Josh HarderJosh Harder

Congressman Harder understands that California has one of the lowest rates of gun deaths in the country because it has some of America’s strongest gun safety policies. In Congress, he has sought to bring some of California’s success to the national level by pushing for funding for gun violence research and strong safe storage requirements.

Throughout his four terms serving the Central Valley, Rep. Josh Harder has been a friend of the U.S.-Israel alliance. A member of the Appropriations Committee, the Californian backed supplemental security assistance for the Jewish state and cosponsored bills that extend restrictions on Iran’s ballistic missile program and sanction ports and refineries that process Iranian petroleum.

Incumbent

Re-elect Rep. Josh Harder to keep CD-9 on the right track for progress. Governance: Rep. Josh Harder has served in Congress since 2019, when he defeated a Republican incumbent to flip the seat. He won his 2024 re-election against a Republican challenger by four points. This session, Rep. Harder has sponsored 37 bills, including legislation to prohibit for-profit corporations from establishing a political action committee, increase wildfire preparation and response, support grants for first responder training, limit retail utility rate increases, establish a U.S. Post Office in Mountain House, and prohibit the issuance of a permit for the Delta Conveyance Project.

Josh Harder is running for reelection in CA-09 andhas served in Congress since 2019 and hasrepresented Lodi since 2023. He currently serves on the Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and HumanServices, and Education and the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. https://harderforcongress.com/

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