Running forU.S. House, District 51
Sara Jacobs
DemocratHas the job now
Overview
U.S. representative since 2021.
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- How to reach them
- Office phone: 202-225-2040
- Office: 2348 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0551
- Official accounts: X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram
- Offices held
- U.S. House, California's 51st District · 2023–now
- U.S. House, California's 53rd District · 2021–2023
- Leadership roles
- Top Democrat on the Africa subcommittee (part of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs)
Campaign money
- Raised $1.8 million and spent $1.6 million since Jan 2025.
- Of the money donors gave, 30% came from individual people and 15% from PACs (groups that collect money to give to candidates).
- Since 2025, 64 PACs gave $207,250 to their campaign.
- Since 2025, outside groups like super PACs spent $8 to help them.
PACs that gave to their campaign since 202564 PACs · $207,250
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee $10,000
- Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers $10,000
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E $10,000
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $7,500
- Elect Democratic Women $7,500
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC $7,000
- International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 12 Voluntary Legislative Fund $5,000
- Liuna $5,000
- Int'l Assoc of Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transportation Workers PAC $5,000
- Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentice $5,000
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers $5,000
- American College of Ob-Gyns PAC (Ob-Gyn PAC) $5,000
- United Pilots PAC/United Airlines Master Executive Council $5,000
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee $5,000
- National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action Committee $5,000
- National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.A. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund) $5,000
- International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC $5,000
- American Federation of Government Employees $5,000
- American Association for Justice $5,000
- Air Line Pilots Association PAC $5,000
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education $5,000
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec) $4,000
- The NEA Fund for Children & Public Education $4,000
- Christopher Street Project PAC (CSP PAC) $3,500
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc PAC (Asha PAC) $3,500
- American Sugar Cane League of USA Inc Political Action Committee $3,000
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club $3,000
- Americans for Responsible Innovation LTD. Political Action Committee (Ari PAC) $2,500
- Defend the Vote $2,500
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action Committee $2,500
- National Asphalt Pavement Association Political Action Committee (Napa-PAC) $2,500
- Jane Fonda Climate PAC $2,500
- American Postal Workers Union Committee on Political Action $2,500
- Amalgamated Transit Union - Cope $2,500
- SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education) $2,500
- Ecu $2,500
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee $2,500
- National Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee / American College of Emergency Physicians $2,500
- American Hospital Association PAC $2,000
- Digidems PAC $2,000
- Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Political Action Committee $2,000
- American Dental Association Political Action Committee $2,000
- Tri-State Maxed-Out Women $2,000
- California Credit Union Employees Federal PAC $1,500
- America's Credit Unions (Culac) $1,500
- United Postmasters and Managers of America Political Fund $1,500
- Professional Engineers in California Government Federal PAC (Pecg Fed-PAC) $1,000
- Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Sugar PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
- Amalgamated Sugar Company Political Action Committee $1,000
- 150Pac.org $1,000
- National Automobile Dealers Assocation (Nada) $1,000
- National Association of Postal Supervisors PAC $1,000
- Covington and Burling LLP PAC $1,000
- Transport Workers Union of America Political Contributions Committee $1,000
- National Treasury Employees Union Political Action Committee $1,000
- National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association Political Action Com (Narfe-PAC) $1,000
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC) $1,000
- Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida (PAC) $1,000
- Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons--PAC of Aaos $1,000
- Michigan Sugar Company Growers Political Action Committee $1,000
- League of Conservation Voters Action Fund $1,000
- American Academy of Neurology BRAINPAC $1,000
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (SKINPAC) $1,000
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Civic Action Committee (Aka Akin Gump PAC) $250
Outside groups that spent to help them since 20251 group · $8
Bills they wrote
Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.
Wrote
49 bills
Became law
None became law.
