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Pramila Jayapal

Democratic · WA · United States Representative for Washington's 7th Congressional District

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Pramila Jayapal has represented Washington's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House since 2017. She serves on the House Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and Budget committees and is ranking member of the Judiciary immigration subcommittee. Before Congress, she worked in global public health and founded the immigrant-rights organization OneAmerica. She is seeking another term in the 2026 election.

Campaign Finance Information — United States Representative, Congressional District No. 7

Campaign Finance Information · United States Representative, Congressional District No. 7 · August 4, 2026

Data last updated July 24, 2026

Raised
$2,474,297
Spent
$2,602,304
Cash on hand
$1,884,718
Debts
$0

Spent can be higher than Raised because campaigns can also use money not counted in Raised, like funds from earlier years or loans.

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • NOT EMPLOYED$2,605,587
  • RETIRED$724,230
  • ATTORNEY$483,163
  • PHYSICIAN$184,373
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  • NULL$59,900

Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov

Track record

Environment and Public Health

· 2 records

  • Jayapal introduced the Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce Act to create a federal produce-benefit program modeled on Seattle's Fresh Bucks program for households receiving nutrition assistance.

    July 2, 2026For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal supported House passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, citing its climate investments, prescription-drug provisions, and tax changes.

    August 12, 2022For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Reduce Wealth Gap

· 3 records

  • Jayapal supported House passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, citing its climate investments, prescription-drug provisions, and tax changes.

    August 12, 2022For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal joined Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Brendan Boyle in introducing the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, proposing an annual wealth tax on households and trusts with net worth above $50 million.

    March 1, 2021For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal introduced the Paycheck Recovery Act, proposing direct grants to keep workers employed, maintain employer-sponsored benefits, and help employers avoid permanent closure during the COVID-19 crisis.

    May 19, 2020For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Anti-Corruption

· 5 records

  • Jayapal introduced a constitutional amendment to permit federal and state regulation of campaign spending and to specify that constitutional rights belong to natural persons rather than corporations.

    February 13, 2025For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal and Senator Elizabeth Warren asked eight federal inspectors general to review agency ethics policies and financial-conflict rules and recommend reforms.

    March 1, 2023For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal and bipartisan House and Senate colleagues introduced legislation to bar members of Congress and their spouses from owning or trading individual stocks and other specified securities.

    February 9, 2022For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal voted for both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump when the House approved them on December 18, 2019.

    December 18, 2019For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal joined more than 200 members of Congress in filing an Emoluments Clause lawsuit against President Donald Trump over alleged benefits received from foreign governments without congressional consent.

    June 21, 2017For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Government Efficiency

· 1 record

  • Jayapal and bipartisan colleagues introduced the Streamline Pentagon Budgeting Act to end the statutory requirement that military services submit unfunded-priorities lists outside the regular budget process.

    June 30, 2026For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Healthcare Affordability

· 5 records

  • Jayapal, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Representative Debbie Dingell introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2025, proposing comprehensive national coverage without premiums, copayments, or deductibles.

    April 29, 2025For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal and Senator Ed Markey introduced the Health Over Wealth Act to impose transparency, continuity-of-care, and asset-stripping restrictions on private-equity and for-profit ownership of health-care entities.

    July 25, 2024For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2023 with Representative Debbie Dingell and Senator Bernie Sanders, proposing comprehensive national coverage including primary, dental, vision, mental-health, reproductive, and long-term care.

    May 17, 2023For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal supported House passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, citing its climate investments, prescription-drug provisions, and tax changes.

    August 12, 2022For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal and Representative Debbie Dingell introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2019 to establish comprehensive national health coverage without premiums, copayments, or deductibles.

    February 28, 2019For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Immigration

· 3 records

  • Jayapal's Access to Counsel Act passed the House, requiring that U.S. citizens, green-card holders, and other people with legal status be allowed to seek assistance after extended detention by Customs and Border Protection at a port of entry.

    April 21, 2021For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal was arrested during a Senate office-building protest against family separation and forfeited $50 collateral; the charge was disposed, and the House Ethics Committee voted not to open an investigative subcommittee and closed the matter with no further action.

    June 28, 2018For

    Source: ethics.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal introduced the Access to Counsel Act to require access to legal counsel for people held or detained at ports of entry and immigration detention facilities.

