Representative · California's 12th district

Lateefah Simon

Lateefah Simon is a Democratic representative for California's 12th district, in Congress since 2025. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 12, and cast 461 of 464 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2025
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 Representatives6751.8%12 of 675 · rank 226 of 43999%461 of 464 · rank 86 of 439120 became law7%48 of 685

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 −1−0.60+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 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 265–161· Against party
  2. H.R. 3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity ActYea
    Jul 17, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 294–134· Against party
  3. H.J.Res. 25: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".Yea
    Mar 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 292–132· Against party

Recent votes

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

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    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".Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72· Against party
  7. 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
  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.Yea
    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".Nay
    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.

12 sponsored · 0 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced1192%
  2. Passed one chamber18.3%

Policy areas

  1. Commerce4
  2. Transportation and Public Works3
  3. Crime and Law Enforcement1
  4. Health1
  5. Housing and Community Development1
  6. Law1
  7. Taxation1

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10352 504 Program Level Flexibility Act
    Introduced· Commerce· Sep 16, 2026
  2. H.R. 9934 Housing BOOM Act
    Introduced· Housing and Community Development· Jul 23, 2026
  3. H.Res. 1428 Expressing support for Reproductive Justice on the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America.
    Introduced· Health· Jul 13, 2026
  4. H.R. 8880 Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026
    Passed one chamber· Commerce· Jun 24, 2026
  5. H.R. 9415 Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2026
    Introduced· Taxation· Jun 23, 2026
  6. H.Res. 1267 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that small business owners seeking financing have fundamental rights, including transparent pricing and terms, competitive products, responsible underwriting, fair treatment from financing providers, brokers, and lead generators, inclusive credit access, and fair collection practices.
    Introduced· Commerce· May 7, 2026
  7. H.R. 8426 Crime Survivor Support and Stability Act of 2026
    Introduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Apr 21, 2026
  8. H.R. 8128 Same-Day Paratransit Innovation Act
    Introduced· Transportation and Public Works· Mar 27, 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 12th 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
$1.8B
Per resident
$2,368
Rank in California
10 of 52
Contract actions
2,983
New awards: 1,681

By fiscal year

  1. 1.3BFY2017
  2. 1.5BFY2018
  3. 1.3BFY2019
  4. 1.5BFY2020
  5. 1.6BFY2021
  6. 1.8BFY2022
  7. 1.8BFY2023
  8. 1.9BFY2024
  9. 1.7BFY2025
  10. 1.8BFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of Energy$1.3B74%
  2. U.S. Coast Guard$120.1M6.7%
    Department of Homeland Security
  3. Maritime Administration$78.3M4.4%
    Department of Transportation
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$46.7M2.6%
  5. USTRANSCOM$40.1M2.3%
    Department of Defense
  6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$33.2M1.9%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  7. Department of the Army$18.6M1.0%
    Department of Defense
  8. Public Buildings Service$17.2M1.0%
    General Services Administration

Top recipients

  1. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA$1.3B74%
    1 award
  2. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE$50.4M2.8%
    27 awards
  3. MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY, INC.$40.6M2.3%
    8 awards
  4. PATRIOT CONTRACT SERVICES, LLC$38.7M2.2%
    73 awards
  5. KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS$35.8M2.0%
    30 awards
  6. J. I. GARCIA CONSTRUCTION, INC.$30.5M1.7%
    1 award
  7. PACIFIC-GULF MARINE, INC.$28.6M1.6%
    48 awards
  8. SAILDRONE INC$28.5M1.6%
    7 awards
  9. ROLLS-ROYCE SOLUTIONS AMERICA INC$20.5M1.2%
    13 awards
  10. TOTE SERVICES, LLC$14M0.8%
    11 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
$1.4M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$777.6K
From committees
$283.1K
92 committees
From contractor PACs
$36.5K
14 PACs · 13% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
jazz pharmaceuticals, inc.jazz pharmaceuticals, inc. political action committee$7,500JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INCAI match · 100% · the same organization$369.3K
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac$4,500INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$5,280
american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac$4,500AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization$1.2M
abbvieabbvie political action committee$3,500ABBVIE US LLCAI match · 100% · the same organization$154.6K
genentech inc.genentech inc. political action committee (genenpac)$3,000GENENTECH USA, INCAI match · 100% · the same organization$939.6K
gilead sciences, inc.gilead sciences inc healthcare policy pac$2,500GILEAD SCIENCES INCAI match · 100% · the same organization-$779
american dental associationamerican dental association political action committee$2,000AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 98% · the same organization$78.5K
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$2,000AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
comcast corporationcomcast corporation & nbcuniversal political action committee - federal$2,000COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$453.1K
mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac)$1,000MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$125K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$1.4M$283.1K$36.5K14 PACs · 13% of committee money
2024$2.2M$262.7K$12.5K3 PACs · 5% 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 12th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
simon.house.gov
Phone
202-225-2661
Office
1023 Longworth 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.