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
2024 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House CA-16 · 2026 General Election
- $6,226,443 raised
- $6,136,051 spent
- $90,392 cash on hand
| $6.23M | |
| $6.10M | |
| $5.89M | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $5.81M |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $81.37K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $212.45K |
| Transfers from other committees | $33.00K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $15.11K |
| Other receipts | $78.67K |
| $6.14M | |
| Operating expenditures | $5.99M |
| Contribution refunds | $69.96K |
| Other disbursements | $75.08K |
| Cash on hand | $90.39K |
| Debts owed by committee | $199.85K |
Through December 31, 2024 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2024)
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.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,226,443 | $6,136,051 | $90,392 |
| 2026 | $3,489,298 | $1,426,732 | $2,152,957 |
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- 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.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 176 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Sam T. Liccardo. 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
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (4)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
Top contributors (FEC)
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? →
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesFull support from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Liccardo, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
- Committee oversight & trading — technology coverage: high
Sits on the House Committee on Financial Services — Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence, which oversees the technology sector, and disclosed 1 technology-sector trade (disclosed amounts up to $50,000) in Jul 2026.
Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.
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Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (193)
- 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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Committee activity
Committee votes cast
- NayVote on Motion to Table Subpoena Resolution to compel testimony of the Acting Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, offered by Rep. Waters
- NayRoll Call Vote FC-287, a motion to report favorably H.R. 1483 (as amended), was AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 27 YEAS and 21 NAYS
- YeaRoll Call Vote FC-288, a motion to adopt the amendment designated Waters_176 to ANS to H.R. 9329, offered by Ms. Waters of California (Waters 1), was NOT AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 22 YEAS and 27 NAYS
- YeaRoll Call Vote FC-289, a motion to adopt the amendment designated Lynch_069 to ANS to H.R. 9329, offered by Mr. Lynch of Massachusetts (Lynch 1), was NOT AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 22 YEAS and 27 NAYS
- NayRoll Call Vote FC-290, a motion to report favorably H.R. 9329 (as amended), was AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 28 YEAS and 23 NAYS
- YeaRoll Call Vote FC-291, a motion to report favorably H.R. 7187 (as amended), was AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 51 YEAS and 0 NAYS
- YeaRoll Call Vote FC-292, a motion to adopt the amendment designated HR5775B to ANS to H.R. 7557, offered by Ms. Waters of California (Waters 2), was NOT AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 23 YEAS and 28 NAYS
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