U.S. House · California, District 50

Rep. Scott H. Peters

Democrat Serving since Jan. 3, 2013Term ends Jan. 3, 2027Missed 2% of votes (10 of 674) · How this is measured

Where they sit

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

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

Scott H. Peters'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 Congress47thpercentile
More liberal than 52% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
252nd most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress97thpercentile
More conservative than 97% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
8th most conservative of 259
The House48thpercentile
More liberal than 52% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
207th 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

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Votes with own party
94%
Q1 2025: 92% → Q3 2026: 92%

Lower than 172 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual94%
Expected97%
Difference−3 pts

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 Scott H. Peters. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 468 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 90%See the 468 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
16%all votes
Q1 2025: 12% → Q3 2026: 19%

Higher than 170 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual16%
Expected11%
Difference+5 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 Scott H. Peters. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 140 votes16% on legislation onlySee the 140 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Scott H. Peters 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 Scott H. Peters voted, how their party voted and the President's position.

How this is measured
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 63.1%Trump 33.5%

California redrew its House map. The new lines take effect in January 2027. Under the new lines, District 50 voted 39% Trump and 58% Harris in 2024.

Issue by issue

How often Scott H. Peters 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.

Scott H. Peters sides with their party least often on Agriculture and Food (75%) and Finance and Financial Sector (77%).

Scott H. PetersAverage for House Democrats
  1. Agriculture and Food 75%Average 94% · 8 votes on Agriculture and Food
  2. Finance and Financial Sector 77%Average 88% · 13 votes on Finance and Financial Sector
  3. Government Operations and Politics 84%Average 92% · 19 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  4. Commerce 88%Average 94% · 8 votes on Commerce
  5. Armed Forces and National Security 90%Average 97% · 41 votes on Armed Forces and National Security
  6. Education 92%Average 89% · 12 votes on Education
  7. Labor and Employment 92%Average 97% · 12 votes on Labor and Employment
  8. Crime and Law Enforcement 93%Average 89% · 28 votes on Crime and Law Enforcement
  9. Immigration 93%Average 91% · 15 votes on Immigration
  10. International Affairs 94%Average 96% · 16 votes on International Affairs
  11. Energy 95%Average 96% · 37 votes on Energy
  12. Public Lands and Natural Resources 95%Average 98% · 19 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  13. Environmental Protection 96%Average 96% · 26 votes on Environmental Protection
  14. Economics and Public Finance 97%Average 99% · 63 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  15. Congress 99%Average 100% · 112 votes on Congress
  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), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (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 · 0 became law

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How far each bill got:IntroducedPassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law

Contact and committees

Contact

D.C. office phone
202-225-0508
Office
2369 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0550
Official website
scottpeters.house.gov

Committees

  • Committee on Energy and Commerce
    3 subcommittees
    • Communications and Technology
    • Energy
    • Environment
  • Committee on the Budget

Committee data: the congress-legislators project (public domain), refreshed with every update. Chair and ranking-member roles as published there.

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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