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Josh Harder

4th term · 7.7 years in office: 3 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Representative · CA-9 · Democrat · since Jan 2019

Josh Harder

Bills authored 19Missed votes 3 of 524Party unity 53% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 524 roll calls and 171 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Joshua Keck Harder was born in 1986 in Turlock, California, and attended Modesto High School.Source 3: Wikipedia: Josh Harder He earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 2008 and later completed a joint master's degree in business administration and public policy at Harvard University.Source 3: Wikipedia: Josh Harder Before entering politics, he worked as a vice president at Bessemer Venture Partners and taught business classes at Modesto Junior College.Source 3: Wikipedia: Josh Harder

Harder was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2018 to represent California's 10th congressional district.Source 3: Wikipedia: Josh Harder Following redistricting in 2022, he was elected to represent the 9th district and won reelection in 2024.Source 3: Wikipedia: Josh Harder

In their own words

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One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1986

    Born in Turlock, California.Source 3: Wikipedia: Josh Harder

  2. 2008

    Earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University.Source 3: Wikipedia: Josh Harder

  3. 2014-2017

    Worked at Bessemer Venture Partners, eventually becoming a vice president.Source 3: Wikipedia: Josh Harder

  4. 2019-2023

    Served as the U.S. representative for California's 10th congressional district.Source 3: Wikipedia: Josh Harder

  5. 2023-Present

    Serves as the U.S. representative for California's 9th congressional district.Source 1: Josh Harder — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Josh Harder

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

99.43% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Josh Harder — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Josh Harderwikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

7.7YRS

In office · 4th term · since Jan 2019

9,009VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 3.58%

Certified result

99.43%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1986 Born in Turlock, California.
  2. 2008 Earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University.
  3. 2014-2017 Worked at Bessemer Venture Partners, eventually becoming a vice president.
  4. 2019-2023 Served as the U.S. representative for California's 10th congressional district.
  5. 2023-Present Serves as the U.S. representative for California's 9th congressional district.
House Committee on AppropriationsHouse Committee on Appropriations · Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommitteeHouse Committee on Appropriations · Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies subcommittee19 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 45 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 52 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 47 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 52 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 61 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 59 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$4.1MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $125.0K · 33 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$506.6K · 12.4%
  • Itemized individual$2.5M · 61.7%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$377.9K · 9.3%
  • All other$677.5K · 16.6%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)-0.295
Social (dim 2)0.410

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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