Linda Sánchez — Voting Record & Political Positions

U.S. Representative for CA's 38th Congressional District · Democrat

Linda Sánchez is a Democrat U.S. Representative for CA's 38th Congressional District. This page tracks Linda Sánchez's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 2003.

Linda Sánchez's Voting Record at a Glance

• Voting attendance: 96.05% — cast 486 of 506 roll-call votes (missed 20).
• Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 98.14% of the time (1.86% of votes break with the party).
• Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 5074 bills, 246 of which were enacted into law.

Top Issues Linda Sánchez Votes On

• Taxation
• Immigration
• Health Insurance
• Defense Spending
• Infrastructure
• Climate Change

How Linda Sánchez Voted on Recent Bills

• Yea on “Ukraine Support Act” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Yea on “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Nay on “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Nay on “Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.” (2026-06-04) — Failed
• Yea on “Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Yea on “Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Nay on “No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act of 2026” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Yea on “Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act” (2026-06-03) — Passed

When Linda Sánchez Broke With the Democrat Party

Linda Sánchez has voted against the Democrat majority on about 1.9% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:

• Voted Nay on “Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism.” (2026-03-05) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.
• Voted No on “Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025” (2025-12-11) while most Democrats voted Yea — Failed.
• Voted Aye on “Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025” (2025-12-11) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
• Voted Yea on “To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.” (2025-07-21) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.

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