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 May 24, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
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
Some of Cox’s most recently sponsored bills include...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to May 2019, Cox missed 4 of 231 roll call votes, which is 1.7%. This is on par with the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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
