Leaving office January 3, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 3, 2027

James Gallagher

U.S. Representative, CA-1 since 2026. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

U.S. Representative, CA-1Born 1981

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: <1 yr; Since 2026
Bills became law: 0; 10 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 6.1%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 93%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −10.5; Lost 2026

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

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
House Committee on Foreign Affairs

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

Legislation

119th Congress · 10 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 10925 Countering Online Trafficking Act
Introduced Oct 2026

HR 10910 Dunkin’s Law
Animals · Introduced Oct 2026

HR 10819 United States-India Interparliamentary Group Act
International Affairs · Introduced Oct 2026

HR 10738 Affordable Power for Host Communities Act
Energy · Introduced Oct 2026

HR 10304 Drone Safety Statement Modernization Act
Transportation and Public Works · Introduced Sep 2026

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

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Gallagher sits in the U.S. House

Gallagher is closer to the center than 86% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Hal Rogers, Brett Guthrie, Glenn Thompson

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

With Gallagher’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans93%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills36%

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

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

Date	Bill	Gallagher	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235

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

Career

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

20142016201820202022202420262028California State Assembly, District 3 U.S. House, CA-1

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 1st District	Lost	D+10.5	D+12.7	+2.2
2026	U.S. House, CA-1 (special)	Won	R+43.6	—	—
2024	California State Assembly, District 3	Won	R+32.5	—	—
2022	California State Assembly, District 3	Won	R+30.7	—	—
2020	California State Assembly, District 3	Won	R+27.2	—	—
2018	California State Assembly, District 3	Won	R+20.3	—	—
2016	California State Assembly, District 3	Won	R+26.1	—	—
2014	California State Assembly, District 3	Won	R+26.1	—	—
2014	California State Assembly, District 3 (primary)	Won	+10.5	—	—