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Josh Harder

Josh Harder

DDemocratCA-9 · Representative
51
/ 100
Average
Attendance99
Avg: 96
Independence6
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone15
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency16
Avg: 55

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

Methodology
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Josh Harder

Josh Harder

DemocratCA-9 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Moderate (-0.294)
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Josh Harder is a Democrat Representative from CA, District 9. He has served 7 years in Congress across 4 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as moderate, voting with his party 94% of the time.

7
Years in Office
4
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

94%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
36 votes against party
0.7%
Missed Votesⓘ
611 total votes
23
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Josh Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty-1.9% vs avg
94%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-2.9% vs avg
0.7%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+7.8 vs avg
23
Avg: 15.2

Committee Assignments

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

House Committee on Appropriations

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-06-30

$4,739,488
Cash on Handⓘ
$4,083,528
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,032,871
Disbursementsⓘ
$2,899,433
Individual Donors
$506,622
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2019–2023House · CA-10 · Democrat
2023–2027House · CA-9 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

CA-9 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

767,049
Population
$88,713
Median Income
35.0
Median Age
21.6%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 38.3%Black 7.0%Hispanic 42.1%Asian 17.0%