Candidate · November 3, 2026

Brad Sherman

On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 32nd District

DemocraticIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$2.9M
cash on hand
$2.7M
issues with public statements
14
outside spending for or against
$974K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · California's 32nd District1
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents California's 32nd District in the U.S. House.3
How it's decidedUnder California's top-two system, only the two candidates who received the most votes in the June 2, 2026, primary, regardless of party preference, appear on this general-election ballot.1,4
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Brad Sherman was born and raised in Southern California, attended public schools, graduated from UCLA and Harvard Law School, and lives in Sherman Oaks.5 Before Congress he worked as a certified public accountant and certified tax law specialist and headed California's Board of Equalization.5 He has served in Congress since 1997 and is a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Financial Services Committee.6,7 He and his wife, Lisa Kaplan Sherman, have three daughters.5

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, CA-323
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, CA-323

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Guns

AR-15-style rifles

His campaign website says he cosponsored the Assault Weapons Ban, which would make it a crime to transfer or possess semiautomatic assault weapons or large-capacity magazines.6

  1. Ban the sale of these rifles
  2. Keep sales legal, with added limits such as a minimum buying age of 21
  3. No bans or added limits on these rifles
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Background checks for gun sales

His campaign website says he cosponsored the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, which would require background checks for private gun transfers, and the Enhanced Background Checks Act, which would extend the FBI's review period from 3 to 10 days.6

  1. Require checks for all gun sales, including private sales (with exceptions such as gifts between family members)
  2. Require checks for private sales at gun shows and online, but not other private sales
  3. Keep current law, with checks required only for sales by licensed dealers
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Red flag laws

His campaign website says he cosponsors the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, which would encourage states to pass red flag laws and let federal courts issue orders removing guns from people who have shown intent to harm themselves or others.6

  1. Adopt more red flag laws, including a national one
  2. Leave the choice to each state
  3. Repeal existing red flag laws and adopt no new ones
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Energy and Climate

Oil and gas drilling on federal land and offshore

His campaign website says he helped introduce the West Coast Protection Act, which would bar federal oil and gas leases off the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington.6

Carbon taxes and cap-and-trade

His campaign website says he supports legislation like the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, which would put a fee on the carbon content of fossil fuels.6

  1. No tax, fee or cap-and-trade on carbon emissions
  2. A fee only on imports made with more emissions than similar US goods
  3. A price on emissions from US companies, through a tax, fee or cap-and-trade
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Environment and Public Lands

Conservation and development on federal lands

His campaign website says he has secured nearly $25 million to buy land for preservation in the Santa Monica Mountains and works to increase funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.6

  1. Protect more land, such as with new national monuments or wilderness areas
  2. Keep roughly the current mix of protection and development
  3. Open more federal land to mining, logging and grazing
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Agriculture and Rural Life

Animal welfare laws

His campaign website says he cosponsors a bill to phase out animal testing for cosmetics, is working to pass a bill to end horse slaughter, and opposes efforts to invalidate California's Proposition 12 or similar state animal protection laws.6

  1. No new federal animal welfare rules, and pass a federal law barring states from requiring that meat and eggs sold there come from animals housed a certain way
  2. Keep current federal laws, with states free to add their own protections
  3. Add federal protections, such as bans on horse slaughter and on testing cosmetics on animals
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Foreign Policy and Defense

Military aid to Israel

His campaign website says he worked to pass $14.1 billion in emergency defense aid for Israel in 2024 and supports fully funding the Iron Dome and the annual $3.8 billion in aid under the 2016 agreement.6

Iran's nuclear program and sanctions

His campaign website says he wrote parts of Iran sanctions laws, including a section of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act.6

Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties

Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity

His campaign website says he helped introduce the Equality Act, which would protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in housing, employment, education and public accommodations.6

  1. Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
  2. Add protections with broad exemptions for religious groups and businesses
  3. No new federal protections; leave it to the states
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs

His campaign website says he has voted against proposals to close federal agencies' civil rights and diversity offices.6

Health Care

Medical transition for minors

His campaign website says he has voted against proposals to restrict gender-affirming care and signed a brief asking the Supreme Court to overturn Tennessee's ban on such care for minors.6

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Government funding and abortion

His campaign website lists protecting abortion rights and Planned Parenthood funding among the priorities he has worked to advance.5

Infrastructure and Transportation

Highway and transit funding

His campaign website says he has secured funds for the Orange Line and improvements to the 405 and 101 freeways and is fighting for funds to build rail through the Sepulveda Pass.5

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Brad Sherman served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Brad Sherman sponsored or cosponsored 29 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.61

Raised$2,899,860
Spent$4,148,562
Cash on hand$2,673,243
Debts owed by the campaign$5,380

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.5M · 52%
PACs and other political committees$859K · 30%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$48K · 2%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$474K · 16%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $974,078 supporting and $0 opposing Brad Sherman this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through May 30, 2026.62

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
VALLEY-WESTSIDE UNITED PAC$940,000—
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee$34,078—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.