James Gallagher
Representative, Republican, California
James Gallagher scores 100 out of 100 on Iran.
- Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear100
- Stands with the people of IranNo action on file
- Lets Iranians choose a free, secular IranNo record yet
The score is the weighted average of the principles that have a number. The weights: “The regime” 3, “The people” 2, “Iranians choose” 2. How I score
Confronts the regime that rules Iran by fear
100out of 100
The Islamic Republic jails, tortures and kills people for what they say and believe, and arms others to do the same abroad. Votes for sanctions and pressure on it, against any deal that keeps it alive, and against pulling American forces out of the fight count on liberty's side. Weight: 3.
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Voted Nay: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (H.Con.Res. 93) key vote, counts double
Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, except forces needed to defend the United States or an ally from imminent attack, unless Congress authorizes force. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.
15 September 2026 · the official record
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Voted Nay: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (H.Con.Res. 89)
Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities with the Islamic Republic. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.
23 July 2026 · the official record
Stands with the people of Iran
No action on file
Free people stand with people who are paying to be free: sanctions on those who kill protesters, an open internet when the regime cuts it, protection for persecuted minorities such as the Baha'is, and Congress on record on the people's side. Weight: 2.
No action on file.
Lets Iranians choose a free, secular Iran
No record yet
Iran's future is for Iranians to choose in a free vote, under a law that takes no side on religion. Backing that transition counts on liberty's side, and so does meeting or backing Prince Reza Pahlavi, who proposes exactly that. Deciding for Iranians in advance counts against: signing the resolutions that back the MEK's plan, ties to the MEK (an exile group that fought beside Saddam Hussein against Iran), or saying Iranians have already rejected a choice they were never allowed to vote on. Weight: 2.
No signature on the six MEK-backed resolutions (four in the House, two in the Senate), and no tie in the sources I have read. A clean record is where everyone starts, so this principle counts for nothing until there is a deed on it.
I have no sourced record of what James Gallagher has said or done about who should choose Iran’s future: a meeting with Prince Reza Pahlavi, backing a free vote, or a tie to the MEK. Have you seen one? A speech, a meeting, a post, a letter.
Send me the sourceJames Gallagher works for the people of California. If you live there, the office answers to you: gallagher.house.gov
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