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Scott H. Peters

Democratic · Representative, CA ·50

Scott H. Peters is the Democratic U.S. Representative (CA's 50th congressional district). The platform has 7 voting records on file (2021-2026) and 59 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
60 ELEVATED
Connection Density 20%
22 → 4
Donor Influence 15%
80 → 12
Silence Risk 25%
48 → 12
Contradiction Risk 25%
69 → 17
Intelligence Volume 15%
76 → 11
Constituency Deviation 0%
15 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
The FY2026 NDAA authorizes $38 billion for aircraft including the MQ-9 produced by San Diego-based defense contractors, which Peters explicitly cited as a reason for his support.
primary · 2025-12-10 ✓ Verified
Peters successfully secured the integration of the Smart Ship Repair Act (SSRA) into the final FY2025 and FY2026 NDAA texts after it was omitted from the 2023 House-passed bill.
primary · 2024-12-12 ✓ Verified
As of his 2024 filings, Peters maintains a personal net worth estimated between $42 million and $78 million, with significant exposure to broad-market and pooled funds that track the pharmaceutical industry.
secondary · 2018-06-15 ✓ Verified
Peters' $1.58 million in pharma/health product career donations accumulated over multiple election cycles beginning in 2012, reflecting a long-term alignment with the sector rather than a single transactional event.
primary · 2026-05-04 ✓ Verified
The two other Democrats who joined Peters in killing the drug pricing provision were Rep. Kurt Schrader (OR-05) and Rep. Kathleen Rice (NY-04). Schrader, who shared Peters' donor profile, was later defeated in his 2022 primary by a progressive challenger who made the drug pricing vote a central campaign issue.
primary · 2021-09-15 ✓ Verified
The CA-50 district includes the San Diego life sciences cluster anchored by UC San Diego, the Scripps Research Institute, and the Salk Institute—major biomedical research institutions employing thousands of constituents who would be affected by drug pricing policies that reduce pharmaceutical R&D investment.
secondary · 2021-06-15 ✓ Verified
California's 50th District has a 21.5% foreign-born population, making immigration-related administrative changes a high-impact constituent issue for the Peters office.
primary · 2024-05-04 ✓ Verified
Representative Scott Peters officially voted Nay on the Laken Riley Act (H.R. 7511) on March 7, 2024, joining 170 Democrats in opposition.
primary · 2024-03-07 ✓ Verified
The FY2025 NDAA included Peters' 'Smart Ship Repair Act,' which mandates the Navy to keep ships needing maintenance cycles of up to 18 months in their homeports, benefiting San Diego's $3.7 billion maritime economy.
primary · 2024-12-12 ✓ Verified
Scott Peters voted Yea on the final bipartisan FY2025 NDAA on December 12, 2024, securing a 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted personnel and protecting San Diego's ship repair workforce.
primary · 2024-12-12 ✓ Verified
In April 2026, Peters introduced the CERTAIN Act (H.R. 8308), a bipartisan initiative aimed at streamlining federal permitting and environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects.
primary · 2026-04-15 ✓ Verified
Representative Scott Peters officially voted Nay on the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633) and Yea on the GENIUS Act (S. 1582) on July 17, 2025, demonstrating a bifurcated approach to digital asset regulation.
primary · 2025-07-17 ✓ Verified
Representative Peters officially voted Nay on the SAVE Act (H.R. 8281) in July 2024, citing concerns over potential administrative hurdles for naturalized citizens in his district.
primary · 2024-07-10 ✓ Verified
Scott Peters secured a $1,031,000 federal appropriation in March 2026 to fund a state-of-the-art CyberLab Incubator at San Diego City College for cyber defense training.
primary · 2026-03-10 ✓ Verified
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Partisan lean (Cook PVI-style): D+29 (Solid Democratic)
secondary ✓ Verified
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Largest ethnic groups: White Non-Hispanic 53.6%, Hispanic 22.3%, Asian 14.4%
secondary ✓ Verified
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 5.2% (national average 12.4%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 48.7% (national average 65.5%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.3% of adults (national average 33.7%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population foreign-born: 21.5% (162,000 residents)
secondary ✓ Verified
Juan Vargas colleague San Diego-area Rep. Scott Peters opposed the standalone $17.6 billion Israel aid bill (H.R. 7217) that Vargas supported.
