About
Garamendi, John Raymond a Representative from California; born in Camp Blanding, Clay County, Fla., January 24, 1945; B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1966; M.B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1970; businessman; rancher; United States Peace Corps, 1966-1968; member of the California state assembly 1974-1976; member of the California state senate 1976-1990; California state insurance commissioner, 1991-1994, 2002-2006; deputy secretary, United States Department of the Interior, 1995-1998; lieutenant governor of California, 2007-2009; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Ellen Tauscher, and reelected to the eight succeeding Congresses (November 3, 2009-present).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastBottom 25%
91% — Voted in 585 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.9% — Voted against their own party majority 5 of 545 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
277 — Attracted 277 cosponsors across 12 bills.
Avg 300 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
38 — Attracted 38 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 60 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenTop 25%
418 — 418 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
68 — 68 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Defense Budget Request Bypasses Traditional Funding Constraints
Legis1 · Sep 9, 2026
Garamendi Advances to Nov. Election in California's 8th District
Legis1 · Aug 24, 2026
Water Authority Hires Dennis Cardoza Consulting
Legis1 · Aug 20, 2026
Liberty Maritime Lobbies on Maritime Trade Issues
Legis1 · Aug 13, 2026
Democrats 'Build Support' to Impeach Trump Ally Linda McMahon
Newsweek · Jul 10, 2026
