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Julia Brownley

U.S. House · CA-26 · Democrats · since 2025

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Biography

Overview

Julia Brownley is a Democrat representing California's 26th congressional district since 2013. Before her congressional career, she served in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012 and worked in marketing and sales. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science and an MBA. She has announced she will not seek reelection and plans to retire in 2027.

Career

In the California State Assembly, Brownley authored a bill to ban plastic shopping bags (which did not pass) and served as chair of the Education Committee. In Congress, she has been reelected multiple times in a competitive district. She has championed legislation supporting alternative proteins research, veterans' benefits expansion, and gun safety measures. She has advocated for increased insurance regulation, job training funds, and public education funding.

Prior political experience

Brownley first won election to Congress in 2012, defeating Republican Tony Strickland 53%-47%. She was narrowly reelected in 2014 over Republican Jeff Gorell with 51%-49%, making it a competitive race. In 2020, she received 208,856 votes (60.6%). She was endorsed by Emily's List and Planned Parenthood in her 2012 race and by the League of Conservation Voters during her state assembly tenure. She has announced she will not seek reelection in 2026.

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-0.305

Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)

−1
+1
+0.049
Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 339 scored votes

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Officeholding history

TermSeatTerm datesTerminationPredecessorSuccessor
7thU.S. House CA-262025–presentIn progressJulia Brownley—
6thU.S. House CA-262023–2025Term endedJulia BrownleyJulia Brownley
5thU.S. House CA-262021–2023Term endedJulia BrownleyJulia Brownley
4thU.S. House CA-262019–2021Term endedJulia BrownleyJulia Brownley
3rdU.S. House CA-262017–2019Term endedJulia BrownleyJulia Brownley
2ndU.S. House CA-262015–2017Term endedJulia BrownleyJulia Brownley
1stU.S. House CA-262013–2015Term ended—Julia Brownley

Committee assignments

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term10

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

YearSeatResultVote shareField
2024U.S. House CA-26Won60.58%