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U.S. Representative — California's 13th District

Adam Gray

Democrat · California

Democrat U.S. Representative for California's 13th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)

  • H.R.9855 — CURRENT Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.6640 — Build Now Act (Introduced, Dec 11, 2025)
  • H.R.6641 — Central Valley Water Solution Act (Introduced, Dec 11, 2025)
  • H.R.6639 — Water Agency and Transparency Enhancement Review (WATER) Act (Introduced, Dec 11, 2025)
  • H.R.4849 — Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 (Introduced, Aug 1, 2025)
    Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act 2025 This bill makes permanent temporary provisions that generally expand eligibility for and increase the amount of the premium tax credit. This bill also repeals multiple Medicaid, Medicare, and health-related tax provisions enacted by the One Big…
  • H.R.3845 — To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to expand the exemption process under section 7 of that Act with respect to national security and significant adverse national or regional economic impacts. (Introduced, Jun 9, 2025)
  • H.R.3812 — STRIVE Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jun 6, 2025)
  • H.R.2842 — Stop Raising Prices on Food Act (Introduced, Apr 10, 2025)
    Stop Raising Prices on Food Act This bill requires the President to receive congressional approval in order to proclaim or increase the rates of duty (i.e., tariffs) on articles imported into the United States from covered countries. Under the bill, a covered country is one of the five countries…

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.9929 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building". (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9845 — Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Enhancement Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9884 — CHILE Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.5390 — FAMILY Act (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
  • H.R.1551 — Protect and Serve Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
  • H.R.2094 — HELPER Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
  • H.R.6358 — Veteran Education Empowerment Act (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
  • H.R.7361 — No Tax on Restored Benefits Act (Introduced, Apr 20, 2026)

Voting analysis

Adam Gray is a first-term Democrat who already ranks among the caucus's most frequent defectors — an unusual position for a freshman, who typically has neither the seat security nor the accumulated grievances that produce a heavy crossing record.

18.5%
Votes against the Democrat majority
205
Roll calls where a party majority formed
6 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first

Where he leaves the caucus

He voted for the defense authorization, the Main Street Act, the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act and the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, each carried by Republicans against Democratic opposition, and worked amendments on the defense and State Department bills from both sides. He also declined to support invoking the War Powers Resolution over hostilities in Lebanon when most of his party did.

The 10 most recent of 38 roll calls where Adam Gray voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8884
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
On Passage · roll call 283		Jul 23, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
On Passage · roll call 278		Jul 22, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.6955
Main Street Act
On Passage · roll call 271		Jul 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 262		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 261		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 260		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 258		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toNo (party: Yea)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 243		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.1181
Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
On Passage · roll call 240		Jul 14, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.Con.Res.108
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 232		Jun 30, 2026FailedNay (party: Yea)

One vote in the largest delegation in Congress

California sends more Democrats to the House than any other state — a delegation large enough that its internal average is effectively the caucus norm. Gray's rate of departure is many times that figure, which makes him a conspicuous exception inside the biggest bloc in the chamber.

Among the 42 Democrats in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.7%. Adam Gray is above that average at 18.5%.

What he legislates on

His filings are few, as a first term implies, and almost entirely about water. The Central Valley Water Solution Act and the Water Agency and Transparency Enhancement Review Act sit alongside the CURRENT Act, the Build Now Act and a health cost measure. Environmental protection and water resources are the only subject areas with more than a single classified bill behind them.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Adam Gray's cluster into: Environmental Protection (2), Water Resources Development (2), Armed Forces and National Security (1).

8
Bills sponsored
147
Bills cosponsored

Of all 8, 8 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

Gray is in his first term and holds the party label he was elected under. His absence rate runs a little above the middle of the House; the measure reflects participation and nothing beyond it.

First elected in 2025, now serving across 1 terms. Adam Gray falls in the freshman cohort.

6.4%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
14
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Adam Gray has 8 bills sponsored, 147 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Natural Resources
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Forestry and Horticulture
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
  • House Committee on Natural Resources: Water, Wildlife and Fisheries

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