Cox is the representative for California’s 21st congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Cox is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA21]](/static/legislator-photos/412755-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Cox 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 Cox has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Oct 11, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
TJ Cox sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Natural Resources
- Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
- Member, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
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House Committee on Agriculture
- Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
- Member, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Cox sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (100%)
Recent Bills
Some of Cox’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 4589: To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make ...
- H.R. 4588: Modernizing VA’s Records Management Program Act
- H.R. 4287: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide greater protection of proprietary information ...
- H.Res. 538: Recognizing the historical, cultural, and religious significance of Sikh Americans, and for other ...
- H.R. 3647: Impact Aid Infrastructure Act
- H.Res. 457: Expressing support for the designation of June as Portuguese National Heritage Month.
- H.R. 2633: Study of Office of Rural Affairs, within the Small Business Administration
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Sep 2019, Cox missed 5 of 555 roll call votes, which is 0.9%. 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