Abundance PAC donor $10,000 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00903880/
Shield Ai PAC donor $5,000 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00782532/
Bipartisan Climate Action Fund donor $7,000 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (7 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00774497/
Ttm Technologies Inc PAC donor $7,500 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00752766/
Neurocrine Biosciences PAC Inc. donor $6,600 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00733527/
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. Political Action Committee donor $7,500 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00721811/
Ptc Therapeutics, Inc. PAC donor $6,000 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00717900/
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Employee Political Action Committee (Ipsen Employee PAC) donor $10,000 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00697409/
Across The Aisle PAC donor $10,000 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (7 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00696591/
Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc. PAC donor $5,000 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00624148/
National Association Of Vision Care Plans (Navcp) PAC donor $5,000 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00615096/
Otsuka Us PAC donor $5,000 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00553834/
Leidos Inc. PAC donor $6,000 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00546234/
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. PAC Aka Biomarin PAC donor $7,500 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00543371/
Toyota Motor North America, Inc PAC (Toyota/Lexus PAC) donor $6,000 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00542365/
Abbvie PAC donor $7,500 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00536573/
Edf Renewables Inc. PAC donor $6,000 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00523233/
Society For Cardiovascular Angiography And Interventions (Scai) PAC donor $5,000 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00519371/
Aes Corporation Political Action Committee; The donor $5,000 to Scott H. Peters's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00507962/
BillVoteDateAlignment
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Not Voting 2026-09-16 unknown
PROOF Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Nay 2026-09-03 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
platform_vs_vote 90/100
Platform: "Peters stated he supports lowering prescription drug costs, saying in an op-ed that Americans 'shouldn't have to choose between paying for medicine and putting food on the table.' He has publicly positioned himself as…
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Peters stated he supports lowering prescription drug costs, saying in an op-ed that Americans 'shouldn't have to choose between paying for medicine and putting food on the table.' He has publicly positioned himself as a consumer advocate on healthcare.
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Vote: on "Peters, along with two other Democrats, voted against the drug pricing reform provision in the…"
Peters publicly positioned himself as favoring lower prescription drug costs for consumers, yet he cast the decisive vote to kill Medicare drug-price negotiation authority in committee — a transformative pricing reform. His top career donor sector is Pharmaceuticals/Health Products ($1.58 million). Peters defended…
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Peters publicly positioned himself as favoring lower prescription drug costs for consumers, yet he cast the decisive vote to kill Medicare drug-price negotiation authority in committee — a transformative pricing reform. His top career donor sector is Pharmaceuticals/Health Products ($1.58 million). Peters defended his vote by arguing the bill would suppress medical innovation, not by denying the contradiction between his campaign rhetoric and his legislative action.
statement_vs_disclosure 30/100
Platform: ""I have received a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood Action Fund because I have voted in favor of reproductive rights 100% of the time." — Peters campaign email, January 2022. Also: "As a leader among Democrats in…
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"I have received a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood Action Fund because I have voted in favor of reproductive rights 100% of the time." — Peters campaign email, January 2022. Also: "As a leader among Democrats in Congress, Scott Peters has one of the strongest track records of achieving progressive reforms and getting things done."
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Vote: on "Peters voted against the Build Back Better Act in committee (September 2021), blocking the $3.5…"
Peters' campaign characterized him as a leader among progressive Democrats, but his voting record shows he consistently ranks among the House Democrats most likely to vote against his party, with a 46.15 ProgressivePunch score (worst among California Democrats) and a vote against the Build Back Better Act. Both…
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Peters' campaign characterized him as a leader among progressive Democrats, but his voting record shows he consistently ranks among the House Democrats most likely to vote against his party, with a 46.15 ProgressivePunch score (worst among California Democrats) and a vote against the Build Back Better Act. Both claims come from the same secondary source (KPBS) which reported both his campaign messaging and his voting record in the same analysis.
