Julia Brownley

Democrat Representative of California's 26th district

Representative
California, district 26
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
California, district 26
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
California, district 26
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
California, district 26
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
California, district 26
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
California, district 26
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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August 28, 1952 (72 years old)

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Has been serving as the United States representative for California’s 26th congressional district since 2013
Served in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012
Worked in marketing and sales before starting her political career
Grew up in Virginia and attended a girls’ boarding school
Holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in business administration
Served on the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education for 12 years, including three terms as president
Authored a bill in 2010 to ban all plastic shopping bags, which did not pass
Was endorsed by the League of Conservation Voters, Emily’s List, and Planned Parenthood
Supports the DREAM Act, the Affordable Care Act, and same-sex marriage
Advocates for increased insurance company regulation, job training funds, toxic cleanup, and increased public education funding
Voted with the Democratic Party 93% of the time since her election to Congress
Voted for HR 4038, legislation that would halt the resettlement of refugees from Syria and Iraq to the United States
As of November 2022, voted in line with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time
Committee assignments include the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, where she is the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health
Member of several caucuses including the New Democrat Coalition, House Baltic Caucus, Congressional Arts Caucus, Blue Collar Caucus, and Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Opposed the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade
Voted to provide Israel with support following a 2023 Hamas attack
Divorced with two children