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Sam T. Liccardo

Sam T. Liccardo

Democratic · CA U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

2 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2025

  • Representative CA-16 2025–present

Background

  • background Born April 16, 1970; attorney
  • achievement Mayor of San Jose (2015–2023); elected 2014, reelected 2018 with 75.8% vote
  • role Leader of California Big City Mayors Coalition
  • role Advocated on statewide homelessness and COVID-19 response issues
  • role U.S. representative for California's 16th district

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House CA-16 · 2026 General Election

  • $3,489,298 raised
  • $1,426,732 spent
  • $2,152,957 cash on hand
$3.49M
$2.17M
$1.51M
Itemized (≥ $200)$1.49M
Unitemized (< $200)$15.73K
Other committees (PACs)$662.75K
Transfers from other committees$1.29M
Offsets to expenditures$4.58K
Other receipts$22.05K
$1.43M
Operating expenditures$1.16M
Contribution refunds$18.80K
Transfers to other committees$7.00K
Other disbursements$239.57K
Cash on hand$2.15M
Debts owed by committee$840.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

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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.

Sam T. Liccardo campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2024$6,226,443$6,136,051$90,392
2026$3,489,298$1,426,732$2,152,957

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $151,700 ·

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.

  • 17
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 176 cosponsored

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

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 17 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.

  • 4
    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.

  • 1
    Disclosed stock trades →

    1 tickers · 1 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees

    Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.

  • 1
    Documented relationships →

    neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)

    A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.

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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 (4)

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).

  • STANFORD UNIVERSITY $63,375
  • GOOGLE $61,175
  • COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY, LLP $41,675
  • BROADCOM INC. $40,000
  • META $37,900
  • APPLE $24,900
  • WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI $23,500
  • RIPPLE $20,800
  • STEINBERG HART $19,000
  • ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD $18,800

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? →

  • 2026 cycle $10 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group
  • 2024 cycle $2,220,300 supporting · $250,000 opposing · 7 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 Liccardo, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

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Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

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

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

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

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (193)

Data from Congress.gov

193
Page 1 of 8 · 193 bills
  • 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 9899Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9902Federal Naming Standards ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9578Spot the Fakes ActcosponsoredJul 1, 2026
  • HR 9557Ounce of Prevention ActsponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9438SKILL ActsponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9355Don't Settle for Corruption ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9370Protect Local Funding ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9270Dignity and Due Process for Children Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HCONRES 110Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9282Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land ActcosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HRES 1348A resolution expressing support for the James Lick Observatory celebrating their 150th anniversary on June 7, 2026, and recognizing its contributions to science and astronomy.cosponsoredJun 7, 2026
  • HR 9134Protecting Student Privacy ActcosponsoredJun 2, 2026
  • HR 8968No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8914No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HJRES 174Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for term limits for justices of the Supreme Court.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HR 8619Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage ActcosponsoredApr 29, 2026
  • HRES 1235Recognizing the 51st anniversary of Black April and the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.cosponsoredApr 28, 2026
  • HR 8450Save Willy Act of 2026sponsoredApr 21, 2026
  • HR 8395PACE Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 20, 2026
  • HR 8338SAFER Act of 2026sponsoredApr 15, 2026
  • HRES 1186Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump, his Special Envoy Steven Witkoff, and all Federal officials must comply with the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution by immediately turning over to the Department of the Treasury any payments received from the United Arab Emirates or any other foreign state and divest from all business interests linked to foreign governments.cosponsoredApr 15, 2026
  • HR 8275Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office ActcosponsoredApr 13, 2026
  • HR 8217Next Gen Road Safety ActcosponsoredApr 8, 2026
  • HJRES 154Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate.cosponsoredMar 25, 2026
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