DemocratIn office since Jan 2021

Sara Jacobs

U.S. Representative, CA-51 since 2021. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, CA-51Born 1989Contractor

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 5 yrs; Since 2021
Bills became law: 0; 29 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 0.3%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +28.0; 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 Armed ServicesIntelligence and Special OperationsMilitary Personnel
House Committee on Foreign AffairsAfrica · Ranking MemberWestern Hemisphere

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

Legislation

119th Congress · 29 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 10188 Protecting Pentagon Press Access Act
Armed Forces and National Security · Introduced Aug 2026

HR 10189 Defense AI Reliability and Reporting Act
Armed Forces and National Security · Introduced Aug 2026

HR 9782 Security Sector Governance Compacts Act
International Affairs · Introduced Jul 2026

HR 9470 SAFER Health Act of 2026
Health · Introduced Jun 2026

HR 9220 Restore Military Families’ Voices Act
Armed Forces and National Security · Introduced Jun 2026

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

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Jacobs sits in the U.S. House

Jacobs is closer to the center than 10% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jared Huffman, Christian Menefee, Danny K. Davis

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

With Jacobs’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills13%

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

Date	Bill	Jacobs	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 Jacobs was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2020202120222023202420252026202720282029U.S. House, CA-53U.S. House, CA-51

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 51st District	Won	D+28.0	D+18.9	+9.1
2024	U.S. House, CA-51	Won	D+21.4	—	—
2022	U.S. House, CA-51	Won	D+23.7	—	—
2020	U.S. House, CA-53	Won	D+19.0	—	—

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised: $1.9M
Spent: $1.6M
Cash: $317.4K

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

SARA JACOBS FOR CONGRESS
FEC

Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Seats Jacobs has held

U.S. House, CA-51 · 2023–2027
U.S. House, CA-53 · 2021–2023

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Jacobs has run against

Ricardo Cabrera (R) · 2026 general, won
Bill Wells (R) · 2024 election, won
Stan Caplan (R) · 2022 election, won
Georgette Gomez (D) · 2020 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: California Secretary of State (unofficial)

How we know Jacobs

One person, matched across every source we use.

Bioguide J000305
FEC H8CA49074
Wikidata Q50825637
Ballotpedia Sara Jacobs
Vote Smart 179414
GovTrack 456804
OpenSecrets N00042081

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET