Josh Harder

Democratic · U.S. House, District 9, California
General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026

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Josh Harder

Democratic · Incumbent · Candidate for U.S. House, District 9, California

Ballot designation on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: “Father/Representative” (as filed with the California Secretary of State).

Background via official source

Also running: John McBride (R)

Where Harder stands

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Health care

Health care

People with chronic diseases like diabetes shouldn’t be struggling with poor nutrition and worse health outcomes in a place that grows a quarter of the nation’s food.

Education

Education

Washington used to believe that improving school was both important and possible, but after years of paralysis, our kids have been paying the price in lower reading scores and worse education outcomes.

Jobs, wages & cost of living

Jobs, wages & cost of living

Finding a good-paying job to support a family on has gotten way too hard, but Valley organizations have already proven that evidence-based training can bridge that gap.

Elections, ethics & government

Elections, ethics & government

Our community is on the front lines of efforts to prevent a continental infestation, but we deserve more than just becoming the nation’s quarantine zone.

Elections, ethics & government

Raising rates year after year and using those payments to cut political ads and lobby government is an outrage, and it should be illegal.

Other priorities

Priorities

Mail theft is a serious crime that can devastate families, robbing people of their hard-earned money, exposing them to identity theft, and violating the basic sense of security we should all have in our own homes.

Key votes as U.S. Representative

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MeasureHarder
Laken Riley Act (S. 5) — final House passageYea
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) — House passageNay
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) — final, concur in Senate versionNo

Pulled from official roll-call records · Congress.gov profile & full record.

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