John Garamendi

How to contact John Garamendi

Official website (its contact page takes messages from constituents)

Washington office: 2428 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0508 · 202-225-1880

District offices:

• 1261 Travis Boulevard, Suite 100, Fairfield, CA 94533 · 707-438-1822
• 420 Virginia Street, Suite #1c, Vallejo, CA 94590 · 707-645-1888
• 440 Civic Center Plaza, 2nd Floor, Richmond, CA 94804 · 510-620-1001

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Where John Garamendi falls, left to right

Moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview) · Voteview. 151st from the left of 431

Voting record, 119th Congress

Rankings: 161st of 431 (1st = votes with their party most often) · 12th of 430 (1st = most votes missed)

Legislation, 119th Congress

Sponsored 15 bills and resolutions; 0 became law. Most often about transportation and public works, international affairs and finance and financial sector. 347th of 433 (1st = most bills sponsored)

Most recent

• Celebrating the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Corps, and commending its volunteers and contributions to global peace, f September 21, 2026
• ADAPT Assets Act May 4, 2026
• Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with I April 28, 2026

From Congress.gov. Counts bills where they're the primary sponsor.

Committees

• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation · Water Resources and Environment · Highways and Transit · Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
• House Committee on Armed Services
  Strategic Forces · Readiness (Ranking Member)

Service

• In the House since 2009
• Current term ends January 3, 2027
• Born 1945

From Congress's member data (congress-legislators, public domain).

Who gives money to John Garamendi

The political action committees that gave to John Garamendi's campaign, and the groups that forwarded bundled gifts, January 2023 through the latest 2026 reports.

Largest direct PAC givers

1. Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers · $20,000
2. International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Campaign Assistance Fund (FEC) · $20,000
3. Air Line Pilots Association PAC · $20,000
4. Transport Workers Union of America Political Contributions Committee (FEC) · $20,000
5. Allied Pilots Association Political Action Committee · $20,000
6. Fairbanks Morse, LLC Political Action Committee (FEC) · $18,500
7. Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) PAC · $17,500
8. American Maritime Officers Voluntary Political Action Fund (FEC) · $15,000
9. National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $15,000
10. Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners · $15,000

Largest bundlers

1. Council for a Livable World Candidate Fund (FEC) · $6,750
2. National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $1,500
3. JStreetPAC · $1,000

From reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Two kinds of money are counted, separately: direct contributions from a PAC's own account to a member's campaign, and bundled (earmarked) gifts: donations from individuals, each earmarked for a particular candidate, that a group collected and forwarded to the campaign. "Received" means the campaign got the money; it doesn't mean the group controls how the member votes. Super PAC spending isn't counted, since it isn't given to a campaign. What's a PAC? · How we count.

Quick answers

Who gives money to John Garamendi?

John Garamendi's campaign raised $1.7 million from January 2023 through the latest 2026 reports. $919,350 (54%) came directly from 182 PACs; the largest were the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ($20,000), International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Campaign Assistance Fund ($20,000) and the Air Line Pilots Association ($20,000). Groups also forwarded $9,250 in bundled gifts from their donors, most from Council for a Livable World Candidate Fund ($6,750), the National Association of Realtors ($1,500) and J Street ($1,000). From FEC filings.

How do I contact John Garamendi?

Call the Washington office at 202-225-1880 or one of 3 district offices (Fairfield 707-438-1822, Vallejo 707-645-1888 and Richmond 510-620-1001), or write through the official website, https://garamendi.house.gov.

Is John Garamendi liberal or conservative?

By voting record, John Garamendi is moderately left: a DW-NOMINATE score of -0.31 on a scale from −1 (left) to +1 (right), from every roll-call vote in the 119th Congress (Voteview, UCLA); 151st from the left of 431 representatives.

How often does John Garamendi vote with their party, and miss votes?

John Garamendi voted with their party on 98.8% of 415 party-line votes and missed 13.5% of 674 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress (Voteview).

What bills has John Garamendi passed?

John Garamendi sponsored 15 bills and resolutions in the 119th Congress; 0 became law (Congress.gov).

How much PAC money has John Garamendi received?

$919,350 directly from 182 PACs since January 2023, plus $9,250 in bundled gifts that groups forwarded.

What is a PAC?

A political action committee: a group registered with the Federal Election Commission that raises money and spends it on elections, including by giving to candidates. Corporations, labor unions, trade associations and membership groups can sponsor one, which may raise money only from people tied to the sponsor (its employees, members or shareholders, for example). Independent (nonconnected) PACs can raise from the public, and many politicians have a leadership PAC to give to other candidates. In 2025–26 a PAC that gives to several candidates can give each one up to $5,000 per election.

What is a super PAC?

A committee that can raise unlimited sums from individuals, corporations, unions and other PACs, but only to spend independently: ads and other activity not coordinated with a campaign. It doesn't give to campaigns, so super PAC money isn't in the PAC totals here.

What is a bundled (earmarked) donation?

A donation from an individual that a group collects and passes on to the candidate it's earmarked for. Under federal rules it counts as that individual's own contribution (up to $3,500 per election in 2025–26), and the campaign reports it as earmarked through the group. It's separate from the PAC's own direct contributions.