U.S. House · CA-08
Garamendi, John
DCalifornia 8th38 issues mapped from the public record
Stances are based on mapped issues and the public record (Congress.gov, FEC, and related sources). Add your own views to see how you line up.
Public record freshness
- Legislator stats: May 29, 2026
- Vote ingest: May 29, 2026
- FEC sync: Mar 20, 2026
- Finance cycle: 2026
Your alignment
Issue spotlight
Garamendi's voting record on immigration shows a consistent pattern of supporting bills that expand legal pathways and citizenship options. He voted for such measures in 15 of 18 mapped votes.
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Opposing votes
15
Supporting votes
22 votes analyzed
Issue voting record
Based on public votes and official records. Browse by topic or sort by confidence.
High confidence based on 33 mapped decisive vote(s): 29 supporting and 4 opposing with 2 absence/present vote(s).
29 supporting · 4 opposingHIGH confidence
Garamendi's recorded votes on environmental regulation show a mixed pattern, with slightly more votes aligning with stronger environmental protections than with reducing regulations.
27 supporting · 1 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 25 mapped decisive vote(s): 12 supporting and 13 opposing with 1 absence/present vote(s).
12 supporting · 13 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 19 mapped decisive vote(s): 9 supporting and 10 opposing.
9 supporting · 10 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 17 mapped decisive vote(s): 14 supporting and 3 opposing with 3 absence/present vote(s).
14 supporting · 3 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 14 mapped decisive vote(s): 14 supporting and 0 opposing with 3 absence/present vote(s).
14 supporting · 0 opposingHIGH confidence
What kind of representative is this?
HIGH confidenceRep. Garamendi voted with his party 99.3% of the time. He mapped as supporting immigration, climate change, environmental protection, criminal justice reform, and LGBTQ+ rights based on recorded votes. He mapped as opposing healthcare affordability, Medicare, Medicaid, and women's rights. On economic issues, his record shows mixed patterns: he opposed minimum wage increases and government spending expansions, but supported infrastructure investment. Attendance was 51.9%, with 266 votes missed.
Supported immigration (21 of 25 mapped votes)
Supported climate change action (34 of 49 mapped votes)
Opposed healthcare affordability measures (0 of 6 mapped votes)
Opposed government spending (27 of 46 mapped votes)
- 99.3% party-line voting record
Signature issues
- Immigration — Immigration: 21 supporting, 4 opposingHIGH confidence
- Climate Change — Climate Change: 34 supporting, 15 opposingHIGH confidence
- Environmental Protection — Environmental Protection: 30 supporting, 14 opposingHIGH confidence
- Healthcare Affordability — Healthcare Affordability: 0 supporting, 6 opposingHIGH confidence
- Criminal Justice Reform — Criminal Justice Reform: 16 supporting, 8 opposingHIGH confidence
Synthesized from public voting and stance records only; not motive, corruption, electoral prospects, or district-wide opinion.
38 mapped issues • Updated May 28, 2026 • 32 non-gated high-confidence issues · 1 moderate-confidence issue · 5 limited-evidence issues · 1 evidence-gated issue · Model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
About and public record
Sources & transparency
- Congress.gov — votes and bills
- FEC.gov — campaign finance
Sources: Congress.gov · FEC · public disclosures. Methodology and citations on this district record.