Brad Sherman
Democrat · CA-32 · U.S. House
CA-32 — U.S. House
Safe D 99%Brad Sherman is on the ballot. Brad Sherman vs. Larry Thompson. Runs on a newly enacted district map.
Bio
Bradley James Sherman is an American accountant and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 32nd congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered Congress in 1997. Sherman represented California's 24th congressional district for three terms, California's 27th congressional district for five terms, and California's 30th congressional district for five terms. His district includes parts of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County and Simi Valley in Ventura County.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 29.7 years
- First took office
- 1997 (15 terms)
- Seniority
- 26 of 439 by time served
- Age
- 71
- Sherman Oaks, CA · 818-501-9200
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
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.
How they score against the parties
Brad Sherman's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.
On the political map
Brad Sherman (the large ringed dot) among every current member of Congress and the party platforms.
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Caucuses & committees
Where Shermansits in Congress's own organization — each group's lean is computed from its members' voting records. Explore them all on the caucuses and committees pages.
Caucuses
- Congressional Progressive Caucusstrongly left · 95 members
- New Democrat Coalitionstrongly left · 109 members
- Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucusstrongly left · 77 members
- Congressional Equality Caucusstrongly left · 153 members
Committees
- House Committee on Financial Servicescenter · 53 members
- House Committee on Foreign Affairscenter · 53 members
Most and least aligned members
Treating Sherman's 14 issue scores as a vector, cosine similarity measures whether two voting records point the same way (+100%) or in opposite directions (−100%) — the colleagues whose records align most and least with theirs.
Recent notable votes
Latest news
'Bogus as hell': Trump's rosy Saudi nuclear pitch kneecapped by his own intelA classified U.S. intelligence assessment has found that Saudi Arabia has not ruled out building a nuclear weapons program, cutting against President Donald Trump's pitch for a deal that could let the kingdom enrich its own uranium.The assessment was part of …
Raw Story · September 25, 2026
California shoppers with disabilities say mall skincare stores pressured them into spending thousands; one man says he spent more than $50,000, and a congressman is now seeking state scrutinySerious allegations have arisen against Bee & Co., claiming that the company coerced vulnerable customers, including seniors and individuals with disabilities, into making costly purchases. Rep. Brad Sherman is set to bring these alarming issues to the attent…
The Times of India · September 24, 2026
Rep. Brad Sherman warns Israel over government policies eroding U.S. supportThe California Democrat says West Bank settler violence, far-right minister Ben-Gvir and Israel's failure to invest in global diplomacy are worsening its standing with Americans, warning that could cut off U.S. weapons and diplomatic backing
Haaretz · September 19, 2026
US Representative: 'Ben Gvir in the Cabinet is an existential threat'Brad Sherman, one of Israel’s most prominent supporters in Congress, warns of a collapse in public support for Israel in the United States.
Israelnationalnews.com · September 19, 2026
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