Rep. Liccardo, Sam T.

Democrat · California-16 · House of Representatives

Samuel Theodore Liccardo is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the U.S. representative from California's 16th congressional district. Previously, he served as the 65th mayor of San Jose from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Liccardo was elected mayor in November 2014. He was reelected in 2018 with 75.8% of the vote. As the leader of the California Big City Mayors Coalition, Liccardo advocated on statewide issues including homelessness and COVID-19 response.

Voting record

Participation: shows up to vote 99% of the time.
Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 13.6% of the time.
Alignment with the district's political lean: 68.8%.
Bills sponsored: 12; passed into law: 0.

Recent votes by Rep. Liccardo, Sam T.

Voted Yea on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Voted Yea on Tighten financial sanctions on Russia over Ukraine — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
Voted Nay on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Voted Nay on Speaker reserves procedural placeholder for House — Secure the Border Act of 2023
Voted Yea on Exempts active military pay from income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
Voted Yea on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Voted Nay on Raises passenger fees for airport improvements — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Voted Nay on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
Voted Yea on Require Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist designation — Clean Energy for America Act
Voted Yea on Eliminates funding for National Endowment for Humanities — Social Security Fairness Act
Voted Nay on Require citizenship proof to register to vote — SAVE Act
Voted Nay on Funds homeland security operations for fiscal 2026 — Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes
Voted Yea on Reduces tax withholding for Taiwan residents earning U.S. income — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States
Voted Nay on Congress can kill multiple rules in one vote — Midnight Rules Relief Act
Voted Nay on Requires detention of immigrants charged with theft — Laken Riley Act

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