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Democratic representative for California’s 36th district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Ruiz votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Ruiz’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
| Biden margin | Biden score | Biden plus-minus |
|---|---|---|
| Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s | How often Ruiz votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Ruiz’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
+13.6% | 100.0% | +5.6 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Ruiz vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 15 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 97.5% | +2.5 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.3% | +2.7 |
| Sept. 15 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.3% | +6.7 |
| Aug. 12 | Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; expanding tax credits for renewable and clean energy efforts; establishing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax; and other measures (220-207) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.8% | +2.2 |
| July 29 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 92.8% | +7.2 |
| July 29 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.4% | +2.6 |
| July 29 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.9% | +4.1 |
| July 28 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 88.8% | +11.2 |
| July 27 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.9% | +1.1 |
| July 27 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 89.8% | +10.2 |
| July 27 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 84.6% | +15.4 |
| July 21 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 92.8% | +7.2 |
| July 20 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.8% | +2.2 |
| July 19 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.9% | +5.1 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.9% | +3.1 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.4% | +2.6 |
| July 14 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 76.8% | +23.2 |
| July 13 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 90.0% | +10.0 |
| June 24 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.0% | +7.0 |
| June 23 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.2% | +2.8 |
| June 22 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.4% | +4.6 |
| June 22 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.3% | +1.7 |
| June 16 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 84.9% | +15.1 |
| June 15 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.0% | +3.0 |
| June 14 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 89.5% | +10.5 |
| June 9 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.8% | +4.2 |
| June 8 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.0% | +5.0 |
| May 18 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.9% | +3.1 |
| May 17 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.9% | +2.1 |
| May 13 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 87.0% | +13.0 |
| May 12 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.9% | +1.1 |
| May 11 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 92.9% | +7.1 |
| March 31 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.1% | +4.9 |
| March 18 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.4% | +6.6 |
| March 17 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.0% | +6.0 |
| March 9 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 92.2% | +7.8 |
| March 3 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 89.5% | +10.5 |
| Feb. 9 | Imposing visa restrictions on foreign people found responsible for human rights violations related to someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics (227-206) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.1% | +1.9 |
| Feb. 8 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.4% | +5.6 |
| Feb. 7 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.8% | +6.2 |
| Feb. 4 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.2% | +3.8 |
| Jan. 13 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.2% | +1.8 |
| Jan. 12 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 89.2% | +10.8 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.9% | +3.1 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.1% | +1.9 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.9% | +3.1 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.1% | +2.9 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.5% | +1.5 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 72.0% | +28.0 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.7% | +3.3 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.1% | +4.9 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.2% | +4.8 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.5% | +3.5 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.9% | +2.1 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.2% | +1.8 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.2% | +1.8 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.2% | +1.8 |
| July 29, 2021 | Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.4% | +2.6 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 76.4% | +23.6 |
| July 22, 2021 | Increasing the number of and expediting the process for visas available to Afghans who worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan (407-16) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.5% | +1.5 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.3% | +6.7 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.1% | +5.9 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.0% | +2.0 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.8% | +3.2 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.4% | +3.6 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.2% | +1.8 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.2% | +2.8 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.4% | +2.6 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 86.2% | +13.8 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 73.8% | +26.2 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 92.3% | +7.7 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.3% | +2.7 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.8% | +4.2 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.7% | +2.3 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.2% | +1.8 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.2% | +1.8 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.5% | +1.5 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 92.1% | +7.9 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.5% | +1.5 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.4% | +6.6 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.2% | +2.8 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.0% | +6.0 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.4% | +1.6 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.4% | +2.6 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.5% | +1.5 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.0% | +2.0 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.1% | +5.9 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.2% | +3.8 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.9% | +3.1 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.6% | +1.4 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Raul Ruiz's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 85.5% | +14.5 |
| Average | 100.0% | 94.4% | +5.6 | |||
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