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Brad Sherman

Brad Sherman

DDemocratCA-32 · Representative
51
/ 100
Average
Attendance97
Avg: 96
Independence3
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone3
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency37
Avg: 55

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

Methodology
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Brad Sherman

Brad Sherman

DemocratCA-32 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.345)
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Brad Sherman is a Democrat Representative from CA, District 32. He has served 29 years in Congress across 15 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 97.5% of the time.

29
Years in Office
15
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

97.5%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
15 votes against party
3.1%
Missed Votesⓘ
611 total votes
11
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Brad Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+1.6% vs avg
97.5%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-0.5% vs avg
3.1%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-4.2 vs avg
11
Avg: 15.2

Committee Assignments

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

House Committee on Financial ServicesHouse Committee on Foreign Affairs

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-06-30

$2,668,480
Cash on Handⓘ
$2,514,330
Total Receiptsⓘ
$3,767,794
Disbursementsⓘ
$1,435,453
Individual Donors
$703,424
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

1997–2003House · CA-24 · Democrat
2003–2013House · CA-27 · Democrat
2013–2023House · CA-30 · Democrat
2023–2027House · CA-32 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

CA-32 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

763,455
Population
$112,041
Median Income
40.0
Median Age
51.9%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 56.4%Black 4.4%Hispanic 25.5%Asian 12.7%