Brad Sherman | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Beilenson |
| Constituency | 24th district (1997–2003) 27th district (2003–2013) 30th district (2013–2023) 32nd district (2023–present) |
| Member of theCalifornia Board of Equalization from the 4th district | |
| In office January 1991 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Conway Collis |
| Succeeded by | John Chiang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bradley James Sherman (1954-10-24)October 24, 1954 (age 71) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
Bradley James Sherman (born October 24, 1954) is an American accountant and politician serving as theU.S. representative forCalifornia's 32nd congressional district. A member of theDemocratic Party, he first entered Congress in 1997. Sherman representedCalifornia's 24th congressional district for three terms,California's 27th congressional district for five terms, andCalifornia's 30th congressional district for five terms. His district includes parts of theSan Fernando Valley inLos Angeles County and the eastern part of theSimi Hills inVentura County.
Sherman was born inLos Angeles,[1] the son of Lane (from the Philadelphia area) and Maurice Hyman Sherman (from Indiana). His parents were both of Ukrainian Jewish descent.[2] He attendedMark Keppel High School andCorona del Mar High School. He received aBachelor of Arts inpolitical science from theUniversity of California, Los Angeles,[3] in 1974, and aJuris Doctor fromHarvard Law School in 1979.[4][5] He is aCertified Public Accountant who worked at one of the nations'Big Four accounting firms. As part of his work there, he helped represent the Philippine government underCorazon Aquino in a successful effort to seize assets of deposed presidentFerdinand Marcos.[6] Sherman was an instructor atHarvard Law School's International Tax Program.[7]
Sherman served on theCalifornia State Board of Equalization from 1991 to 1997. He chaired the Board from 1991 to 1995.[7]
The 1990 campaign for the Board seat involved numerous attacks. Claude Parrish, Sherman'sRepublican opponent, said thatArlo Smith, the (ultimately unsuccessful) Democratic nominee for attorney general, had declined to endorse Sherman for the Board seat. Sherman called it "one of the most outrageous hit pieces in contemporary California political history".
In turn, Sherman claimed that Parrish's ice cream company had been shut down in 1985 for failure to pay state income taxes. However, Parrish said that he had actually sold the company in 1983, just before its business license was suspended for a month by the stateFranchise Tax Board. Sherman said that he relied on public records in making his allegations. Besides, Sherman said, the 1983 suspension could only have occurred because of previous tax delinquencies.[8]
Sherman was re-elected to the Board of Equalization in 1994, but resigned January 3, 1997, having been elected to Congress.
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In 1994, incumbent Democratic U.S. representativeAnthony C. Beilenson ofCalifornia's 24th congressional district barely survived theRepublican Revolution, winning re-election by a two-point margin,[9] by far the worst election performance of his career. In 1996, Beilenson decided to retire.
Sherman then ran for the seat, and won the seven-candidate Democratic primary with 54% of the vote.[9] In the general election, he defeated Republican nominee Rich Sybert (also the 1994 nominee), 49%–44%.[10] He has not faced another contest nearly that close since. In 1998, he was reelected with 57% of the vote.[11] Since then, he has been reelected every two years with at least 62%.[12]
Redistricting following the2010 census drew the homes of Sherman and fellow DemocratHoward Berman, who had previously represented the 28th district, into the 30th district.[13][14] The redrawn 30th was more Sherman's district than Berman's; Sherman retained about 60% of his former territory, while Berman kept 20% of his former voters.[15][16] On June 5, 2012, Sherman faced Berman in the primary for the 30th district. Sherman finished first, leading 42% to 32%.[17] Under California's new election system, which put the two candidates who received the most votes in the primary against each other, regardless of party, the two faced each other again in the general election.[18] Neither candidate was endorsed by the state Democratic Party.[19]
Berman was the more established candidate. He was endorsed by over 20 congressmen, including party leadersSteny Hoyer andXavier Becerra, sittingGovernorJerry Brown, sittingLos AngelesMayorAntonio Villaraigosa, and the state's two U.S. senators,Barbara Boxer andDianne Feinstein.[20] He was endorsed by ten Republican congressmen from California:David Dreier,Wally Herger,Dan Lungren,Elton Gallegly,Buck McKeon,Ed Royce,Jerry Lewis,Ken Calvert,Mary Bono Mack, andDarrell Issa.[21] He was endorsed by two Republican U.S. senators,John McCain andLindsey Graham, and by Independent U.S. senatorJoe Lieberman.[22][23] Sherman was endorsed by then-lieutenant governor (and future governor)Gavin Newsom, former presidentBill Clinton, and formerMassachusetts governorMichael Dukakis.[24]
