Sydney Kamlager-Dove

Overview

Sydney Kamlager-Dove is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California with 463 recorded votes. Her voting record reflects priorities common among progressive Democrats: strong support for labor protections, foreign policy engagement, and taxation measures, paired with consistent opposition to Republican-led budget proposals and many deregulatory efforts in the environmental and energy space. On defense and veterans' issues, Kamlager-Dove has supported most measures that came to a vote, including legislation to care for veterans and War Powers Resolution actions regarding U.S. military involvement in Lebanon. In the budget category, she voted against the fiscal year 2027 budget resolution and continuing appropriations, which is consistent with Democratic opposition to spending frameworks proposed by the Republican majority. Her environmental and energy votes show a pattern of opposing congressional efforts to overturn EPA regulations — including a vote against disapproval of California's harbor craft emissions standards — while supporting measures like the Water Resources Development Act and the Ratepayer Protection Act. On criminal justice, she voted against an impeachment resolution targeting President Trump and supported the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act. Across labor, foreign policy, and taxation, her yea rates are among her highest, suggesting these are areas of active legislative support. Categories with lower vote counts — such as reproductive rights, civil rights, and banking — have too few recorded votes to draw firm conclusions about her positions.

Key Positions

• •Voted against the fiscal year 2027 congressional budget resolution and continuing appropriations, consistent with Democratic opposition to the majority party's spending framework.
• •Opposed a congressional resolution to disapprove California's harbor craft emissions standards, defending the state's authority to set its own environmental regulations.
• •Supported multiple War Powers Resolution measures directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from Lebanon, reflecting a position favoring congressional oversight of military deployments.
• •Voted in favor of the Take Care of America's Veterans Act, supporting expanded services for veterans.
• •Supported the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act while voting against the impeachment resolution targeting President Trump.
• •Voted yea on 80% of labor-related measures that came to the floor, indicating consistent support for worker-protection legislation.
• •Supported the Ratepayer Protection Act and the Water Resources Development Act, both addressing utility costs and water infrastructure.
• •Opposed most housing-related measures that came to a vote, with a 37.5% yea rate in that category, though the small sample of 8 votes limits the conclusions that can be drawn.