Mark Desaulnier

12 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2015

• Representative CA-11 2015–present

• role U.S. representative from California since 2015, representing the 10th district (previously the 11th)
• role Member of the California State Senate, 7th district, from 2008 to 2015
• role Member of the California State Assembly, 11th district, from 2006 to 2008
• role Contra Costa County Supervisor from 1994 to 2006
• role Member of the Concord City Council from 1991 to 1994
• background Was a member of the Republican Party until 2000 and has been a Democrat since

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $20,368 · 92 receipts

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

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• 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.

• 24
  Bills sponsored →

  plus 389 cosponsored

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

• 0
  Sponsored bills enacted →

  of 24 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.

• 9
  Committee assignments →

  committees and subcommittees

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

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

• Ethics Committee Ranking Member
• Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Ranking Member · oversees Health
• Education and Workforce Committee
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
• Aviation Subcommittee
• Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee
• Highways and Transit Subcommittee
• Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
• Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee · oversees Energy

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

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

• Economy & TaxesOppose from votes

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

Data from Congress.gov

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

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

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

Data from Congress.gov