In the general election, Sherman defeated Berman, 60%–40%.[25]
First elected to theHouse of Representatives in 1996, Sherman is serving his 12th term in Congress. He is a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.[7] Sherman has held over 160 Town Hall meetings since being elected to Congress.[26]
Sherman voted with PresidentJoe Biden's stated position 100% of the time in the117th Congress, according to aFiveThirtyEight analysis.[27]
Sherman's voting record has most often earned him a 100% rating from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and the American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).[28][29] Sherman's voting record has earned him a 100% rating in 2004 from theHumane Society.[29][30] In 2017 and 2018, theAnimal Welfare Institute gave Sherman a rating of 68%.[31] Sherman's legislative record received a 100% rating from theAmerican Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in 2011, a 100% from theNational Organization for Women (NOW) in 2007–08, a 100% from theHuman Rights Campaign in 2009–10, and a 98% rating from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 2009–10.[32] Sherman has earned a 100% rating from theCalifornia Teachers Association,[citation needed] the National Education Association,[33] and the American Federation of Teachers.[34]
In December 2017, eight former aides to Sherman said that his offices in Washington, D. C., and California had a toxic environment characterized by frequent "verbal abuse from the congressman and senior staff who made them feel bullied and demoralized".[35] A focus of the criticism wasMatt Dababneh, Sherman's district director and a close advisor,[35] who began working for Sherman in 2005 and became district director to Sherman in 2009.[36] Dababneh was elected to theCalifornia State Assembly in 2013[36] and resigned from that body after allegations of sexual assault and other misconduct were made against him.[35] Former employees in Sherman's office told theLos Angeles Times that Dababneh frequently made inappropriate sexual remarks, including degrading and sexist comments and bragged about his sexual exploits.[35] Although they did not suggest that Sherman knew of Dababneh's conduct, several staffers said the office environment did not encourage reporting and that Sherman would not have been receptive to complaints about a trusted advisor.[35]
Sherman has acknowledged being "a demanding boss" but "denied that his management style contributed to the silence about Dababneh's behavior".[35] Surveys of Capitol Hill staff rated Sherman as one of the worst members of Congress to work for with high staff turnover rates.[35]
In January 2018, Sherman held a town hall meeting inReseda, where a questioner who supported a Democratic primary challenger to Sherman accused Sherman of having an inadequate sexual harassment policy. Sherman replied: "We have five different ways to report sexual harassment in my office. One among those is to talk to me personally. And I talk to each staff member several times a year about the office policy." The exchange was cut from a video of the event that Sherman's office posted toYouTube; the office said that it excluded from the highlight reel "all questions asked by a questioner working with an opponent's campaign if the questioner failed to disclose that fact in their question".[37]
Sherman ispro-choice. He earned a 100% rating fromNARAL andPlanned Parenthood in 2009.[38][39] Sherman opposed theoverturning ofRoe v. Wade, calling it "appalling and outrageous".[40]
On July 12, 2017, Sherman introduced an Article of Impeachment (H. Res. 438) against PresidentDonald Trump for High Crimes and Misdemeanors on the grounds that Trump attempted to obstruct justice by firingJames Comey from the FBI.[41][42][43] Sherman had only one co-sponsor,Al Green, who first called for Trump's impeachment in May 2017.[44]
During the debate over theEmergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Sherman was an early and outspoken critic of the proposal, leading the House revolt against the bill, a move that made him "spectacularly unpopular with both the Republican and Democratic leaderships, not to mention K Street".[45] He argued that Bush and his advisors had created a panic atmosphere in an effort to get lawmakers to rubber-stamp the bill.[46]
Sherman opposed theNorth American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and theCentral American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), arguing that they cost American jobs, fail to protect foreign workers, harm the environment, and cost U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars.[47] He has also opposed a Free Trade Agreement with South Korea, arguing that such an agreement could undermine U.S. security and economic interests by benefiting China and North Korea.[48]
