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Kamlager‑Dove's husband Austin Dove served as plaintiff's attorney in Cervantes et al. v. County of Los Angeles, which settled for $25 million in April 2024 — the largest police‑misconduct payout in U.S. history at that time, with potential attorney contingency fees of up to $10 million. Whether this income was realized and reflected in Kamlager‑Dove's most recent financial disclosure is not in the public record.
Date: 2024-04-10
Added: 04 May 2026
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Quiver Quantitative's net‑worth methodology is explicitly caveated: 'these are only rough estimates, and the data may be inaccurate or incomplete. This estimate does not include the value of the individual's primary residence, or any outstanding liabilities.' Estimates of publicly traded holdings update hourly; estimates of private holdings update only annually from financial‑disclosure forms.
Date: 2026-04-14
Added: 04 May 2026
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Kamlager‑Dove has approximately $0 invested in publicly traded assets that Quiver Quantitative can track live, meaning her net‑worth estimate is derived entirely from annual financial‑disclosure broad ranges and does not update between disclosure filing periods. Changes in her congressional ranking (range: 168th to 196th) are caused by market movements in other members' stock portfolios, not by changes in her own reported assets.
Date: 2025-07-25 to 2026-04-08
Added: 04 May 2026
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Quiver Quantitative estimates that Sydney Kamlager‑Dove is worth $3.8 million as of April 8, 2026 — the 194th highest net worth in Congress. The estimate appears identically across eleven press‑release footers from July 2025 through April 2026, reflecting Kamlager‑Dove's status as a member with approximately $0 in publicly traded assets whose net‑worth estimate does not fluctuate with market conditions.
Date: 2026-04-08
Added: 04 May 2026
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Kamlager-Dove's husband, Austin Dove, obtained a $25,000,000 settlement in 2024 for a civil rights and police misconduct case against Los Angeles County (Cervantes et al. v. County of Los Angeles).
Date: 2024-04-15
Added: 04 May 2026
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Kamlager-Dove voted Nay on H.R. 22 (SAVE Act) on April 10, 2025. Roll Call 102 confirms the 220-208 passage. Only 4 Democrats (Cuellar, Golden, Gluesenkamp Perez, Case) voted Yea.
Date: 2025-04-10
Added: 04 May 2026
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Kamlager-Dove's career Israel lobby contribution total is $316,155, drawn from AIPAC ($60,617 PACs + $167,187 lobby donors), Democratic Majority for Israel, and JStreetPAC—an unusual dual-donor profile spanning both mainstream pro-Israel and progressive pro-Israel/pro-peace organizations, mirroring her voting record that satisfies neither camp fully.
Date: 2026-05-03
Added: 04 May 2026
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The AJP Action scorecard assigns Kamlager-Dove an 'F' at 44%—reflecting a mixed voting record that includes Yea votes for H.Res. 771 (standing with Israel), H.Res. 793 (calling on Hamas to release hostages), and H.R. 8034 ($95 billion foreign aid package), and Nay votes for H.Res. 845 (censuring Rashida Tlaib), H.Res. 883 (declaring 'from the river to the sea' antisemitic), and H.R. 7217 (standalone Israel aid).
Date: 2025-05-01
Added: 04 May 2026
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Kamlager-Dove told the Jewish Journal before her 2022 election that Israel is 'an example of what a young, vibrant democracy looks like, and we should be supporting it,' and spoke at a private AIPAC event. She stated: 'Who would I be to marginalize an important, vocal, engaged and vulnerable population in my community? I don't know Ilhan [Omar]'s constituency, but I wouldn't stand for it.'
Date: 2022-10-01
Added: 04 May 2026
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Kamlager-Dove subsequently voted Yea on H.R. 8034 (the $95 billion comprehensive foreign aid package including Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and Gaza humanitarian aid) on April 20, 2024, and signed the discharge petition to bring the broader package to the floor—demonstrating that her opposition to H.R. 7217 was specific to the standalone nature of the bill rather than opposition to Israel aid itself.
Date: 2024-04-20
Added: 04 May 2026
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Kamlager-Dove's official February 7, 2024 statement declared: 'Republicans introduced a standalone Israel bill that included zero dollars for humanitarian aid, zero dollars in aid to Ukraine, and zero dollars in aid to the Indo-Pacific' and that 'Israel's security is interconnected with Ukraine's security and humanitarian aid for Palestinians.' She characterized the bill as 'House Republicans' failed, cynical ploy to weaponize the needs of our allies in favor of their extreme, partisan agenda.'
