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26th District
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Agriculture is the cornerstone of Ventura County’s economy, supporting thousands of jobs throughout our region. It is also a proud part of our heritage, giving our community its unique beauty. In Congress, I have worked hard to support our farmers, farmworkers, and businesses that help feed the nation.
We have a sacred responsibility to those who have served our country in uniform. As a daughter, sister, and niece of veterans, I take no responsibility more personally and seriously. When I came to Congress, the very first committee I asked to serve on was the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Both here in Ventura County and at the national level, I have made it my priority to put our nation’s veterans first. That means helping our servicemembers transition back into civilian life and caring for our veterans by ensuring they all receive the timely, high-quality healthcare and benefits they have earned and deserve. It also means tackling veterans homelessness and unemployment and addressing high suicide rates that continue to plague our nation’s heroes. Finally, as more and more women join our Armed Forces and return home after their service, I’ve made it a special focus to ensure that the VA is prepared for the changing veteran demographics. Women represent the fastest-growing veteran population and the VA needs to adapt to meet their needs. That means making sure the VA offers gender-specific healthcare, addressing the unique circumstances leading to female veteran suicide, and providing critical wrap-around services like job-training, child care, and caregiver assistance. It’s long past time to recognize the contributions that all veterans, female and male, have made to our great nation.
We must invest in our nation’s infrastructure including our airports, roads, bridges, and waterways that are vital to the movement of people and goods across our country. As a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I have been working to address the infrastructure challenges facing Ventura County and the nation.
As Ventura County’s Representative in Congress, I view everything I do through the lens of how it will create jobs and grow our economy. From our ports, to our large and small businesses, to our naval base, to our agricultural community, I strive to advance federal policy that will support our diverse job creators.
The 26th District
The district includes most of Ventura County and a portion of Los Angeles County, including the cities of Oxnard, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Camarillo, Newbury Park, Moorpark, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, and Calabasas. If you are interested in browsing district-specific population statistics, you can look up Census data for the 26th District. I am honored to serve the residents of the 26th Congressional District of California.
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From the start, Donald Trump illegally pushed forward plans for an unnecessary White House ballroom with little regard for historic preservation, transparency, or the law. Americans were initially told private donors would cover the costs. Now, Senate Republicans are preparing to stick taxpayers ...with the bill, because Trump knew all along that his cronies in Congress would bail him out, just as they have time and time again.
At a time when gas prices have hit record highs, groceries remain unaffordable, and families are working harder than ever just to get by, Republicans are prioritizing Trump’s vanity project while pouring tens of billions of taxpayer dollars into an unauthorized war in Iran.
Trump and Republicans in Congress have completely lost touch with what everyday Americans are going through. Their priorities are not just out of line. They are insulting.
For all the talk of “America First,” Congressional Republicans have always put Donald Trump first.
The Port of Hueneme is a vital engine for clean jobs and workforce development, driving economic growth and strengthening our region. That is why I was proud to work alongside Senator Adam Schiff and Senator Alex Padilla to secure over $11 million for critical infrastructure upgrades that will ...boost safety, efficiency, and climate resilience at the Port.
This federal investment will deliver real results for our region by supporting workers, strengthening infrastructure, and building a more resilient future for the communities the Port serves.
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Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26), Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), and U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-CA) announced more...
juliabrownley.house.govHouse Republicans just ended the longest partial government shutdown in our nation’s history, one they prolonged out of blind loyalty to Donald Trump.
For months, Congressional Republicans denied funding to FEMA, TSA, the Coast Guard, and other critical DHS agencies, forced workers to go... without pay during an affordability crisis, and put our national security at risk, all to direct more taxpayer dollars to ICE, an agency that has operated in reckless and lawless fashion without accountability.
Now that the government is finally back open, we can get back to the core work of protecting our homeland and keeping the American people safe.
Congress should be strengthening the programs families rely on and delivering real results, not squandering taxpayer dollars into cruel and abusive enforcement with no accountability.
The Voting Rights Act stands as one of the clearest expressions of our nation’s commitment to justice and equality. It was born out of the civil rights movement and the fundamental belief that every American citizen has an equal voice in our democracy.
Today’s decision by the Supreme ...Court of the United States gravely undermines hard-won protections and threatens to roll back decades of progress toward equal access to the ballot.
The right to vote is not just a principle. It is the foundation of our democracy and the means by which people hold their government accountable. When that right is weakened, so too is the integrity of our elections and the promise of representative government.
We cannot allow voter suppression and intimidation tactics advanced by Donald Trump and his allies to prevail. Republican extremists have actively pursued voter suppression and racial gerrymandering to tilt the system in their favor and weaken the voices of the American people.
Congress must act. We must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, restore the full strength of the Voting Rights Act, and ensure that every eligible American citizen can participate freely, fairly, and without fear in our elections.
Marine mammals are facing unprecedented threats as the climate crisis reshapes our oceans and puts whales, sea otters, polar bears, manatees, and other species at risk.
In coastal communities like Ventura County, we are seeing firsthand how fragile these ecosystems have become. Protecting ...marine mammals means protecting the health of our oceans and the future of our planet.
We have a responsibility to act. The Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act takes a critical step toward building more resilient ocean ecosystems and ensuring these species can survive and thrive for generations to come.
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On Earth Day, we are reminded of both the extraordinary beauty of our planet and the responsibility we share to protect it.
Climate change is not a distant threat. It is already reshaping our communities, fueling more extreme weather, accelerating biodiversity loss, and putting lives and ...livelihoods at risk. The stakes could not be higher.
Protecting our environment is about more than preservation. It is about the health, safety, and economic security of families across our nation and in communities throughout Ventura County and the Conejo Valley.
As a member of the House Natural Resources Committee and the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, I am working with my colleagues to confront the climate crisis head-on. We are fighting to protect our public lands and waters, strengthen wildfire resilience, defend critical environmental protections, and accelerate the transition to clean energy.
This work is urgent, and it is not optional. We owe it to our communities today and to the generations who will inherit this planet to meet this moment with the seriousness and resolve it demands.
I am heartbroken by the devastating shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, where eight children were killed in an act of unimaginable violence.
No family should ever have to endure this kind of loss. I am holding the victims and their loved ones in my prayers.
We cannot accept this as... normal. We cannot continue to allow gun violence to tear through our communities and take innocent lives.
Even in the congressional district represented by Speaker Mike Johnson, families are paying the price for Congress’s inaction. In the face of these preventable tragedies, that inaction is indefensible. The American people deserve more than empty words. They deserve action to protect their children, their families, and their communities from the ongoing epidemic of gun violence.