Representative · California's 7th district

Doris O. Matsui

Doris O. Matsui is a Democratic representative for California's 7th district, in Congress since 2005. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 0, and cast 468 of 471 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Mar 10, 2005
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6750.0%0 of 675 · rank 413 of 43999%468 of 471 · rank 69 of 439290 became law19%65 of 350
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2222.5%30 of 1,222 · rank 216 of 44299%821 of 832 · rank 143 of 442370 became law21%77 of 365
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9971.3%13 of 997 · rank 187 of 44399%562 of 565 · rank 90 of 443312 became law6%32 of 522

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 −1−0.43+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.

  1. Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 210–216· Against party
  2. Jul 17, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–122· Against party
  3. Jan 23, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 279–141· Against party
  4. Dec 12, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 236–173· Against party
  5. Sep 23, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 257–125· Against party
  6. Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
  7. Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 227–193· Against party
  8. Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–153· Against party

Recent votes

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

  1. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

97 sponsored · 2 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced8689%
  2. Passed one chamber88.2%
  3. Passed both chambers11.0%
  4. Became law22.1%

Policy areas

  1. Health38
  2. Science, Technology, Communications18
  3. Environmental Protection11
  4. Energy6
  5. Labor and Employment5
  6. Government Operations and Politics4
  7. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues3
  8. Education3

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 952 Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act
    Passed both chambers· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 24, 2026
  2. H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025
    Passed one chamber· Environmental Protection· Sep 16, 2026
  3. H.R. 10280 9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026
    Introduced· Health· Sep 16, 2026
  4. H.Res. 1525 Recognizing September 11, 2026, as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance" and the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Sep 10, 2026
  5. H.R. 10056 Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act of 2026
    Introduced· Health· Aug 6, 2026
  6. H.R. 9918 Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity Act
    Introduced· Education· Jul 24, 2026
  7. H.R. 9808 No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026
    Introduced· Environmental Protection· Jul 21, 2026
  8. H.R. 7332 Whale CHARTS Act of 2026
    Introduced· Environmental Protection· Jul 21, 2026

Committees

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

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to California's 7th 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
$213.2M
Per resident
$279
Rank in California
46 of 52
Contract actions
1,693
New awards: 949

By fiscal year

  1. 2.3BFY2017
  2. 2.8BFY2018
  3. 2BFY2019
  4. 911.7MFY2020
  5. 767.6MFY2021
  6. 837.9MFY2022
  7. 1BFY2023
  8. 813.8MFY2024
  9. 479.5MFY2025
  10. 213.2MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of Defense
  2. Department of Homeland Security
  3. Department of Labor
  4. Department of the Interior
  5. Department of Health and Human Services
  6. Department of Agriculture
  7. Department of Defense
  8. General Services Administration
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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
$3.2M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$467.5K
From committees
$1M
286 committees
From contractor PACs
$176K
48 PACs · 17% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac)$10KNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$0
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)$10KHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$260.5M
american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac$10KAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization$1.2M
american society of helath system pharmacistsamerican society of health system pharmacist - pac$10KAMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS INCAI match · 100% · the same organization$350.5K
cisco systems, inc.cisco systems, inc. federal pac$10KCISCO SYSTEMS INCAI match · 100% · the same organization$1.4M
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee$10KCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$130.5K
comcast corporationcomcast corporation & nbcuniversal political action committee - federal$9,000COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$453.1K
the aes corporationaes corporation political action committee; the$6,000THE AES CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$551.7K
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac$5,000INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$5,280
corning incorporatedcorning incorporated employees political action committee (corepac)$5,000CORNING NETOPTIXAI match · 100% · of one corporate family—

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$3.2M$1M$176K48 PACs · 17% of committee money
2024$1.2M$858.8K$186.8K56 PACs · 22% of committee money
2022$1.4M$789.3K$220K57 PACs · 28% 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.

  1. House · California's 7th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · California's 7th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · California's 6th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · California's 6th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · California's 6th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · California's 6th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · California's 6th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · California's 5th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  9. House · California's 5th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
  10. House · California's 5th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
  11. House · California's 5th districtMar 10, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Office
2206 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.