John Garamendi
California · House

John Garamendi

U.S. Representative for California's 8th district

Democrat

Re-elected Nov 3, 2026
81years old
2009first sworn into Congress
2028next on the ballot
$583Kraised for the 2026 race
The 2026 race

Re-elected

Seat
California's 8th district
Opponent
Rudy Recile (R)
Status
Called
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Bio

John Raymond Garamendi is an American businessman, politician and member of the Democratic Party who has represented areas of Northern California between San Francisco and Sacramento, including the cities of Fairfield and Vacaville in the United States House of Representatives since 2009. S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior from 1995 to 1998, and the 46th lieutenant governor of California from 2007 until his election to Congress in late 2009.

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Voting record

More liberal than 65% of the House

Most liberalMost conservative

Based on 500 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, scored with Voteview's DW-NOMINATE.

Campaign money · 2026 race
Raised
$583K
From individuals
$169K
Spent
$616K
Cash on hand
$1.2M

Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.

AIPAC money

None on record

No donations from AIPAC and no AIPAC-paid ads for or against John Garamendi in FEC filings for the 2022, 2024 or 2026 elections.

AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).

Time in Congress
  1. HouseCalifornia's 10th district
  2. HouseCalifornia's 3rd district
  3. HouseCalifornia's 8th district
Reach them

Phone 202-225-1880

Office 2428 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0508

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