- OFFICE
- House
- DISTRICT
- California · 16
- PARTY
- DEMOCRATIC PARTY
- STATUS
- Incumbent
- ELECTION
- 2026-11-03
The record (4)
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.
- 2026-07-14ANTIRecorded vote Voted NO on HR 1181 (119th), Protecting Privacy in Purchases ActOfficial House roll call 240.
- 2026-05-21ANTIRecorded vote Voted NO on HR 1041 (119th), Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActOfficial House roll call 190.
- 2025-05-15ANTIRecorded vote Voted NO on HR 2255 (119th), Federal LEO Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025Official House roll call 130.
- 2025-05-14ANTIRecorded vote Voted NO on HR 2243 (119th), LEOSA Reform ActOfficial House roll call 128.
Contact Sam T. Liccardo
- WASHINGTON, D.C. · 1117 Longworth House Office Building · Washington, DC · 20515
- CAMPAIGN · 1750 Meridian Avenue #3925 · San Jose, CA · 95125
Interest-group scorecards (2)
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.
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.
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.
Background
- BA, Government/Economics, Georgetown University, 1987-1991
- MA, Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, 1993-1996
- JD, Law, Harvard Law School, 1992-1996
- Asssistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Border Crimes Division, 1998-2000
- Deputy District Attorney, Office of the District Attorney, San Jose, California, 2001-2006
- Lecturer, Stanford Law School, 2023
- Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, 2024, 2026
- Council Member, City of San José, California, 2007-2015
- Mayor, City of San Jose, California, 2015-2023
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- Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, 2025-present
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