U.S. House · California, District 32

Rep. Brad Sherman

Democrat Serving since Jan. 7, 1997Term ends Jan. 3, 2027

Where they sit

Seated by voting record in the House. Percentiles run from 0 (most liberal) to 100 (most conservative).

How this is measured →
Sherman
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Brad Sherman's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How this is measured

All of Congress31stpercentile
More liberal than 69% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
163rd most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress63rdpercentile
More conservative than 62% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
97th most conservative of 259
The House31stpercentile
More liberal than 68% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
135th most liberal of 431

This score measures who votes with whom. A member who votes no because a bill goes too far, or not far enough, can look more moderate than their views.

With their party and with the President

How this is measured →
Votes with own party
98%
Q1 2025: 93% → Q3 2026: 96%

Lower than 107 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual98%
Expected97%
DifferenceAbout the same

Expected is the typical score for members of the same party whose districts voted like this one for president in 2024.

Democrats Republicans 55%100%

Each line is one House member, grouped by party. The dot is Brad Sherman. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 463 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 97%See the 463 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
8%all votes
Q1 2025: 11% → Q3 2026: 12%

Lower than 124 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual8%
Expected10%
Difference−2 pts

Expected is the typical score for members of the same party whose districts voted like this one for president in 2024.

Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each line is one House member, grouped by party. The dot is Brad Sherman. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 142 votes8% on legislation onlySee the 142 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Brad Sherman went against most of their party or against the President's stated position.

Every vote

Every roll call in the House this Congress, with how Brad Sherman voted, how their party voted and the President's position.

DateVoteTheir voteMost of their partyPresident wantedResult
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A dash means the parties didn't split on that vote, or the President took no public position before it. “Party-line” and “President took a position” list exactly the votes each score counts: the ones cast Yes or No. Missed votes don't count either way and are under “Missed”.

Votes most like

How this district voted for president in 2024

Harris 64.2%Trump 32.9%

California redrew its House map. The new lines take effect in January 2027. Under the new lines, District 32 voted 36% Trump and 61% Harris in 2024.

Contact

Phone
202-225-5911
Office
2365 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0532

Issue by issue

How often Brad Sherman votes with their party, and with the President, on each kind of issue. Issues are the policy areas Congress assigns to each bill. "With their party" counts only votes where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides; "With the President" counts only votes where he took a public position first.

Brad Sherman sides with their party least often on Education (83%).

Brad ShermanAverage for House Democrats
  1. Education 83%Average 89% · 12 votes on Education
  2. Labor and Employment 92%Average 97% · 12 votes on Labor and Employment
  3. Finance and Financial Sector 92%Average 88% · 13 votes on Finance and Financial Sector
  4. International Affairs 93%Average 96% · 15 votes on International Affairs
  5. Public Lands and Natural Resources 95%Average 98% · 19 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  6. Government Operations and Politics 95%Average 92% · 20 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  7. Economics and Public Finance 98%Average 99% · 62 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  8. Congress 100%Average 100% · 109 votes on Congress
  9. Energy 100%Average 96% · 38 votes on Energy
  10. Crime and Law Enforcement 100%Average 89% · 28 votes on Crime and Law Enforcement
  11. Armed Forces and National Security 100%Average 97% · 41 votes on Armed Forces and National Security
  12. Environmental Protection 100%Average 96% · 27 votes on Environmental Protection
  13. Immigration 100%Average 91% · 13 votes on Immigration
  14. Commerce 100%Average 94% · 8 votes on Commerce
  15. Agriculture and Food 100%Average 94% · 8 votes on Agriculture and Food
  16. Law 100%Average 99% · 6 votes on Law
  17. Health 100%Average 100% · 7 votes on Health

Fewer than 5 party-line votes, so not charted: Families (4 votes), Animals (3 votes), Taxation (3 votes), Transportation and Public Works (2 votes), Arts, Culture, Religion (2 votes), Science, Technology, Communications (1 vote), Native Americans (1 vote), Social Welfare (1 vote), Water Resources Development (1 vote), Emergency Management (1 vote), Sports and Recreation (1 vote).

Bipartisan bills led

5 passed their chamber · 1 became law

How this is measured →
How far each bill got:IntroducedPassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law

Votes: Voteview (UCLA). Bills: Congress.gov. President's positions: our public list. 2024 results by district: The Downballot. How this is measured · Corrections

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