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Julia Brownley

Julia Brownley

Democratic · CA U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

14 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2013

  • background Born August 28, 1952; worked in marketing and sales before her political career
  • role A Democrat
  • role Served in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012
  • role U.S. Representative for California's 26th congressional district since 2013

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 17 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 55
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 598 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 55 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 8
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Julia Brownley. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House CA-26 · 2026 General Election

  • $593,205 raised
  • $647,359 spent
  • $888,203 cash on hand
$593.21K
$551.76K
$241.26K
Itemized (≥ $200)$198.79K
Unitemized (< $200)$42.48K
Other committees (PACs)$310.50K
Offsets to expenditures$1.45K
Other receipts$39.99K
$647.36K
Operating expenditures$372.20K
Contribution refunds$53.65K
Other disbursements$221.51K
Cash on hand$888.20K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Julia Brownley campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2012$2,155,828$2,106,886$49,985
2014$3,590,149$3,364,754$275,380
2016$3,397,539$2,023,025$1,649,893
2018$2,589,594$1,788,075$2,451,412
2020$2,013,696$1,351,679$3,113,430
2022$2,446,763$5,211,001$349,193
2024$1,599,723$1,006,559$942,357
2026$593,205$647,359$888,203

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $9,600
  • HAAS AUTOMATION $9,100
  • SPARAGNA & SPARAGNA $6,600
  • HACKMAN CAPITAL $6,600
  • UNITED STAFFING ASSOCIATES $6,600
  • SANTA MONICA EYE MEDICAL GROUP $6,600
  • SUSAN STEINHAUSER ATTORNEY AT LAW $6,600
  • PORPOISE PRODUCTIONS LTD $6,600
  • REEL INN FISH COMPANY $6,600
  • LOS ANGELES COUNTY $6,600

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2024 cycle $229,908 supporting · $0 opposing · 8 outside groups

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 10679To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HRES 1603Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.cosponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HRES 1592Expressing support for the designation of October 2026 as "National Learning Disabilities Awareness Month".sponsoredSep 30, 2026
  • HR 10593Permanently Authorizing PILT ActcosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10600Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HRES 1585Expressing support for "National Public Lands Day" and encouraging the people of the United States to visit public lands on this fee-free day and recognize their spiritual and cultural value, as well as their contribution to the economy of the United States.cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HR 10597Affordability is Access Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • HRES 1559Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2026, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".cosponsoredSep 16, 2026
  • HRES 1562Expressing support for "Military Sexual Trauma Awareness Day".cosponsoredSep 16, 2026
  • HRES 1533Honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.cosponsoredSep 13, 2026
  • HRES 1514Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem, expressing support for the designation of September 8, 2026, as "988 Day" and the role of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 7, 2026
  • HRES 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HR 10255Penalties for Polluters ActcosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HR 10256Taxpayer Relief from Big Oil ActcosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HR 10045Protect American Values ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 9995Restoring Justice for Workers ActcosponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • HRES 1451Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9929To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building".cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9874Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections ActcosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9849Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HRES 1432Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the freeze on State-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grant payments for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HRES 1428Expressing support for Reproductive Justice on the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
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Committee assignments (8)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Brownley most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Brownley, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Brownley connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Congressional testimony