Carbajal is the representative for California’s 24th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2017. Carbajal is next up for reelection in 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021.
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![Photo of Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA24]](/static/legislator-photos/412686-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Carbajal.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Carbajal 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 ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Carbajal has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Oct 23, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Salud Carbajal sits on the following committees:
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Carbajal sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Environmental Protection (21%) Transportation and Public Works (21%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (14%) Armed Forces and National Security (11%) Education (11%) Crime and Law Enforcement (7%) Agriculture and Food (7%) Housing and Community Development (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Carbajal’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 8530: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for energy opportunity ...
- H.R. 7670: Defend New Americans Act
- H.R. 6434: Small Transit Communities Modernization Act
- H.Res. 913: Expressing support for frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- H.R. 5936: California’s Land Preservation and Protection Act
- H.R. 5413: Small Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 2019
- H.R. 5334: Funding Our Roads and Ecosystems Sustainably Together Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Oct 2020, Carbajal missed 33 of 2,129 roll call votes, which is 1.6%. This is on par with the median of 2.3% 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
