DemocratIn office since Jan 2003

Linda Sánchez

U.S. Representative, CA-38 since 2003. Won the 2026 race for California's 41st District. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, CA-38Born 1969Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 23 yrs; Since 2003
Bills became law: 0; 21 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 1.8%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +34.4; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Ways and MeansTrade · Ranking MemberHealth

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 21 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 10235 Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement Act
Social Welfare · Introduced Sep 2026

HR 9296 Strengthening Social Security Act of 2026
Social Welfare · Introduced Jun 2026

HR 8996 Rental Housing Investment Act
Taxation · Introduced May 2026

HR 8632 PFAS Cleanup Act
Taxation · Introduced Apr 2026

HR 8023 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for increasing wages paid to child care…
Taxation · Introduced Mar 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Sánchez sits in the U.S. House

Sánchez is closer to the center than 29% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Melanie Stansbury, Chellie Pingree, Judy Chu

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Sánchez’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills17%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Sánchez’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Sánchez	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	No	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	No	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Sánchez was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20022004200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028U.S. House, CA-39 U.S. House, CA-38

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	California's 41st District	Won	D+34.4	D+14.7	+19.7
2024	U.S. House, CA-38	Won	D+19.7	—	—
2022	U.S. House, CA-38	Won	D+16.2	—	—
2020	U.S. House, CA-38	Won	D+48.7	—	—
2018	U.S. House, CA-38	Won	D+37.7	—	—
2016	U.S. House, CA-38	Won	D+41.0	—	—
2014	U.S. House, CA-38	Won	D+18.2	—	—
2012	U.S. House, CA-38	Won	D+35.1	—	—
2010	U.S. House, CA-39	Won	D+30.7	—	—
2008	U.S. House, CA-39	Won	D+39.3	—	—
2006	U.S. House, CA-39	Won	D+31.7	—	—
2004	U.S. House, CA-39	Won	D+21.4	—	—