Race context
John Garamendi is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Democratic profile for California, U.S. House, 08. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - California 08.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
Aaron B Rowden (Democratic), Harinder Singh Lamba (Democratic), Nicolas Carjuzaa (Democratic), Rudy Recile (Republican).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 52 background claims; 4 positions claims; 35 statements claims; 32 media claims; 7 finance claims; 626 votes claims; 15 controversies claims; 10 federal court records claims; 2036 other sourced notes claims; 1 ideology claim.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
Vote claims on file: 626.
Finance claims on file: 7. FEC candidate id on file: H0CA10149.
Claim text and source receipts for these records are available in the full research book.
Indexed field reading
John Garamendi is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Democratic profile for California, U.S. House, 08. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for John Garamendi, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for John Garamendi is 2026 U.S. House - California 08. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent for John Garamendi. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for John Garamendi is H0CA10149.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for John Garamendi reports 2879 public claims, 2879 valid citations, and 2879 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for John Garamendi: background (52), positions (4), statements (35), media (32), finance (7), votes (626), controversies (15), federal court records (10), other sourced notes (2036), ideology (1). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for John Garamendi returned 4 other indexed profiles: Aaron B Rowden (Democratic), Harinder Singh Lamba (Democratic), Nicolas Carjuzaa (Democratic), Rudy Recile (Republican). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for John Garamendi: FEC H0CA10149; Other voteview:119:20958; GovTrack G000559; Wikidata Q1340268; Vote Smart 29664; Wikipedia John Garamendi; Grokipedia John Garamendi; Ballotpedia John Garamendi.
Social handles stored for John Garamendi: X RepGaramendi (last polled 2026-06-30).
Profile questions
What office is John Garamendi indexed for?
John Garamendi is indexed for California, U.S. House, 08. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - California 08. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for John Garamendi?
The party label on file for John Garamendi is Democratic.
What is John Garamendi's candidate status?
John Garamendi is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for John Garamendi?
FEC candidate id on file: H0CA10149.
How many public claims are attached to John Garamendi?
The route record reports 2879 public claims, 2879 valid citations, and 2879 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 52, Positions 4, Statements 35, Media 32, Finance 7, Votes 626, Controversies 15, Federal Court Records 10, Other Sourced Notes 2036, Ideology 1. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Is John Garamendi indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
Who else is indexed in John Garamendi's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Aaron B Rowden (Democratic), Harinder Singh Lamba (Democratic), Nicolas Carjuzaa (Democratic), Rudy Recile (Republican). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.