Josh Harder

Democrat · Candidate for California U.S. House District 9 · 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: moderately left.

AI read of their current public record: slightly left.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxesSlightly left
AbortionStrongly left
Climate & energySlightly 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 0.6% of votes, voted with their party 92.3% of the time.

Sponsored 44 bills (0 became law), mostly on health, taxation, crime and law enforcement.

Source: Voteview.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $1,272 supporting and $4,552 opposing Josh Harder.

For
Democracy Through Voting$800
Givegreen United Action$293
Courage California Super PAC$156
We Vote - Nosotros Votamos - Ppamm Committee$13
Sierra Club Independent Action$10
Against
The Conservative Caucus DBA Americans for Constitutional Liberty · Conservative advocacy$4,552

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

  • U.S. representatives: Mark DeSaulnier
  • Labor unions: California Federation of Labor Unions, National Union of Healthcare Workers
  • Organizations: AIPAC, California Environmental Voters, Council for a Livable World, Democratic Majority for Israel, End Citizens United, Giffords and 7 more
  • Political parties: California Democratic Party
  • Newspapers: Bay Area Reporter

More about Josh Harder

Campaign website · Wikipedia · Ballotpedia

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