Sydney Kamlager-Dove
U.S. House · CA-37 · Democrats · since 2025
alsoCandidate for U.S. House · CA-37
Biography
Overview
Sydney Kamlager-Dove is a Democrat representing California's 37th congressional district in the U.S. House since 2023. Previously, she served in the California State Senate (2021–2023) representing the 30th district, in the California State Assembly (2018–2021), and as a trustee for the Los Angeles Community College District. Born in Chicago in 1972, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Southern California and a Master of Arts in arts management from Carnegie Mellon University.
Career
In the California State Assembly, Kamlager-Dove co-authored SB 188, the CROWN Act (2019), which prohibits employer discrimination based on natural or protective hairstyles. She championed police reform and voting rights restoration for parolees. She sponsored AB 987, legislation to build a new arena for the Los Angeles Clippers, which was signed into law, and AB 1254, which banned trophy hunting of bobcats in California. In Congress, she has sponsored legislation on criminal justice reform, international human rights, arts education, and family support programs.
Prior political experience
Kamlager-Dove was elected to the U.S. House in November 2022 for California's 37th congressional district with 67.67% of the vote in a prior State Senate race in March 2021. She won a special election to the California State Assembly on April 3, 2018, and was appointed to the State Senate's Committee on Revision of the Penal Code in 2020. She replaced Karen Bass in the 37th district, who left to become mayor of Los Angeles.
Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ideology
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| Term | Seat | Term dates | Termination | Predecessor | Successor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | U.S. House CA-37 | 2025–present | In progress | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | — |
| 1st | U.S. House CA-37 | 2023–2025 | Term ended | — | Sydney Kamlager-Dove |
Committee assignments
- South and Central AsiaHouseRanking Member· 2025–present
- Western HemisphereHouse· 2025–present
- The Constitution and Limited GovernmentHouse· 2025–present
- Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the InternetHouse· 2025–present
- House· 2025–present
- House· 2025–present
Current term legislation
Bills sponsored this term10
- H.R. 8105
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 819 West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the "Jerry T. Hodges, Jr. Post Office Building".
Mar 26, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 7669
Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls Act
Feb 25, 2026REPORTED - H.R. 5955
BIS License Fee Prohibition Act
Nov 7, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 5583
Promoting Permanency Through Kinship Families Act
Sep 26, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 5399
Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act
Sep 16, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 5319
LINE Act
Sep 11, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 5185
To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code.
Sep 8, 2025REPORTED - H.R. 5021
American Decade of Sports Act
Aug 22, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 4995
Enduring Welcome Act of 2025
Aug 19, 2025IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 4682
End Solitary Confinement Act
Jul 23, 2025IN_COMMITTEE
Bills cosponsored this term10
- H.R. 8397
To protect Moms and babies against climate change, and for other purposes.
Apr 21, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8287
Semiconductor Controls Effectiveness Act of 2026
Apr 15, 2026REPORTED - H.R. 8288
Strengthening Export Controls Compliance Act
Apr 15, 2026REPORTED - H.R. 8289
BIS Licensing Efficiency Act of 2026
Apr 15, 2026REPORTED - H.R. 8296
Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2026
Apr 15, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8275
Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act
Apr 14, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8153
Maternal Vaccination Act
Mar 27, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8103
To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Cuba, and for other purposes.
Mar 26, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8089
Perinatal Workforce Act
Mar 25, 2026IN_COMMITTEE - H.R. 8080
Data to Save Moms Act
Mar 25, 2026IN_COMMITTEE
Elections
| Year | Seat | Result | Vote share | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | U.S. House CA-37 | Pending | 78.30% |
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