DemocratIn office since Nov 2009

John Garamendi

U.S. Representative, CA-8 since 2009. Ran in 8 elections between 2010 and 2024, winning 8. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, CA-8Born 1945Businessperson

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 17 yrs; Since 2009
Bills became law: 0; 13 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 13.6%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +45.3; 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 Transportation and InfrastructureCoast Guard and Maritime TransportationWater Resources and EnvironmentHighways and TransitEconomic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
House Committee on Armed ServicesStrategic ForcesReadiness · Ranking Member

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

Legislation

119th Congress · 13 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

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

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Garamendi sits in the U.S. House

Garamendi is closer to the center than 43% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Brad Sherman, Adam Smith, Richard Neal

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

With Garamendi’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills16%

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: Garamendi’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Garamendi	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Not voting	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 Garamendi was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2010201220142016201820202022202420262028U.S. House, CA-10 U.S. House, CA-3 U.S. House, CA-8

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	U.S. House, CA-8	Won	D+45.3	D+35.0	+10.3
2024	U.S. House, CA-8	Won	D+48.0	—	—
2022	U.S. House, CA-8	Won	D+51.5	—	—
2020	U.S. House, CA-3	Won	D+9.3	—	—
2018	U.S. House, CA-3	Won	D+16.1	—	—
2016	U.S. House, CA-3	Won	D+18.8	—	—
2014	U.S. House, CA-3	Won	D+5.4	—	—
2012	U.S. House, CA-3	Won	D+8.5	—	—
2010	U.S. House, CA-10	Won	D+21.0	—	—