Representing California's
26th District
Constituent Services
In The News
Brownley, Dingell, and Markey Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Climate Education
Brownley, Garamendi, and Wilson Introduce Bill to Strengthen America’s Transit Workforce
Brownley Joins Wasserman Schultz, Pressley, Markey, Van Hollen, and Over 180 Democratic Colleagues in Supreme Court Amicus Brief to Defend Temporary Protected Status
Legislative Priorities
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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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.
Todd Lyons’ resignation does not erase the damage done under his leadership, nor does it diminish the urgent need for accountability from an agency that has shown reckless disregard for basic rights and human life.
This is not just misconduct. It is a clear and profound failure of ...leadership.
Every official who violated the Constitution, denied due process, or enabled abuse in the name of “enforcement” must be held accountable. The American people deserve better than an agency allowed to operate without consequence.
While Republicans in Congress continue to ignore mounting evidence of abuse and lawlessness, House Democrats will keep fighting to expose these failures, restore real oversight, and ensure that no one is above the law.
Todd Lyons, who was named acting director in March 2025, led the agency at the center of President Trump’s plans to reshape immigration to the U.S.
www.latimes.comDonald Trump launched an unauthorized war with Iran without a plan, without an exit strategy, and without Congress. By every measure, this war has failed. Iran still controls its enriched uranium. The regime remains in power. There is no long-term solution to its ballistic missile program. The ...Strait of Hormuz is closed, disrupting the global economy and driving up costs here at home.
Gas prices are rising. Inflation is climbing. The human toll is devastating: 13 U.S. servicemembers killed, more than 380 injured, and over 1,000 civilians dead. All of this for a war the American people do not want.
Congress had an opportunity to act. The War Powers Resolution would have ended these unauthorized hostilities while preserving our ability to defend the United States and our allies. Instead, Republicans abdicated their Constitutional responsibility and handed their war powers to Donald Trump. That decision makes our country less safe and undermines our democracy.
This is a failure of leadership. Congress must reassert its authority, end this war, and make clear that no President can recklessly throw our nation into conflict without accountability.
It's Tax Day, and billionaires are celebrating massive tax giveaways, while working families are paying more for groceries, gas, housing, and health care.
Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress promised working families a $1,000 increase in their refunds. That was a lie. Instead, ...Americans are seeing an average of just $346. Meanwhile, millionaires received tax cuts nearly 400 times larger than those making under $50,000. And at the same time, Trump’s tariffs and rising costs have left Americans on average $3,200 poorer That is not relief. It is an insult.
Now, House Republicans are trying to rebrand their so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” But no amount of spin can hide the hypocrisy. They made promises to working families and delivered windfalls to the wealthy.
The American people deserve better. House Democrats are working to lower costs, fix our broken health care system, and hold this administration accountable so hardworking families can get ahead, not fall further behind.
🚨Attention high school students in #VenturaCounty and the Conejo Valley!
Thursday, April 16, is the deadline to submit your artwork for the 2026 Congressional Art Competition. Don’t miss your chance to showcase your creativity and talent.
For more information, visit ⤵:
...https://juliabrownley.house.gov/services/art-competition/
I look forward to seeing the incredible work our young artists bring forward this year!
Each spring, the Congressional Institute of the U.S. Congress sponsors a nationwide high school visual arts competition for students in grades 9-12 ...
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Abuse of power, harassment, and misconduct have no place in Congress or anywhere in our society.
Survivors who come forward do so at great personal cost. Their courage is what makes accountability possible, but accountability requires more than acknowledgment. It requires action.
...No one entrusted with public office should be shielded from scrutiny or consequences. When that trust is broken, it must be met with transparency, accountability, and meaningful consequences.
The American people deserve a government that reflects basic decency and respect for others. Upholding that standard is not optional. Anything less undermines the integrity of this institution.