Representative · California's 38th district

Linda T. Sánchez

Linda T. Sánchez is a Democratic representative for California's 38th district, in Congress since 2003. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 11, and cast 459 of 462 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 7, 2003
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.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	1.6%11 of 675 · rank 239 of 439	99%459 of 462 · rank 92 of 439	210 became law	17%58 of 344
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	2.1%26 of 1,222 · rank 241 of 442	99%829 of 835 · rank 51 of 442	210 became law	16%78 of 499
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	0.7%7 of 997 · rank 276 of 443	100%568 of 569 · rank 44 of 443	320 became law	4%19 of 484

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 −1−0.51+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. 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. 3383: Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025Nay
Dec 11, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 211–219· 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. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–153· Against party
H.R. 2799: Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023Yea
Mar 7, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 301–125· Against party
H.R. 2799: Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023Yea
Mar 7, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–153· Against party
H.R. 4394: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024Nay
Oct 26, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 116–303· Against party
H.R. 4365: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024Nay
Sep 27, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 176–258· 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 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72· Against party
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

House Committee on Ways and Means
Health
TradeRanking Member

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to California's 38th 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: $1.1B
Per resident: $1,531
Rank in California: 15 of 52
Contract actions: 16.5K; New awards: 13.8K

By fiscal year

842.4MFY2017
894.2MFY2018
854.4MFY2019
947.6MFY2020
1.1BFY2021
544.5MFY2022
572.6MFY2023
524.5MFY2024
495MFY2025
1.1BFY2026

Top buyers

Department of the Army$743.6M66%
Department of Defense
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$137.1M12%
Defense Logistics Agency$127.8M11%
Department of Defense
U.S. Customs and Border Protection$54.8M4.9%
Department of Homeland Security
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$17M1.5%
Department of Defense
Agricultural Marketing Service$13.3M1.2%
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Air Force$10.3M0.9%
Department of Defense
Federal Prison Industries / Unicor$6.4M0.6%
Department of Justice

Top recipients

BARNARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED$738.8M66%
1 award
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$134.7M12%
393 awards
US FOODS INC$106.5M9.4%
9,945 awards
ASTROPHYSICS INC$58.7M5.2%
17 awards
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$24.3M2.2%
29 awards
LANGER JUICE CO INC$9.3M0.8%
8 awards
GOODRICH CORPORATION$7.5M0.7%
10 awards
IMPRES TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC$7M0.6%
13 awards
TROY SHEET METAL WORKS, INC.$6.4M0.6%
24 awards
VACCO INDUSTRIES$4.8M0.4%
354 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: $1.6M; through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand: $415.7K
From committees: $1.2M; 338 committees
From contractor PACs: $240.5K; 61 PACs · 19% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac)	$10K	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$685.7K
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	—
pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i	$10K	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization	$4.8M
humana inc.humana inc. political action committee	$10K	HUMANA GOVERNMENT BUSINESS INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$5.6B
burns & mcdonnell, inc.burns and mcdonnell inc. pac	$10K	BURNS & MCDONNELL, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$6M
abbott laboratoriesabbott laboratories employee political action committee	$7,500	ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$90M
nextera energy, incnextera energy, inc. political action committee	$7,500	NEXTERA ENERGY SERVICES MAINE, LLCAI match · 95% · of one corporate family	$1.4M
office of the commissioner of major league baseballoffice of the commissioner of major league baseball political action committee	$7,500	OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL, THEAI match · 96% · the same organization	$1.3M
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee	$7,500	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$130.5K
pfizer inc.pfizer inc. pac	$6,500	PFIZER INCAI match · 100% · the same organization	-$140.2K

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$1.6M	$1.2M	$240.5K61 PACs · 19% of committee money
2024	$1.5M	$1.1M	$257.5K68 PACs · 22% of committee money
2022	$1.5M	$1M	$248K63 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 38th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · California's 38th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · California's 38th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · California's 38th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · California's 38th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
House · California's 38th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
House · California's 38th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
House · California's 39th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
House · California's 39th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
House · California's 39th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
House · California's 39th districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
House · California's 39th districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: lindasanchez.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-6676
Office: 2309 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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.