◆ The candidate record

Pramila Jayapal

Born 09/21/1965 · Chennai, India
F
23 sourced actions
◆ The seat
OFFICE
House
DISTRICT
Washington · 07
PARTY
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
STATUS
Incumbent
ELECTION
2026-11-03
House JudiciaryHouse Foreign AffairsHouse Education & LaborHouse Budget
◆ The record
23
SOURCED ACTIONS
16
FLOOR VOTES
1
FEC TRANSACTIONS
0 / 23
PRO / ANTI-2A
5
SCORECARDS
2026-07-14
LATEST ACTION
Community

The record (23)

F
Graded on 23 sourced actions

FEC-recorded money between Second Amendment committees and this candidate, and recorded floor votes on gun bills, each with its official source. Community sentiment below never moves this grade.

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Contact Pramila Jayapal

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Interest-group scorecards (5)

How advocacy groups on both sides score this candidate, reprinted as published. These are the groups’ judgments, not ours, and they never enter the grade above.

Washington
100%2016
1 earlier rating
  • 201597%
About this group

The Alliance for Gun Responsibility works to save lives and eliminate the harms caused by gun violence in every community through advocacy, education, and partnerships.

The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.

National
8%2024
5 earlier ratings
  • 20230%
  • 2021-20229%
  • 20210%
  • 20200%
  • 2017-201867%
About this group

Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue.

The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.

National
0%2019-2020
About this group

We take the conservative policy visions outlined by our sister organization, The Heritage Foundation" (whose mission is: 'to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.' ) " and make them a reality. We ensure members of Congress hear directly from their constituents.

The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.

National
0%2024
5 earlier ratings
  • 20220%
  • 20200%
  • 20180%
  • 2016-20220%
  • 20167%
About this group

The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is NRA's political action committee. The NRA-PVF ranks political candidates - irrespective of party affiliation - based on voting records, public statements and their responses to an NRA-PVF questionnaire. NRA relies on a very simple premise: when provided with the facts, the nation's elected officials will recognize that "gun control" schemes are an infringement on the Second Amendment and a proven failure in fighting crime. The importance of this premise lies in the knowledge that, as one U.S. Congressman put it: "The gun lobby is people."

The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.

National
0%2021-2022
2 earlier ratings
  • 20200%
  • 20180%
About this group

To promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of more than 12,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen's organizations and publishers.

The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.

Background

Education
  • MBA, Marketing & Nonprofit Management, Kellogg School, Northwestern University, 1988-1990
  • BA, English Language and Literature/Letters, Georgetown University, 1982-1986
Profession
  • Founder/Executive Director, OneAmerica, 2001-2012
  • Fellow, Institute of Current World Affairs, 1995-1997
  • Director, Fund for Technology Transfer, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), 1991-1995
+7 more
  • Intern, Population and Community Development Association, 1989
  • Financial Analyst, Leveraged Buyouts, PaineWebber Incorporated, 1986-1988
  • Distinguished Taconic Fellow, Center for Community Change, 2012-2014
  • Independent Consultant, Pramila Jayapal Consulting, 1997-2001
  • Account Consultant, Physio-Control Corporation, 1990-1991
  • Author, Pilgrimage to India: A Woman Revisits Her Homeland, 2000
  • Author, Use the Power You Have: A Brown Woman's Guide to Politics and Political Change
Political career
  • Senator, Washington State Senate, 2015-2016
  • Candidate, Washington State Senate, 2014
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Washington, 2017-present
+1 more
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Washington, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026

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