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Adam B. Schiff

Democrat · CA · U.S. Senate

Bio

Adam Bennett Schiff is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from California, a seat he has held since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, Schiff served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2024 and in the California State Senate from 1996 to 2000. Before being elected to public office, Schiff was a law clerk, an assistant United States attorney from 1987 to 1993, and an unsuccessful candidate for California State Assembly in 1994.

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Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

FiscalHealthImmig.GunsAbortionEnviron.CrimeDefenseEconomyForeignCivil R.Educ.GovtJudicial
Taxes & Fiscal
D+0.59
Healthcare
D+0.77
Immigration & Border
D+0.85
Guns
D+0.99
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
D+0.99
Environment & Energy
D+0.85
Crime & Policing
D+0.38
Defense & Veterans
D+0.00
Economy & Labor
D+0.62
Foreign Policy & Trade
D+0.17
Civil Rights & Social
D+0.84
Education
D+0.72
Government & Democracy
D+0.78
Judicial & Executive Nominations
D+0.88

Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

Recent notable votes

YEA
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
2026-06-18 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy, Environment & Energy
NAY
George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
2026-06-18 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
NAY
Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
NAY
Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
2026-06-17 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
NAY
George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
NAY
Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
2026-06-15 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations
NAY
Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
2026-06-11 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations
NAY
Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
2026-06-10 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations
NAY
Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
2026-06-10 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations
NAY
Brock Dahl, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State
2026-06-10 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
NAY
Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
2026-06-09 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations
NAY
Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
2026-06-08 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations

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