Cox was the representative for California’s 21st congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 2019 to 2020.
![Photo of Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA21, 2019-2020]](/static/legislator-photos/412755-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Cox.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Cox is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2020 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 Cox sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 28, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Cox sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (33%) Water Resources Development (20%) Health (20%) Government Operations and Politics (13%) Education (13%)
Recent Bills
Some of Cox’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 8783 (116th): To amend title 40, United States Code, to add certain California counties ...
- H.Res. 1166 (116th): Expressing support for the designation of the month of October 2020, as ...
- H.R. 8210 (116th): Methamphetamine Response Act of 2020
- H.R. 8166 (116th): Western Water Storage Infrastructure Act
- H.R. 7926 (116th): Ensuring Veterans Access Act
- H.R. 7510 (116th): AHEAD Act of 2020
- H.R. 6933 (116th): Caring for Survivors Act of 2020
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Dec 2020, Cox missed 19 of 954 roll call votes, which is 2.0%. This is on par with the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2020. 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
