What party is Brad Sherman?

Brad Sherman is running as a Democrat.

Is Brad Sherman the incumbent?

Yes. Brad Sherman currently holds this office.

Who is Brad Sherman running against?

Larry Thompson, for California U.S. House District 32.

Should I vote for Brad Sherman?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Brad Sherman's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.

Brad Sherman

Democrat · Candidate for California U.S. House District 32 · Incumbent · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). House roll-call votes, 119th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: slightly left.

AI read of their current public record: strongly left.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxes	Moderately left
Abortion	Strongly left

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Voting record in Congress

In the House (119th Congress, 674 votes): missed 2.7% of votes, voted with their party 98.3% of the time.

Sponsored 13 bills (0 became law), mostly on international affairs, taxation, finance and financial sector.

Source: Voteview.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $974K supporting and $406K opposing Brad Sherman.

For
Valley-westside United PAC · Single-candidate super PAC (supports Brad Sherman)	$940K
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · Business / industry	$34K
Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project LOS Angeles County Action Fund	$50
Sierra Club Independent Action	$10
Against
New ERA Leadership	$406K

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

Statewide officials: Gavin Newsom
U.S. senators: Adam Schiff, Alex Padilla, Cory Booker
U.S. representatives: Nancy Pelosi, All 42 other Democratic U.S. representatives from California, Jasmine Crockett
Labor unions: California Federation of Labor Unions
Organizations: AIPAC, Democratic Majority for Israel, Jewish Democratic Council of America, Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Political parties: California Democratic Party

More about Brad Sherman

Campaign website · Wikipedia · Ballotpedia

Also running

Larry Thompson · Republican

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Quick answers

What party is Brad Sherman?: Brad Sherman is running as a Democrat.
Is Brad Sherman the incumbent?: Yes. Brad Sherman currently holds this office.
Who is Brad Sherman running against?: Larry Thompson, for California U.S. House District 32.
Is Brad Sherman liberal or conservative?: On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Brad Sherman is moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
Should I vote for Brad Sherman?: SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Brad Sherman's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.

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