Contact
202-225-5811
Washington, DC Office
Priority Bill Status
This representative has already signed Discharge Petition 8 to force a floor vote on H.R. 2913. Thank them for their support!
This representative has already signed Discharge Petition 8 to force a floor vote on H.R. 2913. Thank them for their support!
Ukraine Voting Record
Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022
Emergency supplemental appropriations providing $61B in Ukraine assistance
National Defense Authorization Act with Ukraine security assistance provisions
About
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Elected: 2013 (7th term)
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District: District 26, Ventura County, CA
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District partisan lean (Cook PVI): D+15
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2024 House result: Julia Brownley (DEM) 56.1% vs Michael Koslow (REP) 43.9%, margin +12.1 pp
Background and record
Background. Julia Brownley is a former CA state assemblywoman and former school board member who represents Ventura County including Naval Base Ventura County and large veteran communities.
Role in Congress. She sits on House Veterans' Affairs (where she is the ranking Democrat, the senior Democratic voice on veteran policy) and Transportation and Infrastructure.
Position on Ukraine. Brownley has voted yes on every Ukraine aid package and frequently invokes US veteran to Ukrainian veteran solidarity in her floor remarks.
Strategic Read. Frame asks in terms of Veterans' Affairs ranking member jurisdiction over US veterans whose own service experience parallels Ukrainian soldiers, Naval Base Ventura defense industry stake in countering Russian aggression, her ranking member leverage to set Democratic veteran policy priorities, and her record of building bipartisan veteran issue coalitions that can extend to Ukrainian veteran reciprocal support.
Ukraine Record
- Voting record on Ukraine bills: 100.0% pro-Ukraine (39 pro, 0 anti, on 39 clean votes)
- Congressional Ukraine Caucus member
- Voted YES on Ukraine aid bills
Advocacy Playbook
- The Ask: Champion rehabilitation programs for Ukrainian amputees through VA prosthetics coordination, and sign onto the Ukrainian Adjustment Act (H.R. 3104), which protects Ukrainians in the U.S. from deportation, and the REPO Act (H.R. 5835), which uses frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine
- Why It Works: She cares deeply about veteran rehabilitation, and her Ventura County district has a strong defense and aerospace industry
- Local Connection: Ventura County families working in defense and aerospace see Ukraine aid as protecting their jobs and allies
- Avoid: Abstract foreign policy framing; concrete veteran and jobs stories land best
Without this bill, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war and built lives in the U.S. face deportation back to an active war zone. This is the single most urgent protection for Ukrainians in America.
More Details →Capitol Switchboard
202-224-3121
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME], a constituent from [YOUR CITY/ZIP]. I'm calling to urge Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] to cosponsor H.R. 3104, the Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled Russia's invasion and are now living in the U.S. on temporary status. They cannot safely return to an active war zone. H.R. 3104 gives them a path to permanent residency. It's bipartisan, it's targeted, and it's the right thing to do. Will Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] cosponsor H.R. 3104? Thank you.
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