Representing California's
26th District
Constituent Services
In The News
Brownley and Colleagues Request Investigation into Alleged Reports that Military Leaders Claim War in Iran Part of Biblical End-Times Prophecies
Brownley Votes Yes on War Powers Resolution
Brownley, Democratic Women’s Caucus Colleagues Demand Dept of Education Withdraw Rule that Threatens Support for Women Graduate Students
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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Donald Trump’s war in Iran is costing American taxpayers an estimated $2 billion per day, launching our nation toward yet another forever war.
At a time when families are already struggling with skyrocketing health care costs, this war spending could have already covered the cost of ...extending the Affordable Care Act’s tax credits for this year. Instead of making life more affordable for everyday Americans, Republicans are choosing to send billions of taxpayer dollars overseas while costs at home continue to rise.
House Democrats remain committed to protecting and strengthening the Affordable Care Act and fixing our broken health care system. We are fighting to lower health care costs, defend the health care millions rely on, and ensure that taxpayer dollars are used to strengthen families and communities here at home.
Sixteen years ago, the Affordable Care Act expanded access to care for millions of Americans and helped lower costs for working families.
Today, that progress is being attacked. Instead of lowering health care costs, the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are advancing ...policies that move our country in the wrong direction.
Their disastrous economic agenda is driving up grocery and energy prices while cutting billions for vulnerable populations, and leaving seniors, children, and working families facing greater hunger, poorer health outcomes, and deeper economic insecurity. Making matters only worse, Republicans are allowing insurance premiums to skyrocket for more than 22 million Americans by refusing to extend critical tax credits that helped keep health care affordable.
Democrats believe that quality health care must be affordable and accessible. We are fighting to protect Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act, and to build a health care system that truly works for working families.
Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate! As we mark the end of Ramadan, may this blessed day bring you and your loved ones an abundance of happiness, peace, and prosperity.
I am heartbroken and deeply troubled by the accounts of abuse shared by survivors who have made the difficult decision to come forward.
For those of us shaped by the struggle for justice and equality, this moment is profoundly painful. It reminds us of the responsibility we carry to ...listen, reflect, and act. It also calls us to stand with those who carried this pain in silence for far too long.
The movement for farmworker rights has always been built on sacrifice, solidarity, and the determination of workers and organizers who fought to create a more just future. Many of the women who have come forward were children when this harm occurred. Their labor and organizing helped build a movement that changed lives and expanded opportunity for farmworker families across generations. As we reckon with this history, we must also reaffirm our commitment to the farmworkers whose lives and livelihoods remain at the heart of this struggle. Their rights, safety, and dignity are inseparable from the ongoing fight for justice.
Justice demands accountability and the courage to confront painful truths. How we respond must reflect our support for survivors and our resolve to uphold the values that have guided this work from the beginning.
The VA’s recent memorandum of understanding with the Department of Justice is deeply troubling for veterans already living on the margins, including those experiencing homelessness.
Instead of addressing the root causes of housing instability or expanding access to care, this policy ...risks pushing vulnerable veterans into court-ordered guardianships and institutional settings that strip them of autonomy when less extreme, more effective solutions exist.
At a time when too many veterans are struggling to access stable housing, mental health care, and basic supportive services, the Trump administration continues to fall short of meeting the needs of those who have served our country. Our veterans deserve the critical resources and comprehensive support that help them rebuild their lives in a timely way — not policies that take control away when they need help the most.
On Monday, I conducted an oversight visit to the Dilley ICE Detention Center in Texas, one of the largest immigration detention facilities in the country and a site that has long raised serious concerns about the conditions and treatment of detainees. Ahead of the visit, I learned that the ...Gámez-Cuéllar family was being held there.
Teenage brothers Caleb and Antonio are talented mariachi musicians who were honored in Washington for their artistry and visited the White House last year. Their family entered the United States legally as asylum seekers, yet ICE detained them during a routine check-in appointment and demanded that they self-deport.
Through our oversight visit, my colleagues and I were able to advocate directly for the family’s release and reunification. While I am relieved they are finally home, their case underscores the broader cruelty and injustice of Trump's ICE and its egregious abuse in the name of immigration enforcement that is targeting law-abiding families instead of focusing on genuine public safety threats.
During my visit, I spoke with children and parents who described being abducted by ICE from their communities, often without warning or explanation. Their stories reflect a detention system defined by fear, uncertainty, and unacceptable conditions. Facilities like Dilley should not operate in the shadows. House Democrats will continue demanding transparency, accountability, and an end to policies that tear families apart because no one should have to endure this kind of trauma at the hands of their own government.
Andy Ogles has shown time and again that he has no respect for the American people, let alone the office he holds. His ignorance is embarrassing, but his willingness to promote hateful rhetoric that puts a target on our Muslim neighbors, colleagues, and friends is especially alarming.
Just... as outrageous is the silence from his Republican colleagues in Congress. Rather than condemn this disgraceful behavior, they continue to look the other way as members of their party sow division, inflame hatred, and traffic in racist rhetoric. Their refusal to speak out says everything about their priorities and so-called "values."
Hatred has no place in the United States of America. And bigotry has no place in public office.