---
type: Person
title: "John Garamendi"
description: "U.S. House of Representatives - CA-8 — Congressional District 8"
role: "U.S. House of Representatives - CA-8"
party: "D"
level: "federal"
branch: "legislative"
state: "CA"
district: "Congressional District 8"
represents: "us/states/ca/districts/08"
committees:
  - name: "House Committee on Armed Services"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/armed-services"
  - name: "House Committee on Armed Services - Readiness"
    role: "ranking-member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/armed-services/subcommittees/readiness"
  - name: "House Committee on Armed Services - Strategic Forces"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/armed-services/subcommittees/strategic-forces"
  - name: "House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/transportation-and-infrastructure"
  - name: "House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/transportation-and-infrastructure/subcommittees/coast-guard-and-maritime-transportation"
  - name: "House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/transportation-and-infrastructure/subcommittees/economic-development-public-buildings-and-emergency-management"
  - name: "House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Highways and Transit"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/transportation-and-infrastructure/subcommittees/highways-and-transit"
  - name: "House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Water Resources and Environment"
    role: "member"
    body: "us/bodies/house/committees/transportation-and-infrastructure/subcommittees/water-resources-and-environment"
tenure:
  start: "2025-01-03"
  current: true
election:
  next: 2026
  term_length: 2
  term_limit: "none"
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sources:
  - field: tenure
    source: "House Clerk XML 2026-06-10"
  - field: jurisdiction
    source: "Census 119th CD 500k"
  - field: roles
    source: "congress-legislators (unitedstates project)"
confidence: official
tags: [officeholder, federal, legislative, ca]
timestamp: "2026-07-04"
---

# John Garamendi

Current U.S. House of Representatives - CA-8 (Congressional District 8).

Represents [Congressional District 8](/us/states/ca/districts/08.md).

## Committees

- [House Committee on Armed Services](/us/bodies/house/committees/armed-services.md)
- [House Committee on Armed Services - Readiness](/us/bodies/house/committees/armed-services/subcommittees/readiness.md) — **ranking-member**
- [House Committee on Armed Services - Strategic Forces](/us/bodies/house/committees/armed-services/subcommittees/strategic-forces.md)
- [House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure](/us/bodies/house/committees/transportation-and-infrastructure.md)
- [House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation](/us/bodies/house/committees/transportation-and-infrastructure/subcommittees/coast-guard-and-maritime-transportation.md)
- [House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management](/us/bodies/house/committees/transportation-and-infrastructure/subcommittees/economic-development-public-buildings-and-emergency-management.md)
- [House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Highways and Transit](/us/bodies/house/committees/transportation-and-infrastructure/subcommittees/highways-and-transit.md)
- [House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Water Resources and Environment](/us/bodies/house/committees/transportation-and-infrastructure/subcommittees/water-resources-and-environment.md)

## Sources

- tenure: House Clerk XML 2026-06-10
- jurisdiction: Census 119th CD 500k
- roles: congress-legislators (unitedstates project)

Generated from the Atlas officeholders v3 export (2026-07-04).