- H.R. 10189: Defense AI Reliability and Reporting ActIntroduced
- H.R. 10188: Protecting Pentagon Press Access ActIntroduced
- H.R. 9782: Security Sector Governance Compacts ActIntroduced
- H.R. 9470: SAFER Health Act of 2026Introduced
- H.R. 9220: Restore Military Families’ Voices ActIntroduced
- H.R. 9125: Sectoral AI Governance Act of 2026Introduced
- H.R. 8412: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to revise certain regulations related to infant and toddler beverages, and for other purposes.Introduced
- H.R. 8161: Expeditionary Diplomacy ActIntroduced
- H.R. 7903: Justice for Hind Rajab ActIntroduced
- H.R. 7052: Conflict Prevention ActIntroduced
- H.R. 6797: Bipartisan IVF for Military Families ActIntroduced
- H.R. 6645: Working Families Disaster Tax Relief ActIntroduced
- H.R. 6573: AI Talent ActIntroduced
- H.R. 6196: Locally Led Development and Humanitarian Response ActIntroduced
- H.R. 5953: Protect Military and Federal Employees from Unfair Bank Fees ActIntroduced
- H.R. 5882: No Tricks on Treats Act of 2025Introduced
- H.R. 4502: Silver Shield Act of 2025Introduced
- H.R. 4455: United States Security Assistance Effectiveness ActIntroduced
- H.R. 4330: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the Early Childhood Education Trust Fund consisting of amounts paid for the estate tax and made available to fund child care services, and for other purposes.Introduced
- H.R. 3916: My Body, My Data Act of 2025Introduced
- H.R. 3005: Global Fragility Reauthorization ActIntroduced
- H.R. 2601: Delete DOGE ActIntroduced
- H.R. 2557: IVF for Military Families ActIntroduced
- H.R. 2059: To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.Introduced
- H.R. 1196: Protect U.S. National Security ActIntroduced
- H.R. 732: The Disaster Recovery Efficiency ActIntroduced
- H.R. 515: Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination ActIntroduced
- H.R. 10342: Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection ActIntroduced
- H.J.Res. 226: Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services.Introduced
- H.R. 9833: Restore Military Families’ Voices ActIntroduced
- H.R. 9655: Global Fragility Reauthorization ActIntroduced
- H.R. 8782: To extend the obligation deadline of funds made available to recipients under the American Rescue Plan Act for the purposes of supporting homeless children and youth.Introduced
- H.R. 8712: To authorize the establishment in the Department of State of a Negotiations Support Unit, and for other purposes.Introduced
- H.R. 8660: Student Loan Servicers Accountability Act of 2024Introduced
- H.R. 8501: To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.Introduced
- H.R. 8455: To direct the Secretaries of the military departments concerned to conduct a feasibility study develop a plan to carry out a program to construct facilities of covered military housing and to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on such study, and for other purposes.Introduced
- H.R. 8454: To amend title 10, United States Code, to add to matters covered by counseling in the Transition Assistance Program.Introduced
- H.R. 8456: To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to implement certain recommendations made by the Comptroller General with respect to disaster recovery, and for other purposes.Introduced
- H.R. 8309: Global Internet Freedom ActIntroduced
- H.R. 7774: Upholding Human Rights Abroad Act of 2024Introduced
- H.R. 7710: Locally Led Development and Humanitarian Response ActIntroduced
- H.R. 5330: To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council, and for other purposes.Introduced
- H.R. 5112: Civilian Harm Review and Reassessment ActIntroduced
- H.R. 4871: Atrocity Prevention ActIntroduced
- H.R. 4422: Global Respect ActIntroduced
- H.R. 4169: United States Commitment to Peacekeeping Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 3420: My Body, My Data Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 3008: Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 1808: Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination ActIntroduced
How they voted
Final votes on bills that passed the U.S. House or Senate, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.
Votes shown
671 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.
Attendance
Didn't vote on 34 of 1,909 votes (2%).
By topic
Agriculture and Food6 votes
Animals6 votes
Armed Forces and National Security46 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues4 votes
Commerce38 votes
Congress5 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement43 votes
Economics and Public Finance44 votes
Education22 votes
Emergency Management10 votes
Energy48 votes
Environmental Protection37 votes
Families5 votes
Finance and Financial Sector38 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance10 votes
Government Operations and Politics58 votes
Health22 votes
Housing and Community Development3 votes
Immigration26 votes
International Affairs58 votes
Labor and Employment12 votes
Law9 votes
Native Americans10 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources39 votes
Science, Technology, Communications27 votes
Social Welfare4 votes
Taxation15 votes
Transportation and Public Works18 votes
Water Resources Development5 votes
Source: Congress.gov, Voteview (UCLA). Topics from Congress.gov.