Official portrait of James Gallagher
U.S. House · California, District 1

James Gallagher

RRepublicanIn this seat since June 10, 2026Term ends January 3, 2027This seat is on the ballot November 3, 2026.

Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Gallagher has a recorded vote on 6 laws that passed.

5 Yes · 0 No · 1 Did not vote
Confirmed from the official record

This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.

The record in plain language

Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 6 came to a recorded vote in the House while Gallagher is a member. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.

Gallagher votes Yes on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

On funding the government, Gallagher votes Yes on the September 2026 funding extension.

Gallagher votes the same way as most House Republicans on all 5 of these Yes and No votes.

Gallagher did not vote on the Russia and Iran sanctions law.

Votes on laws that passed

Most recent

Public Law 119-111 · Signed September 18, 2026Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.

House 262–159Senate 86–11Did not vote
Public Law 119-110 · Signed September 16, 2026Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.

House 376–8Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-109 · Signed September 16, 2026Local Access to Courts Act

Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.

House 378–10Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-103 · Signed September 2, 2026Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.

House 370–48Senate 90–6Votes Yes

What this member says about laws and orders

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From the official record

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From this member’s press releases

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Member-requested spending

Confirmed from the official record

Member-requested spending: none found in the 4 laws read so far.

Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.

Online ads

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Campaign money

For the 2026 election cycle, Gallagher's campaign reports receiving $1,488,905.68 and reports spending $1,156,006.50, as of June 30, 2026.

Confirmed from the official record
What the filing reports2026 cycleFEC number H6CA01285as of June 30, 20262024 cycle
Money raised (total receipts)$1,488,905.68Not published yet
Money spent (total disbursements)$1,156,006.50Not published yet
Cash on hand (at the end of the period)$332,899.18Not published yet
Debts (owed by the committee)$33,633.38Not published yet

Where it comes from

Reported as received from2026 cycleFEC number H6CA01285as of June 30, 20262024 cycle
Individuals, itemized$885,289.91Not published yet
Individuals, unitemized$74,464.56Not published yet
Other political committees$275,863.00Not published yet
Party committees$7,000.00Not published yet
The candidate, contributions$0.00Not published yet
The candidate, loans$0.00Not published yet

Committees

Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.

See contributions by size and by state, and the saved FEC files

Where this comes from

We saved our own copy of each official House vote file listed here before writing this page. A code beside a file is its fingerprint, a short code that changes if the file's contents change.

Official portraitCongress.gov member directory · saved October 5, 2026
214c9514da2647f3Confirmed from the official record
House roll call 308 of 2026 (Russia and Iran sanctions law)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
Confirmed from the official record
House roll call 284 of 2026 (Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
Confirmed from the official record
House roll call 285 of 2026 (Local Access to Courts Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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