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Mark DeSaulnier

DemocratMark DeSaulnier

U.S. Representative · California

California's 10th district

DemocratFederal

U.S. Representative from California

7 tracked promises, 7 rated

California · California's 10th district

California's 10th district

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88/100
Trust rating
Strongly keeps promises
88
0 · Broken50 · Mixed100 · Kept
A transparent rescale of the Integrity Score (+75) to 0–100, aggregated from 7 rated promises. Never an opaque single score.
How this is calculated →

How they won their seat

Mark Desaulnier won the 2024 U.S. House election in California (District 10) with 66.5% of the vote (242,325 votes).

66.5%
Win share
242,325
Votes for winner
364,544
Total cast
  • Mark Desaulnier · Democrat66.5%
  • Katherine Piccinini · Republican33.5%

Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.

Inferred legislative agendas

Mark DeSaulnier's record includes sponsored bills related to education, such as the Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act and the Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act, as well as several bills aimed at gun violence prevention, including the Advancing Gun Safety Technology Act and the Gun Safety Board and Research Act. He is involved in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Focus areas (from the record): Education · Gun Safety · Transportation · Corporate Accountability · Mental Health Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. DeSaulnier's sponsored bills include various topics, and his declared positions cover similar areas. However, the evidence does not support a direct alignment between the two. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of the sponsored bills or their impact on legislation; There is no information on the politician's public statements or responses to constituents; The record does not provide insight into the politician's strategic priorities or unlogged activities. Confidence: high (based on the volume of verified record on file).

Inferred, not stated. Mark DeSaulnier has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.

Showing 2019–2021 term. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.

Activity in office

What Mark DeSaulnier has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.

Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · source: Voteview.

Bills sponsored over time

46bills sponsored
46 awaiting status
013253850Bills2019: 32 awaiting status3220192020: 14 awaiting status142020

Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.

Bill success rate

0%
0 of 0 sponsored bills became law

Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.

Campaign finance over time

$0
Cash on hand · 2026
$629K
Raised, 20262026
RaisedSpentCash on hand
$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2026: raised $629K2026: spent $426K20262026: cash on hand $0
Where the money came from · 2026
Small-dollar (unitemized): $43K (7%)7%Large individual (itemized): $281K (45%)45%PAC / committee: $302K (48%)48%
  • Small-dollar (unitemized)$43K7%
  • Large individual (itemized)$281K45%
  • PAC / committee$302K48%

By election cycle. Source: FEC.

Committee memberships

Integrity

Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown

+75 · based on 7 rated promises

  • Championed 7

Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.

Integrity over time

In office since Jan 2019 · 7 rated promises

The line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.

−100 worked against0+100 kept
Integrity Score by assessment date. Score ranges from −100 (worked against) to +100 (kept).
DateIntegrity Score
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jan 202775 (current, held from last rating)

Promise status over time

How the tracked promise record has evolved.

7 tracked
  • Kept7
  • Against0
  • No opportunity0
  • In progress0
02468Jul 2026Jul 2026Jul 2026

Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.

Topic coverage

7 promises across 6 topics

What this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.

  • Gun Violence Prevention2
  • Education1
  • Jobs and Economy1
  • Media and Local Journalism1
  • Technology and Elections1
  • Transportation1
Kept Worked against No opportunity / not yet scored

Evidence & significance

Evidence quality

Strongest source cited per promise.

  • Primary (official record)7100%

Significance mix

How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).

10
25
32
40
50

Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.

Tracked promises

7 tracked promises

Championedhigh confidence

Enact the CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act to raise the corporate income tax rate on publicly traded corporations that pay their CEO or highest-paid employee more than 100 times the median compensation of their U.S. workers.

Jobs and EconomyPromised Mar 2023
SourcesCongress.gov (Library of Congress)Congress.gov (Library of Congress)GovTrack.us (mirror of official congressional data)GovTrack.us (mirror of official congressional data)
Championedhigh confidence

Enact the Gun Safety Board and Research Act to establish a federal Gun Safety Board within the Department of Health and Human Services that conducts original research on reducing firearm violence, publishes policy recommendations, and runs a grant program funding firearm-violence-reduction research.

Gun Violence PreventionPromised Sep 2021
SourcesCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archivedCongress.gov (Library of Congress)Congress.gov (Library of Congress)U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov) — Bill StatusU.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Enact the Bots Research Act to direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force studying the impact of automated bot accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections.

Technology and ElectionsPromised Feb 2024
SourcesWikipediaCongress.gov (Library of Congress)U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov)· archivedU.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Enact the Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act to condition states' receipt of federal education funds on schools adopting and enforcing minimum concussion prevention and management plans for student athletics.