Date: 2024-02-07
Added: 04 May 2026
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The original inferential claim contains a significant numerical error: it states Kamlager-Dove 'was not among the 14 Democrats who voted yea,' but the actual number of Democratic Yea votes was 46—not 14. The '14' figure in contemporaneous reporting (UPI, Reuters, Guardian) refers to the 14 Republicans who voted Nay. This error understates the Democratic caucus's division on the standalone Israel aid bill by more than 3x.
Date: 2024-02-06
Added: 04 May 2026
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Sydney Kamlager-Dove voted Nay on H.R. 7217, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, Roll Call 38, February 6, 2024—the motion to suspend the rules and pass failed 250-180 (2/3 required), with 204 Republicans and 46 Democrats voting Yea, and 14 Republicans and 166 Democrats voting Nay.
Date: 2024-02-06
Added: 04 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: 2024 general election result (Kamlager-Dove vs. Rey): Kamlager-Dove 78.3% – Rey 10.2% – others 11.5%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Medicaid enrollment (share of district population): 56% (4th highest in the U.S.)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 33.7%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median home value: $852,100
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 31.7%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+): 29.6%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population White (Non-Hispanic): 17.0%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population Black or African American (Non-Hispanic): 21.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population Hispanic: 55.0%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 9.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 15.8%
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2023 ACS 5-year): $70,327
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: California Proposition 36 (2024) — Increased Penalties for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes (2024) — passed, margin 68.4% yes – 31.6% no (statewide)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: California Proposition 3 (2024) — Constitutional Right to Marriage (repeal Proposition 8) (2024) — passed, margin 62.6% yes – 37.4% no (statewide)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: California Proposition 1 (2024) — Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure (2024) — passed, margin 50.2% yes – 49.8% no (statewide)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 92 - Public Administration (share 0.06)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 - Accommodation and Food Services (share 0.09)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.11)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 - Educational Services (share 0.1)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.16)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Southern California (8000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Los Angeles County Government (10000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Los Angeles Unified School District (25000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Kaiser Permanente / Cedars-Sinai / MLK Community Healthcare (12000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: California's 37th Congressional District encompasses South Los Angeles County, including neighborhoods west and southwest of Downtown Los Angeles such as Crenshaw, Baldwin Hills, Leimert Park, and parts of South L.A. It is a majority-minority district with Hispanic residents forming the largest group at 55%, Black residents at 21.7%, and White residents at 17%. The district's median household income of $70,327 sits well above the national median but masks significant inequality; the poverty rate is 15.8% and unemployment is 9.1% — more than double the national rate. Only 31.7% of residents own their homes, and median rent is $1,775. The district has the fourth-highest Medicaid enrollment in the country, with 56% of constituents relying on the program. The district is safely Democratic (D+100) and has been represented by Kamlager-Dove since 2023. She won reelection in 2024 with 78.3% of the vote.
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted nay on H.R. 7567 / related (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill with $187 billion SNAP cuts over five years)) on 2026-04-30: Kamlager-Dove voted against the GOP Farm Bill, stating: 'I will not vote for a Farm Bill that leaves millions of Americans with empty bellies while screwing over our farmers.' She noted 57,000 households in her district rely on SNAP. The bill passed 224-220 with only 14 Democratic votes. Her district's 15.8% poverty rate makes SNAP critical for tens of thousands of constituents. The AFL-CIO scored this as a key vote for working people.
Date: 2026-04-30
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump tax-and-spending reconciliation, cutting an estimated $1 trillion from Medicaid, $187 billion from SNAP)) on 2025-05-22: Kamlager-Dove voted NO, calling it 'the Republican Rip-Off.' Her district has the 4th-highest Medicaid enrollment in the country with 56% of constituents on Medicaid. She stated: 'Hell no to ripping food assistance away from 40 million Americans and hell no on giving $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the Billionaire Boys Club.' The vote aligned with her constituents' material interests — CA-37 has a 15.8% poverty rate and $70,327 median income.
Date: 2025-05-22
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted nay on H.Res. 883 (Expressing the sense of the House that the slogan 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic) on 2024-04-16: Kamlager-Dove voted against declaring 'from the river to the sea' antisemitic, joining 43 other members — mostly progressives. The resolution passed 377-44-1. Her vote placed her at odds with mainstream pro-Israel groups like AIPAC which supported the resolution. She had previously co-sponsored a resolution supporting Israel after October 7 and called Israel 'an example of what a young, vibrant democracy looks like.' This vote illustrates the cross-pressure between her progressive district's diverse constituencies and traditional pro-Israel orthodoxy.
