Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress
Jane Harman
Jane Harman was a Democratic U.S. representative from California, first elected to Congress in 1993, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (103rd–112th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 553 Reducing Over-Classification ActOct 7, 2010 · Became Public Law No: 111-258.
- H.R. 3199 EMT Act of 2010Sep 24, 2010 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- H.R. 5548 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010Sep 13, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- H.R. 5907 Next Generation Public Safety Device Act of 2010Jul 28, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.Res. 1535 Honoring the members of the Armed Forces from Los Angeles County and their families for their exceptional service and sacrifice protecting the United States…Jul 20, 2010 · Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1955 (110th) Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4806 (110th) Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2008Passed a chamber
- H.R. 6193 (110th) Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 121 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding proliferation of missile technology from Russia to Iran.Reported from committee
- H.R. 3633 (111th) To allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of…Reported from committee
- H.R. 3985 (109th) Interrogation Procedures Act of 200581 cosponsors
- H.R. 411 (105th) Freedom of Choice for Women in the Uniformed Services Act72 cosponsors
- H.R. 5371 (109th) LISTEN Act64 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Harman has won
Rep. Harman has won 9 U.S. House elections (1992–2010). Of the contested races, margins ran from 0.4 to 37.3 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has California’s 36th district done while Rep. Harman served?
2005 to 2010 in CA-36: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 3.1 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 5.5 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in California’s 36th district during Harman’s time representing it (2001 to 2011). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. CA-36 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022 (the survey year the new lines first appear), but every survey year in Harman’s term so far (2005 to 2010) uses the same lines, so they can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.