Barragán is the representative for California’s 44th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2017. Barragán is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Nanette Barragán [D-CA44]](/static/legislator-photos/412687-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Barragán.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Barragán 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 Barragán has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Sep 20, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Nanette Barragán sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy
- Member, Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change
- Member, Subcommittee on Health
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House Committee on Homeland Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability
- Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Barragán sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (24%) Government Operations and Politics (24%) Transportation and Public Works (18%) Energy (12%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (12%) Immigration (12%)
Recent Bills
Some of Barragán’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2951: Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019
- H.R. 2539: Strengthening Local Transportation Security Capabilities Act of 2019
- H.R. 1506: FAIR Generics Act
- H.R. 1334: Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant Program Act
- H.R. 1333: No Drilling in Our Backyards Act
- H.R. 1336: Mental Health Care for Children Inhumanely Separated from Parents by the Federal Government ...
- H.R. 1335: Safe COAST Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Sep 2019, Barragán missed 33 of 1,750 roll call votes, which is 1.9%. This is on par with the median of 2.0% 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
- House Democratic Caucus for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
