Harder is the representative for California’s 10th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Harder is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA10]](/static/legislator-photos/412754-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Harder is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Harder has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 6, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Josh Harder sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Agriculture
- Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
- Member, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture
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House Committee on Education and Labor
- Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Harder sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (50%) Education (33%) Water Resources Development (17%)
Recent Bills
Some of Harder’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5258: No Bonuses During Blackouts Act of 2019
- H.Res. 729: Encouraging the President to expand the list of the Department of Veterans Affairs ...
- H.R. 5236: To establish a competitive grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs, ...
- H.R. 5190: STAR Act
- H.R. 4607: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as ...
- H.R. 4356: Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act
- H.R. 4247: Financial Watchdog Support Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Dec 2019, Harder missed 7 of 654 roll call votes, which is 1.1%. This is better than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
