Rep. Harder introduces legislation banning former CPUC commissioners from lobbying PG&E for two years, addressing conflicts of interest.
Quiver AI Summary
Rep. Harder introduces anti-lobbying legislation: Representative Josh Harder has announced the "End PG&E Lobbying Act," which aims to create a two-year ban preventing former California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) commissioners from lobbying for utilities like PG&E after leaving their positions. This legislation responds to claims of a revolving door that undermines public trust.
Concerns about utility rate hikes: Harder expressed concern over rising utility costs, citing reports that nearly half of CPUC commissioners take lobbying jobs with PG&E post-tenure. The bill is part of Harder's ongoing efforts to protect Californians from unchecked rate increases amid substantial profits reported by PG&E.
Legislative context: The CPUC, which manages regulation for California's investor-owned utilities, has faced scrutiny for potential conflicts of interest, as former commissioners lobby for the companies they once regulated. Harder's bill seeks to enhance transparency and accountability in utility regulation.
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Josh Harder Fundraising
Josh Harder recently disclosed $610.7K of fundraising in a Q3 FEC disclosure filed on October 15th, 2025. This was the 117th most from all Q3 reports we have seen this year. 86.5% came from individual donors.
Harder disclosed $181.1K of spending. This was the 332nd most from all Q3 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Harder disclosed $3.4M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 89th most from all Q3 reports we have seen this year.
You can see the disclosure here, or track Josh Harder's fundraising on Quiver Quantitative.
Josh Harder Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Josh Harder is worth $6.0M, as of January 26th, 2026. This is the 155th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Harder has approximately $5.9M invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
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Josh Harder Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Josh Harder:
- H.R.7215: Stop SCAMS Act
- H.R.7214: To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to a two-year lobbying ban.
- H.R.6863: CAT Act of 2025
- H.R.6862: Protecting Health Care Workforce Pipelines Act
- H.R.6747: Olive Oil Standards Act
- H.R.6572: To direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health to carry out a program, to be known as the "X-Labs Initiative", to support breakthrough biomedical research at innovative research institutions, and for other purposes.
You can track bills proposed by Josh Harder on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Harder.
2026 California's 9th Congressional District Election
There has been approximately $10,002,149 of spending in California's 9th congressional district elections over the last two years, per our estimates.
Approximately $2,545,616 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:
- NRCC ($2,305,979)
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($162,794)
- MAJORITY PAC ($62,204)
- CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMENS ASSOCIATION ($5,000)
- NORTH VALLEY LABOR FEDERATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION ($2,502)
The rating for this race is currently "Solid D".
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