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Brad Sherman

U.S. House · CA-32 · Democrats · since 2025

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Biography

Overview

Brad Sherman is a Democrat representing California's 32nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. First elected in 1996, he is now serving his 12th term in Congress. Before joining Congress, Sherman was a certified public accountant who worked at a major accounting firm and served on the California State Board of Equalization from 1991 to 1997. He holds a law degree from Harvard Law School and a degree in political science from UCLA.

Career

Sherman has been a vocal advocate for financial regulation, notably leading a House revolt against the 2008 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act as an early critic. He has introduced over 20 bills regarding Iran sanctions and actively champions support for Israel. As a senior member of Foreign Affairs, he has focused on Armenian genocide recognition and pushed for stronger China trade policies. In consumer protection, he has worked on housing affordability and subscription cancellation issues. He earned 100% ratings from the AFL-CIO, SEIU, AFSCME, ACLU, and teachers' unions on various votes.

Prior political experience

Sherman was first elected to Congress in 1996, defeating Republican Rich Sybert 49%-44% in the general election after winning a seven-candidate Democratic primary with 54% of the vote. He was reelected in 1998 with 57% of the vote. Since then, he has been reelected every two years with margins of at least 62%. In 2012, redistricting combined his seat with that of fellow Democrat Howard Berman, and Sherman won the primary 42%-32% and the general election 60%-40%. In 2020, he received 69.5% of the vote (240,038 votes).

Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ideology

Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)

Liberal
Conservative
119th Congress-0.344

Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)

−1
+1
-0.138
Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 339 scored votes

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Officeholding history

TermSeatTerm datesTerminationPredecessorSuccessor
2ndU.S. House CA-322025–presentIn progressBrad Sherman—
1stU.S. House CA-322023–2025Term endedJudy ChuBrad Sherman
5thU.S. House CA-302021–2023Term endedBrad ShermanAdam B. Schiff
4thU.S. House CA-302019–2021Term endedBrad ShermanBrad Sherman
3rdU.S. House CA-302017–2019Term endedBrad ShermanBrad Sherman
2ndU.S. House CA-302015–2017Term endedBrad ShermanBrad Sherman
1stU.S. House CA-302013–2015Term ended—Brad Sherman
5thU.S. House CA-272011–2013Term endedBrad ShermanJudy Chu
4thU.S. House CA-272009–2011Term endedBrad ShermanBrad Sherman
3rdU.S. House CA-272007–2009Term endedBrad ShermanBrad Sherman
2ndU.S. House CA-272005–2007Term endedBrad ShermanBrad Sherman
1stU.S. House CA-272003–2005Term endedAdam B. SchiffBrad Sherman
3rdU.S. House CA-242001–2003Term endedBrad ShermanSalud O. Carbajal
2ndU.S. House CA-241999–2001Term endedBrad ShermanBrad Sherman
1stU.S. House CA-241997–1999Term ended—Brad Sherman

Committee assignments

  • Capital Markets
    HouseRanking Member· 2025–present
  • Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence
    House· 2025–present
  • East Asia and Pacific
    House· 2025–present
  • Middle East and North Africa
    House· 2025–present
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
    House· 2025–present
  • House Committee on Financial Services
    House· 2025–present
  • Financial Institutions
    House· 2025–present

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term10

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

YearSeatResultVote shareField
2024U.S. House CA-30Won69.48%