In 2010, Sherman received a 61% rating from theChamber of Commerce and a 55% rating from theNational Federation of Independent Business.[49] In 2018, theChamber of Commerce gave Sherman a 55% rating on issues relating to budget, spending, and taxes, and a 41% rating on issues relating to businesses and consumers.[31]
Serving on the House Budget Committee in 1997, Sherman authored the Sherman Amendment to the Budget Resolution, providing an additional $700 million for the acquisition of environmentally important lands in FY 1998.[50] Sherman has earned a 100% rating from theSierra Club[51] and theLeague of Conservation Voters.[52]
In August 2010, Sherman introduced legislation aimed at rescinding China'sMost Favored Nation status as long as there was not "a more level playing field between our two nations".[53] He said, "the U.S.-China trade relationship is horrendously lopsided".[53]
Sherman has introduced or co-sponsored more than 20 bills in the 111th and 112th Congresses that he says "enact tougher sanctions to isolate Iran economically and diplomatically".[54] His efforts have included legislation designed to close loopholes for U.S. companies with subsidiaries operating inIran, and to curtail U.S. funding of international organizations providing loans to Iran.[55]
Sherman has been a strong supporter and advocate of theU.S-Israel relationship, consistently supporting aid toIsrael.[56] In 2016, he called theAmerican Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Washington's chief pro-Israel lobbying and advocacy organization, "the single most important organization in promoting the U.S.-Israel alliance".[57] In 2004, Sherman first introduced the U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperation Act.[58] It provides grants to joint ventures between American and Israeli academics and private companies that conduct research and develop energy-efficient andrenewable energy technologies.
On July 9, 2014, Sherman appeared as a guest commentator on theAl Jazeera America's network. During his appearance, he criticized the network'sQatar-based owners for fundingHamas. Sherman said: "Every one of those rockets [fired by Hamas into Israeli cities] is a war crime, almost every one. Of course it's a war crime committed by Hamas. And of course the owners of this TV network help fund Hamas." Sherman emphasized that Hamas often aims attacks at civilian targets. The Qatari government owns Al Jazeera.[59]
In December 2014, Sherman and RepresentativePete Roskam requested newsanctions on Qatar in a letter to Secretary of TreasuryJack Lew. They also asked for a detailed accounting of public and private financing from within Qatar for Hamas,Al-Qaeda, theIslamic State, and theal-Nusra Front.[60]
Sherman and other pro-Israel members of Congress have introduced legislation to allow Israel to be part of thevisa waiver program.[61][62] The legislation failed because the Israeli government was unwilling to grant reciprocal visa-free travel for all U.S. citizens.[62]
As a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sherman has focused on Congressionalrecognition of theArmenian genocide, as well as increasing funding toArmenia andNagorno-Karabakh, which is part ofAzerbaijan, but was under the control of theRepublic of Artsakh from 1994 until 2023.[63][64][65] He called for the imposition of sanctions against Azerbaijan.[66]
Sherman urged the Trump administration to take a tougher line onChina by imposing sanctions on Chinese officials who are responsible forhuman rights abuses against theUyghurMuslim minority in China'sXinjiang region. In March 2019, Sherman and other lawmakers wrote Secretary of StateMike Pompeo a letter that read in part, "This issue is bigger than just China. It is about demonstrating to strongmen globally that the world will hold them accountable for their actions."[67]
Sherman has received a 100% rating from theBrady Campaign.[28]
Sherman introduced the Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs Act (HR 1754), which raises the conforming loan limit forFHA loans in high-cost areas such as Sherman's district.[68][69]
In 2011, Sherman co-sponsoredSOPA, a controversial copyright bill.[70] His 2012 opponent,Howard Berman, was an original co-sponsor of SOPA.[71]
Sherman strongly supportsLGBT rights. He earned a 100% rating from theHuman Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBT rights group, in the114th,113th, and112th Congresses.[72] Sherman is a member of theLGBT Equality Caucus[73] and supportssame-sex marriage.[74] He voted for theDon't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010.[75] Sherman was an original co-sponsor of RepresentativeJared Polis'sStudent Non-Discrimination Act.[76] Sherman is also a co-sponsor of theEmployment Non-Discrimination Act.[77] In 2009, he voted for the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act,[78] which imposes additional federal penalties for crimes motivated by hatred on the basis of race, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation.
