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Julia Brownley

Julia Brownley

Democratic · CA U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

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

  • Representative CA-26 2013–present

Background

  • 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

Campaign finance

2020 cycle

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

  • $2,013,696 raised
  • $1,351,679 spent
  • $3,113,430 cash on hand
$2.01M
$1.86M
$1.14M
Itemized (≥ $200)$858.10K
Unitemized (< $200)$279.99K
Party committees$70.52
Other committees (PACs)$721.25K
Offsets to expenditures$2.95K
Other receipts$151.33K
$1.35M
Operating expenditures$730.80K
Contribution refunds$34.05K
Other disbursements$586.82K
Cash on hand$3.11M
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2020 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2020)

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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

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 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

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

  • 54
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 585 cosponsored

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

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 54 bills sponsored

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

  • 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 House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (8)

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).

  • NULL $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

See the outside-money leaderboard →

Issue positions (1)

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

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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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.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

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

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

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

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 10045Protect American Values ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 9995Restoring Justice for Workers ActcosponsoredJul 29, 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 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 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 9849Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9874Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections ActcosponsoredJul 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
  • HR 9627Hmong Congressional Gold Medal ActcosponsoredJul 8, 2026
  • HR 9579Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization ActcosponsoredJul 1, 2026
  • HRES 1415Celebrating the country's history of church-state separation and recognizing the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.cosponsoredJul 1, 2026
  • HRES 1391Impeaching Linda M. McMahon, Secretary of Education, for high crimes and misdemeanors.cosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9448Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9441SAFE Training for OB-GYNs ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HRES 1372Remembering kindness in the United States and affirming our commitment to fostering community and building resiliency through every day acts of kindness.cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HRES 1375Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9373Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9261Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees ActcosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9289Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HRES 1342Expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HR 9035Ending Fossil Fuel Bailouts Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 25, 2026
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Committee activity

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