Brad Sherman

Democrat. Harris won California in 2024. Flagged as a 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028: 74; Born October 24, 1954.
Lean: D+14; Solidly Democratic. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since: 1997; Served since January 7, 1997.
Cash on hand: $2.67M; $2,673,243. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026: Re-elected

Over Larry Thompson (R). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary: Advanced, first

36.8% in the top-two primary, June 2. Larry Thompson (R) also advanced, with 32.7%.

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Hakeem Jeffries.

None on record: Justice Democrats, Working Families Party, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Democratic Socialists of America.

What a race here costs

TV: Los Angeles, 5.84 million homes. The district is 4.1% of the market.

2026 primary: $7.6M spent, $36.21 a vote

2024 general: $358K spent, $1.11 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

Ranking Member of the Financial Services subcommittee on Capital Markets

Committees: Financial Services · Foreign Affairs

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share: 66.20%
Victory margin: +32.40 pts
Harris, 2024: 64.21% · +31.35 pts

Margin 1.06 points above Harris. Vote share 1.99 points above.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Larry Thompson. Returns · Harris baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
Cycle	Raised	From individuals	Cash at year end
2020	$1.5M	34%	$2.6M
2022	$2.7M	47%	$3.0M
2024	$2.1M	54%	$3.9M

Scorecards and grades

Heritage Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 6
Club for Growth (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 4
Turning Point Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 19
GOP Platform (2025) (opens in a new tab): 7
Conservative average, out of 100: 9.1
Progressive average, out of 100: 96.6 (LCV 98, Progressive Punch 92, Stop Corruption Now 100)
IAP Action score, immigration: -124, rank 334 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024: F

Read October 31, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.