Skip to content
CIVIC HERALD

U.S. House · CA-9

This matchup isn't final yet — primaries are still underway in this state.

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each what it is.

Incumbent · Has a record

Josh Harder

Representative · CA · Democrat

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Firearms
1 voteanalysis
says
does+22
Childcare & leave
analysis
says+75
does
Sentencing & corrections
1 voteanalysis
says
does+72
Market protections
2 votesanalysis
says+80
does0
gap +80
Veterans' care delivery
analysis
says+80
does
Corporate concentration
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Pollution & development
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Public works
4 votesanalysis
says
does0
Levels of legal immigration
1 voteanalysis
says
does+35
LGBTQ+ policy
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Federal lands & resources
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Government role in coverage
analysis
says+80
does
Animal protection
2 votesanalysis
says+80
does0
gap +80
Business taxation
analysis
says+75
does
Religious exemptions
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Federal vs. state/local
1 voteanalysis
says
does+45
Tax distribution
analysis
says+80
does
Security vs. privacy
1 voteanalysis
says
does−15
Mandates vs. liberty
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Enforcement & security
2 votesanalysis
says−60
does+58
gap +118
Pharmaceutical pricing
analysis
says+85
does
Farm policy & subsidies
2 votesanalysis
says+80
does0
gap +80
Drugs & enforcement
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Land use & zoning
2 votesanalysis
says
does−68
Renters & rent
2 votesanalysis
says
does+30
Greenhouse-gas policy
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Role of government
2 votesanalysis
says
does+23
Use of force
1 voteanalysis
says
does+55
Policing & funding
1 voteanalysis
says−80
does−55
gap +25
Trade & tariffs
2 votesanalysis
says+60
does0
gap +60
SNAP & nutrition
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Substance use & mental health
3 votesanalysis
says+85
does+52
gap +33
Refugee & asylum policy
1 voteanalysis
says
does+55
Status for undocumented
analysis
says+90
does
Regulation (cross-sector)
3 votesanalysis
says
does+11
Response to homelessness
analysis
says+80
does

Money — FEC

$4.1Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

John McBride

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

  • Spending vs. restraint · Stated

    McBride calls to drastically shrink government spending.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Substance use & mental health · Stated

    McBride supports expanding mental health initiatives and services.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Overall tax level · Stated

    McBride advocates for reducing oppressive tax policies and eliminating taxes on Social Security.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Role of government · Stated

    McBride supports a smaller role for government, advocating for reduced spending and less government influence on private farms.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Policing & funding · Stated

    McBride supports local law enforcement and criminal prosecution.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Mandates vs. liberty · Stated

    McBride advocates for medical freedom, indicating opposition to public health mandates.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$52.2Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

James H Shoemaker

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$29.3Kraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 36 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 8 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
refreshed less than a minute ago