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John Garamendi

US Representative (D-CA-8)
Tracked because Sitting member of the House; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
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John Garamendi is the Democratic U.S. Representative (CA's 8th congressional district). The platform has 1 voting records on file (2023) and 39 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Facts on record24
Connections mapped50
Sources cited20
✦ Thin coverage gap +186 connected to 50 entities · only 24 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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No documented contradictions on file.
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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 1 elected official holds documented connections.
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Key Connections
← Machinists Non Partisan Political League Of The International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers organization
donor
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
← Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) organization
donor
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004036/
← American Association For Justice PAC organization
donor
$6,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024521/
← International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee organization
donor
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00027342/
← American Maritime Officers PAC organization
donor
$8,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00027532/
← American Dental P. A. C. organization
donor
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000729/
← International Union Of Painters And Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee organization
donor
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000885/
← Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners organization
donor
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
Facts (24)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 167d ago · Avg age: 1215d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (24)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 60.3%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 29.0%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 8.0%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $97,897 (2024)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 3: Constitutional Right to Marriage (Repeal Proposition 8) (2024) — passed, margin 62.6% Yes – 37.4% No
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 1: Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom (2022) — passed, margin 66.6% Yes – 33.4% No
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 4831 (share 0.052)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 5617 (share 0.058)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 5417 (share 0.071)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 6113 (share 0.095)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 6221 (share 0.142)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Vallejo City Unified School District (2500 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: UC Davis (25000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Travis Air Force Base (15000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Chevron Richmond Refinery (3500 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Kaiser Permanente (10000 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [constituency_baseline] District summary: California's 8th Congressional District encompasses much of Contra Costa and Solano Counties in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area, including the cities of Vallejo, Fairfield, Richmond, and parts of Vacaville. The district has a population of approximately 752,539 and is a majority-minority district (36.4% Hispanic, 27.5% White non-Hispanic, 18.4% Asian, 13.9% Black). It is considered a safe Democratic seat (D+48 PVI). The economy blends urban industrial activity (oil refining, maritime shipping) with suburban commuter communities and agricultural regions in the Sacramento Delta. The district features significant income diversity: median household income of $97,897 but an 8% poverty rate. Approximately 29% of residents are foreign-born. The district's heavy reliance on federal health programs — with 303,000 people covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or VA benefits — makes federal fiscal policy particularly salient.
Added: 02 May 2026
✓ verified AI Inference Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023) on 2023-05-31: Garamendi broke with 78% of House Democrats (165 Yes, 46 No) to oppose the bipartisan debt-ceiling deal negotiated by President Biden and Speaker McCarthy. In a district where 303,000 constituents rely on Medicare, Medicaid, or VA benefits — programs he warned were at risk — his opposition reflected progressive fiscal priorities over party unity on the emergency measure.
Date: 2023-05-31 Added: 02 May 2026
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Fairbanks Morse Defense PAC contributed $8,500 to Garamendi in the 2023-2024 election cycle. Garamendi serves as the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated In the 2019–2020 cycle, Garamendi's top contributing industries were Transportation Unions ($100,500), Real Estate ($61,020), Building Trade Unions ($48,200), Public Sector Unions ($46,000), and Sea Transport ($44,500).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated In the 2024 election cycle, Garamendi raised $1,093,484 and spent $950,213, ending with $1,264,718 cash on hand.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Over his House career (2009–2024), Rep. Garamendi's campaign committee raised $5,330,006 in PAC contributions: 53.45% from business PACs ($2,849,147), 39.33% from labor PACs ($2,096,266), and 7.21% from ideological PACs ($384,652).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated John Garamendi filed filing with the SEC on 2020-11-23. Accession number: N/A.
All Connections (50)
donor secondary
2020 cycle: $10,000 via PAC. Garamendi is a leading Jones Act defender and serves on Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.
donor secondary
2020 cycle: $10,000 via PAC. Represents tugboat, towboat, and barge industry; aligns with Garamendi's Jones Act advocacy.
donor secondary
2020 cycle: $10,000 via PAC. Represents rice growers in California's Sacramento Valley, part of Garamendi's district.
donor secondary
2020 cycle: $13,000 via PAC to campaign committee. Raytheon (now RTX Corp) is a major defense contractor relevant to Garamendi's Armed Services Committee role.
← Maxine Dexter person
Legislative co-sponsor primary since 2026
Dexter's war powers resolution (H.R. 6944) was co-sponsored by Reps. John Garamendi, Becca Balint, and other progressive Democrats.
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004036/
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024521/
donor primary since 2026
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024752/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00027342/
donor primary since 2024
$8,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00027532/
← American Dental P. A. C. organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000729/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000885/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
← Smart Td PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001636/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002089/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002972/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004325/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00005157/
donor primary since 2024
$6,500 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007542/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007922/
← Transport Workers Union PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00008268/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00011114/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024422/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028860/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00029504/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
donor primary since 2026
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032979/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032995/
donor primary since 2024
$8,500 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00034678/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00035451/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00064766/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00065219/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00073056/
donor primary since 2026
$6,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00078451/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00091561/
← Honeywell International PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096156/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (7 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00097568/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00104802/
← At&T Inc. Federal PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00109017/
donor primary since 2026
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00113241/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00113811/
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00114132/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00130773/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00144766/
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00186288/
← Farm Credit PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00193631/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00238725/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to John Garamendi's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00267849/
Sources (20)
2004-04-15 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Garamendi (2004-04-15) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2004-05-06 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Garamendi (2004-05-06) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2004-03-23 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Garamendi (2004-03-23) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2004-04-28 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Garamendi (2004-04-28) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: John Garamendi — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2020-11-23 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Garamendi (2020-11-23) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: John Garamendi — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: John Garamendi — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: John Garamendi — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
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— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Fairbanks Morse Defense PAC contributed $8,500 to Garame… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: In the 2019–2020 cycle, Garamendi's top contributing ind… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: In the 2024 election cycle, Garamendi raised $1,093,484 … congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Over his House career (2009–2024), Rep. Garamendi's camp… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: John Garamendi not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2020-11-23 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Garamendi (2020-11-23) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt