Representative · California's 37th district

Sydney Kamlager-Dove

Sydney Kamlager-Dove is a Democratic representative for California's 37th district, in Congress since 2023. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 22, and cast 456 of 458 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 3, 2023
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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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.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	3.3%22 of 675 · rank 117 of 439	100%456 of 458 · rank 65 of 439	390 became law	12%47 of 408
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	3.7%45 of 1,222 · rank 140 of 442	100%821 of 825 · rank 22 of 442	340 became law	12%57 of 473

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 −1−0.52+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.

S. 1582: GENIUS ActYea
Jul 17, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–122· Against party
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
H.R. 4763: Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century ActYea
May 22, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 279–136· Against party
H.R. 4639: Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale ActYea
Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 212–212· Against party
H.R. 277: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023Nay
Jun 14, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 151–285· 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

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to California's 37th 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: $245M
Per resident: $330
Rank in California: 44 of 52
Contract actions: 29.4K; New awards: 27.5K

By fiscal year

478.8MFY2017
500.6MFY2018
435.6MFY2019
483.1MFY2020
380.9MFY2021
391.3MFY2022
405MFY2023
341.6MFY2024
346.9MFY2025
245MFY2026

Top buyers

National Aeronautics and Space Administration$150.6M61%
Defense Logistics Agency$24.9M10%
Department of Defense
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$23.1M9.4%
Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$17.9M7.3%
Department of Labor
Department of the Air Force$11.4M4.6%
Department of Defense
Department of the Army$7.9M3.2%
Department of Defense
Department of the Navy$7.4M3.0%
Department of Defense
National Institutes of Health$5.1M2.1%
Department of Health and Human Services

Top recipients

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$147.6M60%
393 awards
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$26.6M11%
29 awards
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$23M9.4%
29 awards
VAL-PRO, INC.$18.4M7.5%
26,868 awards
MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION$17.9M7.3%
2 awards
SAWASAWA LLC$4.8M1.9%
57 awards
AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.$4.3M1.8%
81 awards
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$2.3M1.0%
1 award
PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC.$2.2M0.9%
5 awards
PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.$1.4M0.6%
7 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: $1.2M; through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand: $185.5K
From committees: $425K; 140 committees
From contractor PACs: $69K; 25 PACs · 16% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee	$9,000	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$130.5K
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac	$7,500	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization	$5,280
national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac)	$6,000	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization	$0
hdr, inc.hdr, inc. employee owners pac	$6,000	HDR, INCAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)	$5,000	AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
comcast corporationcomcast corporation & nbcuniversal political action committee - federal	$4,000	COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$453.1K
jbs usa food companyjbs usa food company pac	$3,000	JBS USA FOOD COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization	$12.3M
google llcgoogle llc netpac	$3,000	GOOGLE LLCAI match · 94% · the same organization	$9.1M
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$2,500	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
waste managementwaste management employees better government fund	$2,500	WASTE MANAGEMENT OF OHIO, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family	—

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$1.2M	$425K	$69K25 PACs · 16% of committee money
2024	$1.1M	$491.5K	$62K20 PACs · 13% of committee money
2022	$1.2M	$441.6K	$45.4K12 PACs · 10% 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 37th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · California's 37th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: kamlager-dove.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-7084
Office: 144 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 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.