Incumbent
Josh Harder
IncumbentJosh Harder
CA-09 primary: first place
$17.4K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
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Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
LocationCalifornia
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Representative Josh Harder’s official House site highlights cost‑of‑living priorities but does not set out a detailed, explicit federal tax plan; his recent roll call shows a vote against a proposed balanced‑budget constitutional amendment. Available public materials and campaign pages do not provide a clear, consistent stance on raising or cutting taxes at the federal level.
Healthcare
Josh Harder has cosponsored Medicare-for-All legislation and participated in the public rollout for the Medicare for All Act, endorsing a transition to a single-payer national health insurance program and saying he supports steps to address rising premiums, prescription drug costs, and expanded coverage. He has also indicated support for incremental measures (e.g., lowering drug prices) alongside backing comprehensive single-payer reform.
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Immigration & Border
Supports pathways to legal status for Dreamers and has cosponsored legislation providing a path to citizenship; frames border issues with humanitarian concerns and bipartisan problem-solving; advocates reforms to limit ICE practices (body cameras, bans on masked agents, limits on use of force) and has publicly criticized conditions at a local ICE facility.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Josh Harder supports legal access to abortion and has advocated for federal protections that would codify Roe-era rights. He supported the Women’s Health Protection Act, backed measures to protect interstate access to abortion, and endorsed California’s ballot measure to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.
Climate & Energy
Supports federal climate and clean-energy measures including investments in clean energy, climate resilience (extreme heat relief and water reliability), and consumer protections related to energy utilities; advocates for permitting reforms intended to accelerate energy infrastructure while applying rules across technologies. Positions emphasize climate impacts and clean-energy investment while supporting transitional and market-oriented reforms to speed deployment.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports stronger gun-safety laws including expanded (universal) background checks, extreme-risk/red-flag laws, restrictions on assault weapons, regulation of ghost guns, and investments in community violence intervention programs. Has co-sponsored and backed federal legislation to broaden background checks and other gun-safety measures.
News
Josh Harder is in the news for voting with a group of Democrats to help pass the House Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. The bill cleared the House 224-200 after Republicans were split over it. Harder was among several California Democrats who backed the measure.
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