Politician
Brad Sherman
American politician in California (born 1954)
Politician
American politician in California (born 1954)
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Total votes
643
Missed
18 (2.8%)
Committees
2
Legislative data from the official House/Senate roll-call record via Voteview (UCLA) and the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset.
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Methodology: stated positions are AI-compiled from cited public sources; conflicts cross-reference them against the official roll-call record. Consistency = 100 − 12 per significant − 6 per moderate − 2 per minor conflict. Severity is editorial-model judgment — every item links its underlying vote so you can decide for yourself.
Lists protecting the environment and working to protect animals among his legislative priorities.
Supported conservation measures including emergency programs and marine initiatives.
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.
No votes on assault weapons, background checks, or storage laws appear in the record.
Consistently supports Israel in Congress and has sponsored legislation addressing hate speech in Palestinian textbooks.
No votes or bills directly addressing Israel support or Palestinian textbooks are present.
States support for Armenia in congressional advocacy.
Record contains no Armenia-related votes or sponsored legislation.
States support for the LGBTQ+ community as a legislative priority.
No legislative actions on LGBTQ+ priorities are recorded.
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.
Votes on border or immigration bills do not address physical fencing versus technology measures.
Voted against banning federal health coverage that includes abortion and against restricting interstate transport of minors for abortions, supporting abortion rights.
No votes on abortion coverage bans or interstate minor transport appear.
Proposed legislation to eliminate preferential capital gains tax treatment for investments in China, Russia, Belarus, and Iran, citing national security concerns.
No legislation on capital gains tax treatment for China, Russia, Belarus, or Iran is shown.
H.R. 7806 — Direct File Act of 2026
2026-02-26 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
H.R. 4382 — America's Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
2025-07-14 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4337-4338)