    February 9, 2017For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Government Spending Reduction

· 2 records

  • Jayapal and bipartisan colleagues introduced the Streamline Pentagon Budgeting Act to end the statutory requirement that military services submit unfunded-priorities lists outside the regular budget process.

    June 30, 2026For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal voted against the 2026 consolidated appropriations package, citing its Pentagon funding level and lack of safeguards against executive impoundment while acknowledging that it preserved several housing, labor, education, and transportation programs.

    January 22, 2026For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Social Programs and Welfare

· 2 records

  • Jayapal introduced the Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce Act to create a federal produce-benefit program modeled on Seattle's Fresh Bucks program for households receiving nutrition assistance.

    July 2, 2026For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal introduced the Paycheck Recovery Act, proposing direct grants to keep workers employed, maintain employer-sponsored benefits, and help employers avoid permanent closure during the COVID-19 crisis.

    May 19, 2020For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

National Defense

· 1 record

  • Jayapal voted against the 2026 consolidated appropriations package, citing its Pentagon funding level and lack of safeguards against executive impoundment while acknowledging that it preserved several housing, labor, education, and transportation programs.

    January 22, 2026Against

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Data Privacy

· 1 record

  • Jayapal voted against reauthorizing FISA Section 702 without a warrant requirement for searches of Americans' communications; the measure failed, 198-218.

    June 11, 2026For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Civil Rights

· 3 records

  • Jayapal voted against reauthorizing FISA Section 702 without a warrant requirement for searches of Americans' communications; the measure failed, 198-218.

    June 11, 2026For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal's Access to Counsel Act passed the House, requiring that U.S. citizens, green-card holders, and other people with legal status be allowed to seek assistance after extended detention by Customs and Border Protection at a port of entry.

    April 21, 2021For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal introduced the Access to Counsel Act to require access to legal counsel for people held or detained at ports of entry and immigration detention facilities.

    February 9, 2017For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Corporate Accountability

· 2 records

  • Jayapal and Senator Ed Markey introduced the Health Over Wealth Act to impose transparency, continuity-of-care, and asset-stripping restrictions on private-equity and for-profit ownership of health-care entities.

    July 25, 2024For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • The House Judiciary Committee advanced Jayapal's Ending Platform Monopolies Act, which would restrict dominant online platforms from owning business lines that create conflicts of interest and disadvantage competitors.

    June 24, 2021For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Peaceful Foreign Policy

· 2 records

  • Jayapal voted for an Iran War Powers Resolution that would reassert Congress's authority over military hostilities; the resolution failed in the House, 212-219.

    March 5, 2026For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal voted against H.R. 8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, stating that she opposed providing additional offensive weapons while supporting defensive systems and a ceasefire tied to hostage release and humanitarian aid.

    April 20, 2024For

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

General

· 3 records

  • Jayapal was appointed to the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and continued on the Judiciary Committee as ranking member of its immigration subcommittee while joining the Foreign Affairs Committee for the 119th Congress.

    January 14, 2025

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus elected Jayapal chair for the 117th Congress after she had served as a caucus co-chair.

    December 9, 2020

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Pramila Jayapal was sworn into the 115th Congress as the U.S. representative for Washington's 7th Congressional District.

    January 3, 2017

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Integrity and Ethics

· 5 records

  • After saying at a public event that Israel was a racist state, Jayapal issued a clarification and apologized to people hurt by her words, stating that she did not believe the idea of Israel as a nation was racist while continuing to criticize discriminatory policies of its government.

    July 16, 2023

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal and Senator Elizabeth Warren asked eight federal inspectors general to review agency ethics policies and financial-conflict rules and recommend reforms.

    March 1, 2023

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal and bipartisan House and Senate colleagues introduced legislation to bar members of Congress and their spouses from owning or trading individual stocks and other specified securities.

    February 9, 2022

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal voted for both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump when the House approved them on December 18, 2019.

    December 18, 2019

    Source: jayapal.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

  • Jayapal was arrested during a Senate office-building protest against family separation and forfeited $50 collateral; the charge was disposed, and the House Ethics Committee voted not to open an investigative subcommittee and closed the matter with no further action.

    June 28, 2018

    Source: ethics.house.gov · researched July 13, 2026

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Profile last researched July 13, 2026.