EducationPromised Sep 2023
SourcesCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archivedCongress.gov (Library of Congress)GovTrack.us - H.R. 5704 (118th Congress)
Championedhigh confidence

Enact the Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act to impose additional federal cost, risk, and accountability requirements on transportation 'megaprojects' with an estimated total cost of $2.5 billion or more.

TransportationPromised Jul 2023
SourcesCongress.gov (Library of Congress)Congress.gov (Library of Congress)U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo)· archivedU.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Enact the Saving Local News Act to let local news organizations qualify as tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organizations so nonprofit local journalism can be sustained.

Media and Local JournalismPromised Nov 2021
SourcesCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archivedColumbia Journalism ReviewPleasanton WeeklyCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Enact the Advancing Gun Safety Technology Act to authorize an Attorney General pilot grant program funding development of gun safety technology, including smart guns, user-authorized handguns, childproof guns, and personalized locking devices.

Gun Violence Prevention
SourcesU.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov)· archivedU.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov)· archivedCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archivedCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archived

Verified record

196 sponsored bills · finance on file

Facts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.

Campaign financeas of May 13, 2026

FEC 2026 cycle — raised $515,092, spent $516,173, cash on hand $0.

View the FEC filing ↗

Voting record

Total votes
655
Yea
266
Nay
376
Present
2
Not voting
11

Full voting record

655 votes
  • S32Yea
  • S307Yea
120 of 655
Page 1 / 33

Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.

Positions on record

9 positions on record

The record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.

  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting NAY in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Perry Amendment No. 221 to H.R. 8870, an amendment providing that a recipient of assistance under title 23, United States Code, may not use automated license plate readers for any purpose other than tolling. The amendment was not agreed to, 20 yeas to 44 nays.

    SourcesCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 119th Congress, Full Committee Record of Committee Votes 75 to 127 on H.R. 8870 (markup of May 21, 2026); Vote 104 on Perry Amendment No. 221, restricting automated license plate reader use by recipients of title 23 highway assistance. Not agreed to, 20 yeas to 44 nays.
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyStated position

    On record urging congressional leadership to attach Fourth Amendment protections to FISA Section 702 reauthorization: closing the data broker loophole and requiring a judicial warrant before the government accesses Americans' sensitive information, ending the Section 702 backdoor search loophole, and repealing the Section 702 'visa vetting' provision.

    SourcesLetter from 53 Members of Congress to Speaker Mike Johnson, Leader John Thune, Leader Charles E. Schumer and Leader Hakeem Jeffries urging Fourth Amendment protections in FISA Section 702 reauthorization
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting AYE on Biggs of Arizona Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment to prohibit warrantless searches of United States persons' communications in the FISA Section 702 database, with exceptions for imminent threats to life or bodily harm, consent searches, and known cybersecurity threat signatures. The amendment failed on a 212 to 212 tie.

    SourcesHouse Roll Call Vote 114, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On Agreeing to the Amendment, Biggs of Arizona Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Failed by recorded vote, 212 ayes to 212 noes, April 12, 2024.
    View position & sources
  • Technology and ElectionsStated position

    Enact the Bots Research Act to direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force studying the impact of automated bot accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections.

    SourcesWikipediaCongress.gov (Library of Congress)
    View position & sources
  • EducationStated position

    Enact the Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act to condition states' receipt of federal education funds on schools adopting and enforcing minimum concussion prevention and management plans for student athletics.

    SourcesCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archivedCongress.gov (Library of Congress)
    View position & sources
  • TransportationStated position

    Enact the Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act to impose additional federal cost, risk, and accountability requirements on transportation 'megaprojects' with an estimated total cost of $2.5 billion or more.

    SourcesCongress.gov (Library of Congress)Congress.gov (Library of Congress)
    View position & sources
  • Jobs and EconomyStated position

    Enact the CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act to raise the corporate income tax rate on publicly traded corporations that pay their CEO or highest-paid employee more than 100 times the median compensation of their U.S. workers.

    SourcesCongress.gov (Library of Congress)Congress.gov (Library of Congress)
    View position & sources
  • Media and Local JournalismStated position

    Enact the Saving Local News Act to let local news organizations qualify as tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organizations so nonprofit local journalism can be sustained.

    SourcesCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archivedCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Gun Violence PreventionStated position

    Enact the Gun Safety Board and Research Act to establish a federal Gun Safety Board within the Department of Health and Human Services that conducts original research on reducing firearm violence, publishes policy recommendations, and runs a grant program funding firearm-violence-reduction research.

    SourcesCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archivedCongress.gov (Library of Congress)Congress.gov (Library of Congress)
    View position & sources
Disclosure
No undisclosed priorities on record

Disclosure

A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.

No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.

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