Last silence detection: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:53:47 GMT (via scheduled run)
Refused to complete Vote Smart's Political Courage Test for multiple election cycles
309d silent
Expected position: Candidates for federal office are expected to provide explicit issue positions to help voters make informed decisions. Vote Smart repeatedly requested responses throughout Peters' congressional career. Evidence of activity on adjacent…
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Expected position: Candidates for federal office are expected to provide explicit issue positions to help voters make informed decisions. Vote Smart repeatedly requested responses throughout Peters' congressional career. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Peters was actively campaigning during this period — participating in candidate forums, issuing policy papers, giving media interviews, and engaging on social media. Vote Smart's website states that when candidates refuse the Political Courage Test, it infers positions from their public record including voting records and public statements — indicating Peters did not complete the test. He was publicly active on numerous issues including healthcare, immigration, defense, and climate during this window. Primary URL: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/70351/scott-peters
Did not publicly address the apparent contradiction between his campaign finance reform advocacy and his own stock trading after a confidential COVID-19 briefing
150d silent
Expected position: As a member who has publicly supported the STOCK Act and campaign finance reform, Peters would be expected to address allegations that he traded stocks based on non-public COVID-19 information from a Congressional briefing. Evidence of…
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Expected position: As a member who has publicly supported the STOCK Act and campaign finance reform, Peters would be expected to address allegations that he traded stocks based on non-public COVID-19 information from a Congressional briefing. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Peters was actively communicating with constituents about COVID-19 response, participating in media interviews, and working on pandemic relief legislation. However, he did not publicly address the March 2020 report that he had sold airline and cruise stocks and purchased $1.5 million in treasury bonds two days after a confidential COVID-19 briefing. The San Diego News Desk investigation was not responded to with any statement from Peters' office during this window. Primary URL: https://sandiegonewsdesk.com/2020/03/24/after-covid-19-briefing-rep-scott-peters-engaged-in-suspicious-stock-trading/
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Johnson Controls Inc. Political Action Committee, Cubic Corporation Employees PAC, Philips North America LLC PAC, United States Cellular Corporation PAC, Duane Morris Government Committee, Serco Inc. Political Action Committee (Serco PAC), Dunkin' PAC…
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Johnson Controls Inc. Political Action Committee, Cubic Corporation Employees PAC, Philips North America LLC PAC, United States Cellular Corporation PAC, Duane Morris Government Committee, Serco Inc. Political Action Committee (Serco PAC), Dunkin' PAC, Astellas Us LLC PAC (Astellas PAC), Lundbeck LLC Employee, Inspire Brands, Inc. Political Action Committee, Aes Corporation Political Action Committee; The, Neurocrine Biosciences PAC Inc., Shield Ai PAC, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Employee Political Action Committee (Ipsen Employee PAC) (amounts: $8,000 (2024), $6,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $7,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $7,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
other / unclassified
National Confectioners Association Of The United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (, Kelley Drye & Warren PAC, California Dairies Federal PAC, Labpac, Society For Cardiovascular Angiography And Interventions (Scai) PAC, Abundance PAC, Across The Aisle…
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National Confectioners Association Of The United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (, Kelley Drye & Warren PAC, California Dairies Federal PAC, Labpac, Society For Cardiovascular Angiography And Interventions (Scai) PAC, Abundance PAC, Across The Aisle PAC (amounts: $8,500 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024)) — interest area: other / unclassified
ideological & single-issue
Bipartisan Climate Action Fund (amounts: $7,000 (2024)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $5,000 (2026)
Altria Group, Inc PAC Alcohol & tobacco $6,000 (2024)
Abundance PAC Other / unclassified $10,000 (2026)
Shield Ai PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)
Bipartisan Climate Action Fund Ideological & single-issue $7,000 (2024)
Ttm Technologies Inc PAC Technology $10,000 (2026)
Neurocrine Biosciences PAC Inc. Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $7,000 (2026)
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. Political Action Committee Health care & pharma $7,500 (2026)
Ptc Therapeutics, Inc. PAC Health care & pharma $7,500 (2026)
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Employee Political Action Committee (Ipsen Employee PAC) Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $10,000 (2026)
Across The Aisle PAC Other / unclassified $10,000 (2024)
Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc. PAC Health care & pharma $5,000 (2024)
National Association Of Vision Care Plans (Navcp) PAC Health care & pharma $5,000 (2024)
Otsuka Us PAC Health care & pharma $5,000 (2024)
Leidos Inc. PAC Defense & aerospace $5,500 (2026)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Digital Assets and Financial Innovation 65 20 45
Good-Government, Institutional Rules, and Procedural Voting 62 40 30
Public Safety and Homeland Security 75 55 25
Biotech and Life Sciences Industry Support 88 85 15
Reproductive Rights and Women's Health 82 78 12
Immigration and Border Enforcement 70 75 10
Taxation and Fiscal Policy 68 70 10
Transportation and Infrastructure (Amtrak, Water, Regional Transit) 72 80 8
Climate, Wildfires, and Disaster Resilience 78 80 5
Defense and Military Spending (San Diego Ship Repair, MQ-9, NDAA) 92 95 5
Veterans, National Service, and Commemoration 60 90 3
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No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 1 elected official holds documented connections.
$10.0BDonor Contributions
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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