John Garamendi — Voting Record & Political Positions
U.S. Representative for CA's 8th Congressional District · Democrat
John Garamendi is a Democrat U.S. Representative for CA's 8th Congressional District. This page tracks John Garamendi's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 2009.
Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 93% of the time (7% of votes break with the party).
Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 3873 bills, 157 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues John Garamendi Votes On
Taxation
Defense Spending
Infrastructure
Health Insurance
Immigration
Climate Change
How John Garamendi Voted on Recent Bills
Yea on “Clergy Act” (2026-04-27) — Passed
Yea on “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (2025-07-03) — Failed
Yea on “Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act” (2025-04-01) — Passed
Not Voting on “Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act” (2025-03-31) — Passed
Not Voting on “National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025” (2025-03-31) — Passed
Nay on “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".” (2025-03-27) — Passed
When John Garamendi Broke With the Democrat Party
John Garamendi has voted against the Democrat majority on about 7% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:
Voted Aye on “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026” (2026-04-30) while most Democrats voted No — Failed.
Voted Aye on “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026” (2026-04-30) while most Democrats voted No — Failed.
Voted Aye on “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026” (2026-04-30) while most Democrats voted No — Failed.
Voted Yea on “Federal Working Animal Protection Act” (2026-03-19) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
Voted Nay on “Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act” (2025-12-10) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.