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James Gallagher

James Gallagher

RRepublicanCA-1 · Representative
48
/ 100
Below Average
Attendance96
Avg: 96
Independence8
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone0
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency17
Avg: 54

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

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James Gallagher

James Gallagher

RepublicanCA-1 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.340)
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James Gallagher is a Republican Representative from CA, District 1. He is a freshman member serving his first term. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 92.2% of the time.

0
Years in Office
1
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

92.2%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
5 votes against party
4.5%
Missed Votesⓘ
67 total votes
1
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How James Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty-3.6% vs avg
92.2%
Avg: 95.8%
Missed Votes+1.0% vs avg
4.5%
Avg: 3.5%
Bills Sponsored-16.5 vs avg
1
Avg: 17.5

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Foreign AffairsHouse Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyHouse Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-06-30

$332,899
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,488,906
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,156,007
Disbursementsⓘ
$959,754
Individual Donors
$275,863
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2026–2027House · CA-1 · RepublicanCurrent

District Demographics

CA-1 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

762,487
Population
$69,110
Median Income
38.0
Median Age
23.3%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 69.0%Black 1.9%Hispanic 23.1%Asian 5.8%