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U.S. House, District 32: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Larry Thompson

Larry Thompson

Running for U.S. House · California District 32

NationalRepublican

In the role now
Brad Sherman

Brad Sherman

U.S. House · California District 32

NationalDemocrat

Larry ThompsonCandidateBrad ShermanCurrent rep

Job fit

Larry Thompson

Offices held

  • Also from 1968 to 1974, Thompson served in the United States Army Reserve's Judge Advocate General's Corps 1

Brad Sherman

Offices held

  • serving on the California State Board of Equalization from 1991 to 1996 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Larry Thompson

  • Cost of living & jobs
    Thompson's platform calls to 'Lower them all, and eliminate some' taxes, including no taxes on Social Security, tips and overtime, plus cutting the national debt yearly. 3
  • Guns
    Thompson writes: 'GUNS: I will not disarm law-abiding citizens who have every right and increasing need to defend themselves,' while backing prosecution of gun crimes. 3
  • Crime & safety
    Thompson states: 'CRIME: I am very tough on crime. We need to support our men and women in blue and prosecute criminals according to the letter and spirit of the law.' 3

No public stance found on: Health care costs

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Brad Sherman

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Larry Thompson

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Brad Sherman

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 4

Who pays them

Larry Thompson

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donors
small donors$814large donors$6K$15K raised
$8145Small individual donors
$6,0505Large individual donors

Brad Sherman

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$11Klarge donors$1.4Mcompanies$320Kindustryassociations$167Klabor unions$95KOther kinds ofdonors$179K$2.4M raised
$11,4396Small individual donors
$1,424,0146Large individual donors

Checks

Larry Thompson

No voting record to check yet

Brad Sherman

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About Larry · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. Biography | Congressman Brad Sherman · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. larrythompsonforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money