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 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA24]](/static/legislator-photos/412686-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
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 3, 2017 to Jul 1, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Salud Carbajal sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation subcommittee Chair
Highways and Transit, Water Resources and Environment subcommittees -
House Committee on Armed Services
- Strategic Forces subcommittee Vice Chair
Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittees - House Committee on Agriculture
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Carbajal sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Transportation and Public Works (35%) Environmental Protection (19%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (9%) Housing and Community Development (9%) Immigration (7%) Armed Forces and National Security (7%) Education (7%) Private Legislation (7%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Carbajal recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Res. 1213: Expressing support for the designation of July 2022 as “American Grown Flower and …
- H.R. 7880: Degrees Not Debt Act of 2022
- H.R. 5748: Childcare Expansion for Military Families Act of 2021
- H.R. 5329: Small Passenger Vessel Liability Fairness Act of 2021
- H.Res. 542: Expressing support for the designation of July 2021 as “American Grown Flower and …
- H.R. 4503: Home for the Brave Act of 2021
- H.R. 4446: National Infrastructure Investment Corporation Act of 2021
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Jun 2022, Carbajal missed 34 of 2,912 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. 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
- House Democratic Caucus for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
