Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
James Gallagher
- Office
- U.S. representative for California’s 1st district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- East Nicolaus, CA
- Born
- 1981
- In Congress
- House since 2026
- Current term
- June 10, 2026 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- GALLAGHER, JAMES
California, District 1
Official websiteFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H6CA01285 · Principal campaign committee: THE GALLAGHER COMMITTEE
Total raised$1,859,932.06
Total spent$1,626,953.25
Cash on hand$232,978.81
Debts owed by the campaign$34,356.99
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$1,097,163.3359%
- PACs and other committees$370,863.0020%
- Party committees$12,000.001%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$378,088.4420%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,817.290%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$96,290.219%
- Contributions over $200$929,968.6391%
- Itemized from inside California$890,956.0194%
- Itemized from other states$53,864.666%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Oregon $9,250.00 · Florida $4,210.76. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Roll-call votes while serving98
Voted yea73
Voted nay19
Did not vote6 of 98
Bills and resolutions sponsored8
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored58
Recorded House roll-call votes from June 10, 2026 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Not voting |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Not voting |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- H.R. 10819 To establish a United States-India Interparliamentary Group.
Introduced Oct 15, 2026 · Latest action Oct 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. - H.R. 10738 Affordable Power for Host Communities Act
Introduced Oct 5, 2026 · Latest action Oct 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. - H.R. 10304 Drone Safety Statement Modernization Act
Introduced Sep 8, 2026 · Latest action Sep 15, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. - H.R. 10154 Protect America from CARB Act of 2026
Introduced Aug 27, 2026 · Latest action Aug 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. - H.R. 10089 Representation Act
Introduced Aug 13, 2026 · Latest action Aug 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".
Introduced Aug 10, 2026 · Latest action Sep 17, 2026: Received in the Senate. - H.R. 10022 CLUSTER Act
Introduced Aug 3, 2026 · Latest action Aug 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. - H.R. 9512 Doug LaMalfa Sacramento River Basin Water Security and Reliability Act of 2026
Introduced Jun 29, 2026 · Latest action Jun 29, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
78 committees reported giving $260,573.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPAC$10,000.00
- BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FARMERS' RICE COOPERATIVE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$7,500.00
- CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$7,000.00
- DOUG LAMALFA COMMITTEECandidate committee$6,000.00
- SUPPORTERS OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL UNION #3 ENDORSED CANDIDATES Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- CALIFORNIA DAIRIES, INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- GREATER TOMORROW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- VITORIA PACPAC$5,000.00
- STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA FEDERAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
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- USA RICE FEDERATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- CALIFORNIA RICE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION FUND (CALIFORNIA RICE FUND)PAC$3,500.00
- IMPACT COMMITTEELeadership PAC$3,500.00
- LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PACConnected PAC$3,500.00
- GREAT PLAINS PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- PAC FOR NEW LEADERSHIPLeadership PAC$3,300.00
- EMPLOYEES OF QUANTA SERVICES, INC. Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- FOR OUR NATION'S GREATNESS, RESILIENCE, EXCELLENCE, STRENGTH, AND SECURITY (FONGRESS) PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FUND TO PROTECT THE FAMILY FARM (FARM PAC )Connected PAC$2,500.00
- CALIFORNIA WESTSIDE FARMERS FED PACPAC$2,500.00
- CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PACPAC$2,500.00
- OLD NORTH LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- RESTORING OUR NATION PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- MVL PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LMA-PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INCCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANACandidate committee$2,000.00
- GUY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PACPAC$2,000.00
- VINCE FONG FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CALIFORNIA POULTRY INDUSTRY FEDERATION POULTRY PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- GLENN COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE (FED. ACCT.)Party committee$1,500.00
- HEARTDOCPACPAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- LINCOLN CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FEDERAL PACPAC$1,000.00
- CORTEVA, INC. EMPLOYEES PAC (CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- DENHAM FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ALMOND ALLIANCE PAC FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BOLD ACTIVE CONSERVATIVES OF NEBRASKA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC.Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- CAPITOL LINCOLN CLUB-FEDERALPAC$1,000.00
- SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- YUBA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED. ACCT.)Party committee$995.00
- ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEConnected PAC$250.00
- SUTTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE (FED. ACCT.)Party committee$28.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Gallagher (R) | $1,859,932.06 | $232,978.81 | 2026-09-30 |
| Mike McGuire (D) | $2,266,830.12 | $153,646.50 | 2026-10-14 |
| Audrey Denney (D) | $908,847.06 | $3,866.12 | 2026-09-30 |
| Doug Lamalfa (R) | $770,889.95 | $710,027.79 | 2026-09-30 |
| James Salegui (D) | $8,824.00 | $5,307.35 | 2026-09-30 |
| Kyle Wilson (D) | $5,428.38 | $0.00 | 2026-05-05 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
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Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California (districts 1–26) (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: THE GALLAGHER COMMITTEE.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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