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Lateefah Simon

U.S. Representative, CA-12

Democratic California since Jan 3, 2025

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Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, CA-12 current
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-12 current
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 1, 2030 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.574, social dim. -0.360. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
HRES 1335
Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-222 Jun 11, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll222 US-GOV-PD
HR 9238
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign…
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Nay house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-221 Jun 11, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll221 US-GOV-PD
HR 8464
Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-220 Jun 10, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll220 US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Recommit Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-219 Jun 10, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll219 US-GOV-PD
HR 8312
Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-218 Jun 10, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll218 US-GOV-PD
HR 7892
No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-217 Jun 10, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll217 US-GOV-PD
HR 5408
Faster Labor Contracts Act
On Passage Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-216 Jun 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll216 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1140
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-215 Jun 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll215 US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Discharge Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-212 Jun 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll212 US-GOV-PD
S 2
Secure America Act
On Passage Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-214 Jun 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll214 US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Commit Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-213 Jun 9, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll213 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1345
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-211 Jun 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll211 US-GOV-PD
On Ordering the Previous Question Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-210 Jun 9, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll210 US-GOV-PD
HR 8428
Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-209 Jun 8, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll209 US-GOV-PD
HR 8466
TRUE Accountability Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Not voting house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-208 Jun 8, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll208 US-GOV-PD
HR 2913
Ukraine Support Act
On Passage Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-207 Jun 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll207 US-GOV-PD
HRES 518
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-206 Jun 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll206 US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Discharge Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-200 Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll200 US-GOV-PD
HR 8646
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations…
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-205 Jun 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll205 US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Recommit Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-204 Jun 4, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll204 US-GOV-PD
HRES 1336
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2026-203 Jun 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll203 US-GOV-PD
On Ordering the Previous Question Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-202 Jun 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll202 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 84
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-201 Jun 4, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll201 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 86
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-199 Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll199 US-GOV-PD
HR 7726
Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2026-198 Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2026-roll198 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Feb 28, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

ReceiptsSpendingCashDebtRefundsSelf-fundingNet receipts
$2,231,456$1,945,801 $285,655$0 $22,916 $2,208,541

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Feb 28, 2023–Dec 23, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 7:10 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loadedRefunds/reversals loadedNet receipts loaded
$2,392,320$0$2,392,320

Largest itemized receipts

CycleAmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateCoverageSource
2024 $44,456 POLARIS STRATEGIES, INC. LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Dec 23, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $6,600 ACTBLUE LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS unclassified Mar 5, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $6,600 ACTBLUE LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 31, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $6,600 ACTBLUE LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 25, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $6,600 ACTBLUE LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS unclassified Mar 5, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $6,600 ACTBLUE LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 25, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $6,600 ACTBLUE LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS unclassified Feb 29, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $6,600 ACTBLUE LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 22, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $6,600 ACTBLUE LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jul 16, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $6,600 ACTBLUE LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS unclassified Aug 27, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $6,600 ACTBLUE LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 28, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $6,600 ACTBLUE LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 4, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $6,600 ACTBLUE LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS unclassified May 28, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $6,600 ACTBLUE LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 4, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $6,600 HELM, NELSON JR LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS Big donor Mar 5, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.

CyclePositionItemized spending loadedPeriod / as ofCoverageSource
2024Support $13,253 (22 records) Oct 20, 2023–Oct 21, 2024 · as of Oct 21, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Sponsored legislation (1 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • While I've been in D.C. voting against President Trump's reckless budget reconciliation bill and defending immigrant communities against attacks as the top Democrat on the Oversight Committee --my team in the district has been hard at work. Take a look at how they've been…
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  • On the 19th of June, 1865 troops rode into Galveston to announce slavery had ended, more than 2 years after enslaved people of Texas had by law already been freed. Freedom here has never been given to us. It has been claimed, with every generation, by people who refused to wait…
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  • Communities in West Oakland have been dealing with the health impacts of environmental racism for decades. A coal terminal in their backyards and trains carrying coal along the Bay will only exacerbate an already deadly problem. I am using every tool available to me to stop this…
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  • Pride was born out of an act of resistance, a fight for liberation. It was, and remains, a movement built by and for those of us who believe a more just, equal, and liberated society is possible.
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  • I led my @demwomencaucus.bsky.social colleagues to demand that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prioritize funding for Head Start by withdrawing a proposed rule to repeal higher wages and expanded benefits for Head Start workers.
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  • Our West Oakland communities have been clear: no coal in Oakland. Today, I filed an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Appropriations bill that would prohibit funding for the proposed Oakland coal export terminal project.
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  • The Trump administration is claiming fraud in California's elections with no evidence. While Trump points fingers at California, this president is redrawing maps to silence Black voters and take the House by force.
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  • Republicans called a hearing on immigration, but refused to answer basic questions about the Trump admin’s role in driving chaos, abuse, and state-funded violence. Instead, they resorted to scapegoating immigrants for the economic challenges that the Trump Administration is…
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  • Devastated to hear of the passing of Lartey Solomon, a nurse, a caregiver, a son, a brother, a father, and a life lost too soon to gun violence.
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  • During National Gun Violence Awareness Month we are saying loud and clear: it’s time to act. We must strengthen federal gun control regulations and invest in local violence intervention programs. Our communities deserve nothing less.
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  • The residents of West Oakland are clear, they do not want a coal terminal in their backyard. I will use every tool in the toolbox to fight this reckless and illogical policy and protect communities in West Oakland from further environmental racism.
    ♥ 25 · ⇄ 11 Bluesky public API (AT Protocol) public-api
  • Today, I voted against the Republican reconciliation bill, which would provide $70 billion more for the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement machine.
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