Representative · California's 1st district

James Gallagher

James Gallagher is a Republican representative for California's 1st district, in Congress since 2026. In the 119th Congress, 98 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 6, and cast 54 of 58 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jun 10, 2026
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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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 Representatives986.1%6 of 9893%54 of 5870 became law34%20 of 58

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.

  1. H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Nay
    Jul 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 175–254· Against party
  2. H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Nay
    Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 215–214· Against party
  3. H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Yea
    Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 265–161· Against party
  4. 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 136–291· Against party

Recent votes

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

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActNot voting
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. 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
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. 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".Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Not voting
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. 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.Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. 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".Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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

Sponsored bills

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

7 sponsored · 0 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced686%
  2. Passed one chamber114%

Policy areas

  1. Environmental Protection2
  2. Emergency Management1
  3. Government Operations and Politics1
  4. Transportation and Public Works1
  5. Water Resources Development1

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10738 To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require consideration of discounting rates for providing electric service to electric consumers in counties in which certain generation facilities are located, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Oct 5, 2026
  2. 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".
    Passed one chamber· Environmental Protection· Sep 17, 2026
  3. H.R. 10304 Drone Safety Statement Modernization Act
    Introduced· Transportation and Public Works· Sep 15, 2026
  4. H.R. 10154 Protect America from CARB Act of 2026
    Introduced· Environmental Protection· Aug 27, 2026
  5. H.R. 10089 Representation Act
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Aug 13, 2026
  6. H.R. 10022 CLUSTER Act
    Introduced· Emergency Management· Aug 3, 2026
  7. H.R. 9512 Doug LaMalfa Sacramento River Basin Water Security and Reliability Act of 2026
    Introduced· Water Resources Development· Jun 29, 2026

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 1st 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
$375.9M
Per resident
$495
Rank in California
34 of 52
Contract actions
22.4K
New awards: 21.4K

By fiscal year

  1. 276.7MFY2017
  2. 325.6MFY2018
  3. 369.7MFY2019
  4. 296.6MFY2020
  5. 344.7MFY2021
  6. 400.7MFY2022
  7. 572MFY2023
  8. 549.2MFY2024
  9. 401.9MFY2025
  10. 375.9MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Forest Service$89M24%
    Department of Agriculture
  2. Bureau of Reclamation$83.3M22%
    Department of the Interior
  3. Agricultural Marketing Service$58.7M16%
    Department of Agriculture
  4. Defense Logistics Agency$28.3M7.5%
    Department of Defense
  5. Department of the Air Force$28M7.4%
    Department of Defense
  6. Department of the Army$20M5.3%
    Department of Defense
  7. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$18.8M5.0%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. Federal Highway Administration$10.7M2.8%
    Department of Transportation

Top recipients

  1. OLSSON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC, INC$68.7M18%
    1 award
  2. PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS$52.7M14%
    15 awards
  3. CHICO PRODUCE, INC.$26.2M7.0%
    20,508 awards
  4. SILLER HELICOPTERS, LLC$22.8M6.1%
    34 awards
  5. A1M SOLUTIONS, INC.$18.8M5.0%
    1 award
  6. GUSTAV KEONI$15M4.0%
    1 award
  7. NORDIC INDUSTRIES INC$12.1M3.2%
    1 award
  8. P.J. HELICOPTERS, INC.$9.9M2.6%
    23 awards
  9. STEELHEAD CONSTRUCTORS JV$9.5M2.5%
    1 award
  10. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$6.3M1.7%
    1 award
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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
$1.5M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$332.9K
From committees
$261.1K
76 committees
From contractor PACs
$18K
5 PACs · 7% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
california water service groupcalifornia water service group political action committee$7,000CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE COAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$3.5M
california dairies, inc.california dairies, inc. federal political action committee$5,000CALIFORNIA DAIRIES INCAI match · 100% · the same organization$73M
caterpillar inc.caterpillar inc. political action committee (catpac)$2,500CATERPILLAR INCAI match · 100% · the same organization$188.3M
amgen inc.amgen inc. political action committee$2,500AMGEN INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization$0
hdr, inc.hdr, inc. employee owners pac$1,000HDR, INCAI match · 100% · the same organization—

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 1st districtJun 10, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
gallagher.house.gov
Phone
202-225-3076
Office
408 Cannon 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 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 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.