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John Garamendi

U.S. House · California
On the ballot · Nov 3
$489k

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$155k32%
  • PACs$335k68%
  • Transfers & other$42<1%

5% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$367k
Office
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. House
SeatCalifornia, district 8
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
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CA-8 · California
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On the ballot · California House, district 8 · Nov 395% party to win· vs. Recile ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Look to the future”

garamendi.org · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 592 bills and votes and 3 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Left 29 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Recile · 2026vs. pick…
Garamendi (you're viewing)
Overall
32
Left
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

CA-8 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Garamendi (D)95%
Recile (R)3%
The race · CA-8
John GaramendiDemocrat · incumbent · Left 32 on the record95%
Rudy RecileRepublican · challenger · Right 28 from statements3%
2832
60 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Recile's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
John Garamendi$559k
$165k from individuals · $137k itemized
Rudy Recile$20k
$11k from individuals · $8k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of John Garamendi's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 6 sponsored, 329 cosponsored, 50 statements, 381 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Health care · 15% of John Garamendi's priorities · 0 sponsored · 51 cosponsored · 7 statements · 93 tweets · broke with their party on 9 of 117 party-line votesHealth care 15%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 12% of John Garamendi's priorities · 1 sponsored · 49 cosponsored · 7 statements · 131 tweets · broke with their party on 72 of 1182 party-line votesFederal budget 12%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 10% of John Garamendi's priorities · 1 sponsored · 35 cosponsored · 9 statements · 24 tweets · broke with their party on 62 of 848 party-line votesEnergy 10%Federal power and civil liberties · 10% of John Garamendi's priorities · 1 sponsored · 18 cosponsored · 0 statements · 138 tweets · broke with their party on 7 of 309 party-line votesFederal power 10%Education · 9% of John Garamendi's priorities · 2 sponsored · 34 cosponsored · 8 statements · 13 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 63 party-line votesEducation 9%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 9% of John Garamendi's priorities · 0 sponsored · 29 cosponsored · 3 statements · 102 tweets · broke with their party on 47 of 566 party-line votesForeign policy 9%Business, finance and labor · 9% of John Garamendi's priorities · 0 sponsored · 25 cosponsored · 4 statements · 132 tweets · broke with their party on 9 of 305 party-line votesBusiness 9%Civil rights, gender and religion · 6% of John Garamendi's priorities · 0 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 3 statements · 48 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 50 party-line votesCivil rights 6%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 6% of John Garamendi's priorities · 1 sponsored · 16 cosponsored · 6 statements · 19 tweets · broke with their party on 17 of 183 party-line votesHousing 6%Crime and justice · 5% of John Garamendi's priorities · 0 sponsored · 11 cosponsored · 0 statements · 74 tweets · broke with their party on 13 of 160 party-line votesCrime 5%Immigration · 3% of John Garamendi's priorities · 0 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 0 statements · 27 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 58 party-line votesImmigration 3%Elections, representation and accountability · 3% of John Garamendi's priorities · 0 sponsored · 13 cosponsored · 1 statements · 4 tweets · broke with their party on 3 of 31 party-line votesElections 3%Trade and industrial policy · 2% of John Garamendi's priorities · 0 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 2 statements · 5 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 14 party-line votes2%Guns · 2% of John Garamendi's priorities · 0 sponsored · 13 cosponsored · 0 statements · 3 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 18 party-line votes2%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

John Garamendi

● Democrat · U.S. House · California
Raised
$489k
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$154k
labor unions
Overall
Left
32pt left
Actions
1,023
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 395% · vs. Recile ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Look to the future”

Economy / Education ↗“Congressman John Garamendi is focused on growing the middle class.”Environment ↗“Congressman Garamendi is dedicated to stopping the tunnels and saving the Delta.”Healthcare ↗“Congressman Garamendi wants to make America's healthcare delivery system more effective in keeping us healthy, including additional incentives to keep hospitals and community clinics in underserved communities.”
From garamendi.org, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Left, 32 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Garamendi (D)95%
Recile (R)3%
The race · CA-8
John GaramendiDemocrat · incumbent · Left 32 on the record95%
Rudy RecileRepublican · challenger · Right 28 from statements3%
2832
60 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Recile's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
John Garamendi$559k
$165k from individuals · $137k itemized
Rudy Recile$20k
$11k from individuals · $8k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Health care · 15% of John Garamendi's priorities · 0 sponsored · 51 cosponsored · 7 statements · 93 tweets · broke with their party on 9 of 117 party-line votesHealth care 15%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 12% of John Garamendi's priorities · 1 sponsored · 49 cosponsored · 7 statements · 131 tweets · broke with their party on 72 of 1182 party-line votesBudget and taxes 12%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 10% of John Garamendi's priorities · 1 sponsored · 35 cosponsored · 9 statements · 24 tweets · broke with their party on 62 of 848 party-line votesEnergy and land 10%Federal power and civil liberties · 10% of John Garamendi's priorities · 1 sponsored · 18 cosponsored · 0 statements · 138 tweets · broke with their party on 7 of 309 party-line votesFederal power 10%Education · 9% of John Garamendi's priorities · 2 sponsored · 34 cosponsored · 8 statements · 13 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 63 party-line votesEducation 9%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 9% of John Garamendi's priorities · 0 sponsored · 29 cosponsored · 3 statements · 102 tweets · broke with their party on 47 of 566 party-line votesForeign policy 9%Business, finance and labor · 9% of John Garamendi's priorities · 0 sponsored · 25 cosponsored · 4 statements · 132 tweets · broke with their party on 9 of 305 party-line votesBusiness and labor 9%Civil rights, gender and religion · 6% of John Garamendi's priorities · 0 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 3 statements · 48 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 50 party-line votes6%
6% Civil rights
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Labor unions29$154k
Retail & business17$62k
Defense9$30k
Agriculture & food9$24k
Construction8$21k
Issue groups8$13k
Energy4$12k
Lawyers & lobbyists4$12k
Everything else14$41k
Raised $489k · 32% individuals · 68% pacs