptVoted NAY on CHIPS and Science Act (H.R.4346). Aligned with oppose government industrial subsidies.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Protect religious liberty in marriage law
Promise brokenVoted YEA on Respect for Marriage Act (H.R.8404). Diverged from protect religious liberty in marriage law.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Require Congress to approve major regulations
Promise brokenVoted NAY on REINS Act (H.R.277). Diverged from require congress to approve major regulations.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Support federal marijuana reform
Promise keptVoted YEA on MORE Act (H.R.3617). Aligned with support federal marijuana reform.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Oppose federal assault weapons ban
Promise keptCosponsored Assault Weapons Ban of 2023 (H.R.698) on 2023-02-01. This is a public statement of support for oppose federal assault weapons ban.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Support lower taxes
Expected divergenceExpected to have opposed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Protect gun rights from new restrictions
Expected divergenceExpected to have supported the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S.2938) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Oppose expanded government spending
Expected divergenceExpected to have supported the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R.5376) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Oppose government industrial subsidies
Expected divergenceExpected to have supported the CHIPS and Science Act (H.R.4346) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Protect religious liberty in marriage law
Expected divergenceExpected to have supported the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R.8404) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Require Congress to approve major regulations
Expected divergenceExpected to have opposed the REINS Act (H.R.277) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Oppose warrantless surveillance of Americans
Expected divergenceExpected to have supported FISA Section 702 reauthorization (H.R.7888) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Support federal marijuana reform
Expected alignmentExpected to have supported the MORE Act (H.R.3617) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.