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Lateefah Simon
U.S. Representative, California
1023 Longworth House Office Building
Summary
Lateefah Aaliyah Simon is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for California's 12th congressional district since January 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first member of Congress known to be born legally blind in both eyes, and the first Muslim member from California and outside of the Midwestern United States.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 21, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Simon votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Simon stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 11 →HR 9934
HR 9934 · Introduced Jul 23, 2026
Jul 23, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HR 8880
HR 8880 · Introduced May 19, 2026 · Commerce
Jun 24, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
HRES 1267
HRES 1267 · Introduced May 7, 2026 · Commerce
May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
HR 8426
HR 8426 · Introduced Apr 21, 2026 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Apr 21, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Simon's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 448were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
99.3%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
0.7%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
2%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · at or below median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Simon 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. Simon 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.
11
Sponsored this Congress
11 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
633
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
11
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Simon'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