Sherman has said he is "opposed to creating a voucher system for Medicare". He wants to avoid "turn[ing] Social Security into a welfare program", instead keeping it "for people who contribute to it".[79] Sherman has consistently earned a 100% rating from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare and theAARP.[29] He supports thePatient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Sherman helped secure funds to develop a new women's and children's patient wing at El Proyecto del Barrio's Family Health Care Clinic in Winnetka.[80]
He has introduced legislation to implement a mandatory nighttime curfew atBob Hope Airport to reduce airport noise in theSan Fernando Valley.[81]
In 2022, Sherman expressed concern about the construction of an underground metro line connecting San Fernando Valley with the influent neighborhood of Westside. Sherman asked theLA Metro to listen to concerns by prominent Westside residents, such asFred Rosen and the Bel Air Association Metro Committee. In his letter to LA Metro, Sherman argued that a subway station would not useful in Westside because students at University of California, Los Angeles (which is located in Westside) do not like using the subway.[82]
Sherman, whose district includes Pacific Palisades, an area heavily impacted by the wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes, engaged in a heated exchange on January 24, 2025, duringPresident Donald Trump's meeting with local, state and congressional leaders following the tour of devastation. Sherman informed Trump that many people affected by the fires had their insurance canceled and urged him to support substantial federal funding for rebuilding programs. However, Sherman also criticized Trump's earlier comments about tying such funding to requirements like Voter ID.[83] ThePalisades Fire started January 7 and burned more than 23,000 acres, killing at least 12 people and destroying more than 6,800 structures.[84]
Sherman expressed his support for relief funding in states like Louisiana and North Dakota, even though he disagrees with some of their political policies. "I would never tell someone in Louisiana to keep living on their cousin's couch because we won't help them rebuild until the state aligns with my views on a woman's right to choose," Sherman said. "I'm hoping we can secure these funds and avoid punishing individuals for the policies of their state." Sherman also urged Trump to consider delaying tariffs on construction materials for three years to allow rebuilding efforts to move forward without unnecessary obstacles. Trump responded that he would "take a look" at the proposal.[83]
For the118th Congress:[85]
Sherman isJewish. On December 3, 2006, Sherman married Lisa Nicola Kaplan, a foreign affairs officer for theU.S. State Department.[94] The couple's first child, Molly Hannah Sherman, was born on January 14, 2009.[95] Their second, Naomi Claire Sherman, was born on February 6, 2010.[96] Their third, Lucy Rayna Sherman, was born on August 8, 2011.[97]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Brad Sherman | 27,513 | 53.73% | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Knipe | 7,580 | 14.80% | |
| Democratic | Jeffrey Lipow | 5,360 | 10.47% | |
| Democratic | Michael Jordan | 4,786 | 9.35% | |
| Democratic | Craig Freis | 2,540 | 4.96% | |
| Democratic | Mark Pash | 1,774 | 3.46% | |
| Democratic | Elisa Charouhas | 1,650 | 3.22% | |
| Total votes | 51,203 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Brad Sherman | 106,193 | 49.43% | |
| Republican | Rich Sybert | 93,629 | 43.58% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Ralph Shroyer | 6,267 | 2.92% | |
| Libertarian | Erich Miller | 5,691 | 2.65% | |
| Natural Law | Ron Lawrence | 3,068 | 1.43% | |
| Total votes | 214,848 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 103,491 | 57.31% | |
| Republican | Randy Hoffman | 69,501 | 38.49% | |
| Natural Law | Catherine Carter | 3,033 | 1.68% | |
| Libertarian | Erich D. Miller | 2,695 | 1.49% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Ralph Shroyer | 1,860 | 1.03% | |
| Total votes | 180,580 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 155,398 | 66.00% | |
| Republican | Jerry Doyle | 70,169 | 29.80% | |
| Libertarian | Juan Carlos Ros | 6,966 | 2.96% | |
| Natural Law | Michael Cuddehe | 2,911 | 1.24% | |
| Total votes | 235,444 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 79,815 | 61.96% | |
| Republican | Robert M. Levy | 48,996 | 38.04% | |
| Total votes | 128,811 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 125,296 | 62.27% | |
| Republican | Robert M. Levy | 66,946 | 33.27% | |
| Green | Eric J. Carter | 8,956 | 4.45% | |
