Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, CA-16
Sam T. Liccardo
American politician (born 1970)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-04
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +67.6, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Samuel Theodore Liccardo is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the U.S. representative from California's 16th congressional district. Previously, he served as the 65th mayor of San Jose from 2015 to 2023.
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A member of the Democratic Party, Liccardo was elected mayor in November 2014. He was reelected in 2018 with 75.8% of the vote. As the leader of the California Big City Mayors Coalition, Liccardo advocated on statewide issues including homelessness and COVID-19 response.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- April 16, 1970 (age 56)
- Education
- Bellarmine College Preparatory, 1987
- Georgetown University, Bachelor of Arts, 1991
- John F. Kennedy School of Government, Master of Public Policy, 1996
- Harvard Law School, Juris Doctor, 1996
- Occupation
- lawyer
- In Congress
- 1 House term, since January 3, 2025
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, CA-16. Won.
- Sam Liccardo Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +67.6, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: LICCARDO FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
1.1% of the $1,639,911 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)0.5%$17,939
- Individuals, itemized41.9%$1,621,972
- Other political committees (PACs)22.9%$888,593
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts34.7%$1,344,647
Employers donors listed
- GOOGLE$54,00021 contributions
- BROADCOM$30,25010 contributions
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY$24,50013 contributions
- META$22,0007 contributions
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$21,00011 contributions
- TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS$17,5004 contributions
- TARANA WIRELESS$17,2008 contributions
- ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD$15,5005 contributions
- ROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC.$15,5006 contributions
- COINBASE$15,0005 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-11 · filings can be amended · response hash 70a48a149caf
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Financial Services
3 subcommittees
- Oversight and Investigations
- National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions
- Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 17 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 203 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 9557: Ounce of Prevention ActIntroduced June 30, 2026. Latest action June 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.R. 9438: SKILL ActIntroduced June 24, 2026. Latest action June 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 8450: Save Willy Act of 2026Introduced April 22, 2026. Latest action April 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- H.R. 8338: SAFER Act of 2026Introduced April 16, 2026. Latest action April 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.R. 8013: Keep Innovators in America ActIntroduced March 19, 2026. Latest action March 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 6533: Military in Law Enforcement Accountability ActIntroduced December 9, 2025. Latest action December 9, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-14 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 0488d0c4ecb7
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- samliccardo.com official
- Office phone
- 202-225-8104
- Washington office
- 1117 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0516
- Campaign email
- info@samliccardo.com · source
- Social
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 2:51 AM ET
- 2025 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2024U.S. House, CA-16 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2015 to 2023Mayor of San Jose Wikidata
- 2007 to 2015San Jose City Council member Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q16731481). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- Democratic lawmakers seek to restore deportation protections to Afghans in the U.S.
- Foster bill would bolster tech use to monitor AI financial risks
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections&oldid=1383742945
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 2:51 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Liccardo
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16731481
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA16197/
- photo_headshot https://liccardo.house.gov/about
- photo_full_body https://liccardo.house.gov
- photo_action https://liccardo.house.gov
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