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Who represents California’s 8th Congressional District?

John Garamendi (Democrat) represents the 8th district of California in the U.S. House of Representatives. This page tracks every roll-call vote, every bill they’ve sponsored, and every news article we’ve matched to their record.

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John Garamendi

John Garamendi

Representative — California, District 8

Democrat (since 2025)

Incumbent
2890 Total Votes
1100 Nay
244 Not Voting
13 Present
1533 Yea

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BiographyJohn Raymond Garamendi is an American businessman, politician and member of the Democratic Party who has represented areas of Northern California between San Francisco and Sacramento, including the cities of Fairfield and Vacaville in the United States House of Representatives siRead more →

John Raymond Garamendi is an American businessman, politician and member of the Democratic Party who has represented areas of Northern California between San Francisco and Sacramento, including the cities of Fairfield and Vacaville in the United States House of Representatives since 2009.

Garamendi was the California insurance commissioner from 1991 to 1995 and 2003 to 2007, the U.S.

Deputy Secretary of the Interior from 1995 to 1998, and the 46th lieutenant governor of California from 2007 until his election to Congress in late 2009.

Source: Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

Committees

Committee Assignments — 119th Congress

Committee data not yet ingested for this member.

Money & Influence

Top Funders — 2026 Cycle

CommitteeTypeReceiptsFiled
TOTAL — PRE-GENERALTOTAL$583K2026-10-14
PAC contributionsPAC$414K2026-10-14
Individual contributionsIND$169K2026-10-14

Source: openFEC


Recent Stock Trades

No STOCK Act disclosures on file in the past 180 days.


Lobbying Exposure

No lobbying disclosures linked to this member's recent votes yet. Database is updated quarterly per Senate LDA filings.

Legislative Activity

Recent Voting Record (100 shown)

Date Bill Question Vote Result
2026-09-16 HR9340 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-16 HR9497 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-16 S2403 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-16 HR5334 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-16 HR9576 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-16 HR10326 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-16 HJRES213 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-15 HR2978 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-15 HR8278 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-15 HR4646 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-15 HR2140 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-15 HR9500 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-15 HJRES210 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-15 HCONRES93 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-15 HRES1486 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-15 HRES1530 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-15 HRES1530 Recorded Vote Not Voting Passed
2026-09-14 HR4219 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-14 HR3276 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-03 HR4795 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-02 HJRES1 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Failed
2026-09-02 HR1501 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-01 HR6500 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-01 HRES1499 Recorded Vote Not Voting Passed
2026-09-01 HRES1499 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-01 HRES1498 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-01 HR9436 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Failed
2026-09-01 HR9436 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-09-01 HRES1490 Yea-and-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-08-31 S307 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-08-31 S32 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Not Voting Passed
2026-07-23 HCONRES89 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-07-23 HR8884 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-07-22 HR7008 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-07-22 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Agreed to
2026-07-22 HR8800 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-07-22 HR7008 Yea-and-Nay Yea Failed
2026-07-22 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-22 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Agreed to
2026-07-22 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-22 HR8800 Yea-and-Nay Yea Failed
2026-07-22 HCONRES113 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-07-21 HRES1438 Recorded Vote Nay Passed
2026-07-21 HR1118 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-07-21 HRES1438 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-07-21 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-21 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Agreed to
2026-07-21 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-21 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-21 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-21 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-21 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Agreed to
2026-07-21 HR6955 Yea-and-Nay Yea Failed
2026-07-21 HR6955 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-07-21 HR9770 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-07-21 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-21 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-21 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-21 HR8800 Recorded Vote Yea Agreed to
2026-07-21 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-21 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Agreed to
2026-07-21 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-21 HR8800 Recorded Vote Nay Agreed to
2026-07-20 HR4541 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-07-20 HR8823 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-07-16 HR5362 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-07-16 HR9237 Yea-and-Nay Yea Failed
2026-07-15 HR8595 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-15 HR8595 Recorded Vote Yea Failed
2026-07-15 HR8595 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-15 HR8595 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-15 HR8595 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-07-15 HR8595 Yea-and-Nay Yea Failed
2026-07-15 HR8595 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-07-14 HRES1423 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-07-14 HRES1423 Recorded Vote Nay Passed
2026-07-14 HR139 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-07-14 HR1181 Yea-and-Nay Yea Failed
2026-07-14 HR1181 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-07-13 HR3106 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-07-13 HR8897 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-06-30 HRES1398 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-06-30 HRES1398 Recorded Vote Nay Failed
2026-06-30 HCONRES108 Yea-and-Nay Yea Failed
2026-06-30 HRES1399 Yea-and-Nay Yea Passed
2026-06-29 HR7757 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-06-29 HR7128 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-06-25 HR2478 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-06-24 HR7401 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-06-24 HR915 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-06-23 S629 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-06-23 HR6644 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Yea Passed
2026-06-11 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Nay Failed
2026-06-11 HRES1335 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-06-10 HR7892 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-06-10 HR8312 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-06-10 HR8464 Yea-and-Nay Yea Failed
2026-06-10 HR8464 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-06-09 HRES1345 Yea-and-Nay Nay Passed
2026-06-09 HRES1345 Recorded Vote Nay Passed

Bills Sponsored (2 bills introduced)

Bill Title Latest Action Date
HR1456 Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 492. 2022-09-20
HR4996 Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 2021-12-09

Coverage

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Recent Videos (22)

CBS News Rep. John Garamendi calls Trump "just disgraceful" over Zelenskyy feud: "He's absolutely wrong"

California Conservation Corps CCC 50: Congressional Recognition

Forbes Breaking News John Garamendi Asks Pentagon Brass: 'Is It Important For You To Have The Right To Repair?'

Daniel Reed Rep. Garamendi BRUTALLY Hammers Hegseth On Iran War Disaster

FOX56 WOLF TV ‘Shame on you.’ Hegseth attacks Rep. Garamendi for calling U.S. war on Iran a 'quagmire'

C-SPAN Hegseth: “Your hatred for President Trump blinds you”