Date: 2024-04-16
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[disclosure] An extensive investigation by The Current Report documented approximately $48,000 in donor funds spent on SoFi Stadium luxury suites, chauffeured limousines, Capitol Hill steak dinners, soul-food catering, and liquor-store runs from 2023-2025, all labeled as 'fundraising' with zero public evidence of actual political events. The SoFi suite dates matched major Rams games, Kendrick Lamar, and Beyoncé concerts. An updated 28-page ethics complaint with receipts was hand-delivered to the House Committee on Ethics on November 24, 2025 — a committee on which Kamlager-Dove sits.
Date: 2026-04-23
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[statement] On November 21, 2025, Kamlager-Dove posted a video on social media declaring that Donald Trump should testify before Congress, stating: 'If you have nothing to hide, you should have everything to share.' She has repeatedly positioned herself as a champion of transparency and accountability, and in her budget statements has called out Republicans for giving '$4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the Billionaire Boys Club.'
Date: 2025-11-21
Added: 03 May 2026
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[disclosure] In April 2024, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $25 million settlement to the family of Isaias Cervantes, a deaf, autistic man shot and paralyzed by sheriff's deputies in his living room. The family's attorney was Austin Dove, Kamlager-Dove's husband, who stood to earn as much as $10 million in contingency fees. The settlement was one of the largest police-misconduct payouts in U.S. history. Supervisor Holly Mitchell, a longtime political patron of Kamlager-Dove who had recently received a $1,000 donation from the congresswoman's leadership PAC, voted to approve the deal without disclosing the conflict.
Date: 2024-04-10
Added: 03 May 2026
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[platform] Kamlager-Dove's official House biography describes her as 'a fierce advocate for justice and families' who 'has spent her career fighting for racial equity, access, and social justice.' She has been a vocal advocate for criminal justice reform, police accountability, and reducing mass incarceration. Her campaign platform emphasizes 'accountability in law enforcement.'
Date: 2023-01-03
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Quiver Quantitative estimates Kamlager-Dove's net worth at approximately $3.8 million as of April 2026, ranking 194th highest in Congress.
Date: 2026-04-30
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
On January 30, 2024, Kamlager-Dove's leadership PAC 'Securing a Kinder Democracy PAC' contributed $1,000 to L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell's reelection campaign. Less than five months later, Mitchell voted to approve the $25 million Cervantes settlement for which Kamlager-Dove's husband Austin Dove served as plaintiff's attorney, potentially earning as much as $10 million in contingency fees.
Date: 2024-06-01
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
The Current Report published an investigation documenting approximately $48,000 in donor funds spent on SoFi Stadium luxury suites ($25,000 on Aug 1, 2023, and $12,500 on Jan 31, 2025), chauffeured limousines through Kingdom Limo, Capitol Hill steakhouse dinners, soul-food catering, and liquor-store purchases from Total Wine, all labeled as 'fundraising' with no public evidence of political events. An ethics complaint with receipts was hand-delivered to the House Committee on Ethics.
Date: 2025-11-24
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Ariel Investments, the Black-owned asset management firm, contributed $15,200 to Kamlager-Dove's 2024 campaign. Other top donors included American Crystal Sugar ($15,000 PAC), Service Employees International Union ($15,000), and top industry sectors TV/Movies/Music ($68,850) and Building Trade Unions ($49,500).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
JStreetPAC contributed $21,800 to Kamlager-Dove's 2024 campaign ($19,300 from individuals, $2,500 PAC), ranking as her second-largest identifiable contributor. JStreet is the progressive counterpart to AIPAC, supporting both Israeli security and Palestinian rights.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Top PAC contributors to Kamlager-Dove's 2024 campaign included Service Employees International Union ($10,000), American Federation of State/County/Municipal Employees ($10,000), International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ($10,000), American Crystal Sugar ($10,000), and Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union ($10,000).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
In the 2023-2024 cycle, Kamlager-Dove raised $1,035,793. Top contributor was Vistria Group ($26,900). Top industry: Securities & Investment ($85,062). 51.67% came from large individual contributions, 47.26% from PACs, and only 1.07% from small donors under $200.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
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