← Back to lookup
John Garamendi
U.S. Representative, California
2428 Rayburn House Office Building
Summary
John Raymond Garamendi is an American businessman, politician and member of the Democratic Party who has represented areas of Northern California between San Francisco and Sacramento, including the cities of Fairfield and Vacaville in the United States House of Representatives since 2009. Garamendi was the California insurance commissioner from 1991 to 1995 and 2003 to 2007, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior from 1995 to 1998, and the 46th lieutenant governor of California from 2007 until his election to Congress in late 2009.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 22, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Garamendi votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Garamendi stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 240 →HR 9980
HR 9980 · Introduced Jul 30, 2026 · Agriculture and Food
Jul 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
HR 429
HR 429 · Introduced Jan 15, 2025 · Finance and Financial Sector
Jan 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HRES 603
HRES 603 · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Law
Jul 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 8653
HR 8653 · Introduced May 4, 2026 · Transportation and Public Works
May 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
HCONRES 92
HCONRES 92 · Introduced Apr 28, 2026
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Garamendi's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 414were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
98.8%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
1.2%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
9.5%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · above median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Garamendi sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Legislative Activity
What Rep. Garamendi has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
13
Sponsored this Congress
240 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
3,747
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
240
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 22, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Garamendi's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33