2026 election · U.S. House
2026 California House race — Brad Sherman's seat
Incumbent: Brad Sherman (Democrat) — see their approval score, record, and voting history on their page.
Declared candidates
Source: FEC candidate filingsStated positions (8) ▾
- Abortion and Reproductive Rights: Voted against banning federal health coverage that includes abortion and against restricting interstate transport of minors for abortions, supporting abortion rights. [1]
- Armenia: States support for Armenia in congressional advocacy. [1]
- Environment and Animal Protection: Lists protecting the environment and working to protect animals among his legislative priorities. [1]
- Gun Violence Prevention: Supports stricter gun control measures, including an assault weapons ban, expanded background checks, and safe-storage laws like Ethan's Law; has an 'F' rating from the NRA. [1]
- Immigration and Border Security: Opposed building a border fence along the Mexican border, favoring technology-based and comprehensive border security measures, and has criticized Republican immigration policy as inadequate. [1][2]
- Israel: Consistently supports Israel in Congress and has sponsored legislation addressing hate speech in Palestinian textbooks. [1][2]
- LGBTQ+ Rights: States support for the LGBTQ+ community as a legislative priority. [1]
- National Security and Economic Policy toward Adversarial Nations: Proposed legislation to eliminate preferential capital gains tax treatment for investments in China, Russia, Belarus, and Iran, citing national security concerns. [1]
Public polling
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