Representative · California's 8th district
John Garamendi
John Garamendi is a Democratic representative for California's 8th district, in Congress since 2009. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 91, and cast 409 of 414 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Democrat
- Chamber
- House
- Current
- In Congress since
- Nov 3, 2009
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2027
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 | 13.5%91 of 675 · rank 16 of 439 | 99%409 of 414 · rank 163 of 439 | 150 became law | 16%70 of 437 |
| 118th CongressHouse of Representatives | 1,222 | 11.6%142 of 1,222 · rank 21 of 442 | 97%724 of 743 · rank 217 of 442 | 400 became law | 24%113 of 476 |
| 117th CongressHouse of Representatives | 997 | 1.1%11 of 997 · rank 203 of 443 | 99%560 of 566 · rank 142 of 443 | 490 became law | 9%48 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 −1−0.31+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.
- Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 186–238· Against party
- Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 187–239· Against party
- Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 210–216· Against party
- Mar 19, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 228–190· Against party
- Nov 19, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 244–171· Against party
- Sep 24, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 268–151· Against party
- Sep 23, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 257–125· Against party
- Jun 27, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 161–251· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActNot votingSep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
- H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActNot votingSep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
- H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNot votingSep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
- 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.
104 sponsored · 0 became law
How far they got
- Introduced10298%
- Passed one chamber21.9%
Policy areas
- Transportation and Public Works29
- Armed Forces and National Security21
- Environmental Protection7
- Public Lands and Natural Resources7
- Education5
- Government Operations and Politics5
- Energy4
- Finance and Financial Sector4
Latest activity
- H.Con.Res. 119 Celebrating the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Corps, and commending its volunteers and contributions to global peace, friendship, and development.Introduced· International Affairs· Sep 21, 2026
- H.R. 10267 Cabin Air Safety Act of 2026Introduced· Transportation and Public Works· Sep 3, 2026
- H.R. 9980 American Food for American Schools Act of 2026Introduced· Agriculture and Food· Jul 30, 2026
- H.R. 8653 ADAPT Assets ActIntroduced· Transportation and Public Works· May 4, 2026
- H.Con.Res. 92 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Introduced· International Affairs· Apr 28, 2026
- H.R. 4847 Transportation Emergency Relief Extension ActIntroduced· Transportation and Public Works· Aug 2, 2025
- H.Res. 603 Reaffirming the principles of the United States Constitution, including separation of powers and the rule of law, and condemning efforts to undermine the same.Introduced· Law· Jul 23, 2025
- H.R. 4372 To amend title 10 to shorten breach reporting timelines, increase program transparency, and improve congressional oversight of Department of Defense cost overruns with respect to the cost growth for major systems, and for other purposes.Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Jul 14, 2025
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 8th 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
- $267.4M
- Per resident
- $355
- Rank in California
- 43 of 52
- Contract actions
- 1,416
- New awards: 484
By fiscal year
- 362.1MFY2017
- 601.6MFY2018
- 458.9MFY2019
- 723.4MFY2020
- 521.3MFY2021
- 627.9MFY2022
- 553.9MFY2023
- 490.5MFY2024
- 434.2MFY2025
- 267.4MFY2026
Top buyers
- Department of the Navy$61.5M23%Department of Defense
- Defense Logistics Agency$35.7M13%Department of Defense
- Department of the Air Force$35.1M13%Department of Defense
- Department of the Army$30.5M11%Department of Defense
- Defense Health Agency$27.4M10%Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs$26.2M9.8%
- Maritime Administration$13.6M5.1%Department of Transportation
- Department of Health and Human Services
Top recipients
- PATRIOT CONTRACT SERVICES, LLC$52.9M20%28 awards
- DESILVA GATES CONSTRUCTION LLC$22.5M8.4%1 award
- RIX INDUSTRIES$15.2M5.7%74 awards
- ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.$13M4.9%1 award
- GROUND LEVEL CONSTRUCTION, INC.$12.4M4.6%2 awards
- CONTRACK ECC LLC$10.9M4.1%1 award
- MATRIX PROVIDERS INC.$9.5M3.5%7 awards
- CERUS CORPORATION$8.8M3.3%7 awards
- CITY LIGHT & POWER, INC.$7.3M2.7%1 award
- 6 awards
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
- $489.1K
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $1.2M
- From committees
- $368K
- 102 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $68.5K
- 22 PACs · 19% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ball corporationball corporation political action committee | $10K | BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP.AI match · 99% · of one corporate family | -$182.3K |
| fairbanks morse, llcfairbanks morse, llc political action committee | $10K | FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLCAI match · 99% · the same organization | $45.9M |
| general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac) | $6,000 | GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $29.3K |
| honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac) | $5,000 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $260.5M |
| rtx corporationemployees of rtx corporation political action committee | $5,000 | RTX CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | $3.9B |
| granite construction inc.granite construction inc. employee pac - granitepac | $5,000 | GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY GUAMAI match · 97% · the same organization | $244K |
| lockheed martin corporationlockheed martin corporation employees' political action committee | $4,000 | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | $13.3B |
| united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac) | $3,500 | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $685.7K |
| the boeing companythe boeing company pac | $3,000 | THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization | $9B |
| international union of painters and allied tradesinternational union of painters and allied trades political action together political committee | $2,500 | INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESAI match · 99% · the same organization | — |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $489.1K | $368K | $68.5K22 PACs · 19% of committee money |
| 2024 | $1.1M | $547.4K | $114.8K37 PACs · 21% of committee money |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $662.9K | $156.5K46 PACs · 24% 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 8th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
- House · California's 8th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
- House · California's 3rd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
- House · California's 3rd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
- House · California's 3rd districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
- House · California's 3rd districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
- House · California's 3rd districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
- House · California's 10th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
- House · California's 10th districtNov 3, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- garamendi.house.gov
- Phone
- 202-225-1880
- Office
- 2428 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.