| Total votes | 201,198 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 92,650 | 68.77% | |
| Republican | Peter Hankwitz | 42,074 | 31.23% | |
| Total votes | 134,724 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 145,812 | 68.51% | |
| Republican | Navraj Singh | 52,852 | 24.83% | |
| Libertarian | Tim Denton | 14,171 | 6.66% | |
| Total votes | 212,835 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 102,927 | 65.15% | |
| Republican | Mark Reed | 55,056 | 34.85% | |
| Total votes | 157,983 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 40,589 | 42.35% | |
| Democratic | Howard Berman (incumbent) | 31,086 | 32.44% | |
| Republican | Mark Reed | 11,991 | 12.51% | |
| Republican | Navraj Singh | 5,521 | 5.76% | |
| Republican | Susan Shelley | 3,878 | 4.05% | |
| Green | Michael W. Powelson | 1,976 | 2.06% | |
| Democratic | Vince Gilmore | 792 | 0.83% | |
| Total votes | 95,833 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 149,456 | 60.30% | |
| Democratic | Howard Berman (incumbent) | 98,395 | 39.70% | |
| Total votes | 247,851 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 40,787 | 57.93% | |
| Republican | Mark Reed | 14,129 | 20.07% | |
| Republican | Pablo Kleinman | 8,808 | 12.51% | |
| Democratic | Marc Litchman | 4,251 | 6.04% | |
| Green | Michael W. Powelson | 2,352 | 3.34% | |
| Write-in | 76 | 0.11% | ||
| Total votes | 70,403 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 86,568 | 65.64% | |
| Republican | Mark Reed | 45,315 | 34.36% | |
| Total votes | 131,883 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 92,448 | 60.11% | |
| Republican | Mark Reed | 21,458 | 13.95% | |
| Democratic | Patrea Patrick | 14,628 | 9.51% | |
| Democratic | Raji Rab | 8,847 | 5.75% | |
| Republican | Navraj Singh | 6,517 | 4.24% | |
| Democratic | Luke Davis | 5,150 | 3.35% | |
| Republican | Christopher David Townsend | 4,741 | 3.08% | |
| Total votes | 153,789 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 205,279 | 72.64% | |
| Republican | Mark Reed | 77,325 | 27.36% | |
| Total votes | 282,604 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 80,038 | 62.30% | |
| Republican | Mark Reed | 35,046 | 27.28% | |
| Democratic | Raji Rab | 6,753 | 5.26% | |
| Democratic | Jon Pelzer | 6,642 | 5.17% | |
| Total votes | 128,479 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 191,573 | 73.40% | |
| Republican | Mark Reed | 69,420 | 26.60% | |
| Total votes | 260,993 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 99,282 | 58.08% | |
| Republican | Mark Reed | 38,778 | 22.68% | |
| Democratic | Courtney "CJ" Berina | 18,937 | 11.08% | |
| Democratic | Raji Rab | 7,961 | 4.66% | |
| Democratic | Brian T. Carroll | 5,984 | 3.50% | |
| Total votes | 170,942 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 240,038 | 69.48% | |
| Republican | Mark Reed | 105,426 | 30.52% | |
| Total votes | 345,464 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 88,063 | 53.70% | |
| Republican | Lucie Volotzky | 32,342 | 19.72% | |
| Democratic | Shervin Aazami | 15,036 | 9.17% | |
| Republican | Melissa Toomim | 13,926 | 8.49% | |
| Democratic | Aarika Samone Rhodes | 8,744 | 5.33% | |
| Democratic | Jason Potell | 2,943 | 1.79% | |
| Democratic | Raji Rab | 2,938 | 1.79% | |
| Total votes | 163,992 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 167,411 | 69.17% | |
| Republican | Lucie Volotzky | 74,618 | 30.83% | |
| Total votes | 242,029 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 91,952 | 58.59% | |
| Republican | Larry Thompson | 29,939 | 19.08% | |
| Republican | James Shuster | 16,601 | 10.58% | |
| Democratic | Christopher Ahuja | 12,637 | 8.05% | |
| Democratic | Douglas Smith | 2,504 | 1.60% | |
| Democratic | David Abbitt | 1,665 | 1.06% | |
| Democratic | Trevor Witt | 1,635 | 1.04% | |
| Total votes | 156,933 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Brad Sherman (incumbent) | 212,934 | 66.20% | |
| Republican | Larry Thompson | 108,711 | 33.80% | |
| Total votes | 321,645 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
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| Preceded by Conway Collis | Member of theCalifornia Board of Equalization from the 4th district 1991–1997 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 24th congressional district 1997–2003 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 27th congressional district 2003–2013 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 30th congressional district 2013–2023 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 32nd congressional district 2023–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | United States representatives by seniority 24th | Succeeded by |
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