Representative · California's 32nd district

Brad Sherman

Brad Sherman is a Democratic representative for California's 32nd district, in Congress since 1997. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 18, and cast 454 of 462 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 7, 1997
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	2.7%18 of 675 · rank 156 of 439	98%454 of 462 · rank 225 of 439	130 became law	24%100 of 410
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	1.4%17 of 1,222 · rank 288 of 442	98%823 of 841 · rank 200 of 442	150 became law	28%125 of 452
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	0.7%7 of 997 · rank 276 of 443	99%565 of 569 · rank 105 of 443	260 became law	12%60 of 507

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.34+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 4795: Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026Yea
Sep 3, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 237–169· Against party
H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
H.Con.Res. 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon.Nay
Jun 30, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Failed 189–235· Against party
H.R. 3383: Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025Yea
Dec 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 302–123· Against party
H.R. 3095: To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.Yea
Jul 21, 2025· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 278–121· Against party
H.R. 1048: DETERRENT ActYea
Mar 27, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 241–169· Against party
H.R. 1156: Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement ActYea
Mar 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 295–127· Against party
H.R. 471: Fix Our Forests ActYea
Jan 23, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 279–141· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
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".Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
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.Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to California's 32nd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $958.8M
Per resident: $1,245
Rank in California: 16 of 52
Contract actions: 23.1K; New awards: 18.6K

By fiscal year

1.3BFY2017
1.4BFY2018
1.4BFY2019
1.4BFY2020
1.6BFY2021
1.4BFY2022
1.4BFY2023
1.7BFY2024
2.4BFY2025
958.8MFY2026

Top buyers

National Aeronautics and Space Administration$497.1M52%
Department of Veterans Affairs$248.9M26%
Department of the Air Force$125.1M13%
Department of Defense
Department of the Navy$94.8M9.9%
Department of Defense
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$41.9M4.4%
Department of Defense
Defense Logistics Agency$40.9M4.3%
Department of Defense
Department of Housing and Urban Development$12.1M1.3%
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$3.4M0.4%
Department of Justice

Top recipients

AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE, INC$335.1M35%
1 award
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$153M16%
393 awards
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$84.9M8.9%
27 awards
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$57.2M6.0%
50 awards
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$27.6M2.9%
29 awards
SYGNOS INC$27.4M2.9%
8 awards
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC$25.6M2.7%
15 awards
RICHARD GROUP LLC$22.9M2.4%
1 award
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC$21.4M2.2%
15 awards
ARETE ASSOCIATES$17.3M1.8%
35 awards

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $2.5M; through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand: $2.7M
From committees: $777.5K; 176 committees
From contractor PACs: $118.5K; 25 PACs · 15% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$10K	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
l3harris technologies, inc.l3harris technologies, inc. pac	$10K	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$115.4M
pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i	$10K	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization	$4.8M
bank of america corporationbank of america corporation federal pac	$10K	BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · of one corporate family	—
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)	$9,500	AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)	$8,500	HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$260.5M
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac	$7,500	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization	$5,280
the bank of the new york mellon corporationthe bank of new york mellon corporation federal pac (bny fedpac)	$6,500	BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (THE)AI match · 100% · the same organization	$39.1M
grant thornton advisors llcthe grant thornton advisors llc political action committee	$5,000	GRANT THORNTON LLPAI match · 96% · of one corporate family	$1.9M
micron technology, inc.micron technology, inc. employee pac	$5,000	MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCAI match · 100% · the same organization	—

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$2.5M	$777.5K	$118.5K25 PACs · 15% of committee money
2024	$2.1M	$858.4K	$105.5K24 PACs · 12% of committee money
2022	$2.7M	$881K	$117.5K25 PACs · 13% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · California's 32nd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · California's 32nd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · California's 30th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · California's 30th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · California's 30th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
House · California's 30th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
House · California's 30th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
House · California's 27th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
House · California's 27th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
House · California's 27th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
House · California's 27th districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
House · California's 27th districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
House · California's 24th districtJan 3, 2001 – Jan 3, 2003
House · California's 24th districtJan 6, 1999 – Jan 3, 2001
House · California's 24th districtJan 7, 1997 – Jan 3, 1999

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: sherman.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-5911
Office: 2365 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.