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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Education & Labor Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • Bachelor's, Political Science/Economics, Stanford University
  • Master's, Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
  • MBA, Harvard Business School

Professional Experience

  • Bachelor's, Political Science/Economics, Stanford University
  • Master's, Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
  • MBA, Harvard Business School
  • Instructor, Modesto Junior College, 2017-present
  • Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners, 2014-2017
  • Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group, 2008-2011

Political Experience

  • Bachelor's, Political Science/Economics, Stanford University
  • Master's, Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
  • MBA, Harvard Business School
  • Instructor, Modesto Junior College, 2017-present
  • Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners, 2014-2017
  • Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group, 2008-2011
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 10, 2019-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 10, 2020

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Agriculture Committee

Member, Committee on Appropriations

Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research

Member, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

Member, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Bachelor's, Political Science/Economics, Stanford University
  • Master's, Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
  • MBA, Harvard Business School
  • Instructor, Modesto Junior College, 2017-present
  • Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners, 2014-2017
  • Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group, 2008-2011
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 10, 2019-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 10, 2020
  • Volunteer, Gates Foundation
Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Congress Bills
Speeches
Articles

USA Today - We need a Coronavirus Service Corps to help America and our vulnerable young people

May 11, 2020

By Josh Harder In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office amid the worst economic crisis in American history. Unemployment soared. People went hungry. And it would be years before our country was back on her feet. Facing a similar crisis today, we should learn from FDR and enact bold programs to get young people working. During the Depression, FDR led the fastest peacetime mobilization ever. Facing record unemployment, he established the Civilian Conservation Corps. Nicknamed "Roosevelt's Tree Army," the CCC employed 3 million people over its lifespan. But it didn't just pay young people to twiddle their thumbs. Civilian Conservation Corps workers built Great Smoky Mountain National Park. They laid hundreds of miles of road, dozens more bridges, and irrigation canals. Many of their projects are still standing -- over 80 years later. Since the coronavirus pandemic began, 33 million Americans have filed for unemployment. Right now there is every reason to believe that those numbers will continue to go up. A generational crisis for young people And historical evidence suggests that young people, those with little job experience and or working part-time, are in a uniquely vulnerable position. Recently, I spoke with graduating college students. They told me they felt lost -- their country is hurting and many of them have had their post-graduate plans put on hold. I graduated just before the Great Recession in 2008, and many of my friends still haven't fully recovered. Studies have shown that Americans who came of age during the last recession have one-third less wealth than would have been predicted based on the wealth accumulation of previous generations, even a decade later. This could be a generational crisis that follows young people throughout their entire lives. At the same time, we have a desperate need for new positions associated with safely reopening the economy. Some experts suggest we'll need up to 300,000 new contact tracers to safely return to usual activity. In addition, many communities -- especially those in rural areas -- have historically suffered from the lack of access to health care personnel. That's being felt even more acutely right now. All the more reason to think big. Now that we're facing sagging employment numbers trending towards levels we haven't seen since the Depression, we should revive one of FDR's programs and tailor it to fit our current needs. A Civilian Conservation Corps wheelbarrow brigade on its way to build a new road at Camp Dix, N.J., date unknown.My proposal is both groundbreaking and straightforward. Let's put young people to work filling jobs we need as the result of the coronavirus. It's called the Coronavirus Service Corps and it's modeled after FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps. Who better to learn new skills quickly than a generation that learns new apps in a night? Who better to dedicate themselves to a year of service than a generation that deeply cares about social impact? False choices:Protesters should demand coronavirus safety and a reopened economy. We can have both. This organization would provide employment opportunities for up to a year for Americans at least 18 years old. Participants would be split up into groups based on areas of interest and experience, and work toward specific goals related to safely returning to normal life. And let me be clear, we're not talking about creating jobs just for the sake of creating jobs. We have serious, novel needs resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. And we can fill them with people who need the work. Conservatives might like this plan My plan would train young people to do contact tracing and help administer key health care services. We need more phlebotomists to give tests. We need workers to take the temperature of shoppers. With people stranded at home and without their normal support networks, we need more peer counselors to provide support. And with many seniors wary of venturing out into the world, we need more workers available to help deliver food. These tracks would provide participants with the opportunity to serve nearly immediately while also gaining on-the-job training and experience that may be relevant to future careers. Fewest choices, highest risks: On coronavirus, we know who will pay the price when states reopen before they should At first blush, this proposal might seem unpalatable to conservatives, but these aren't normal circumstances. Given ballooning federal spending on unemployment, this may be an appetizing alternative. The federal government is already spending hundreds of billions of dollars subsidizing state unemployment programs. Instead of simply paying out unemployment benefits, America has an opportunity to protect young people's financial futures, while also putting them to work on projects consistent with our urgent needs. Now is not the time to be stodgy. Facing some of our darkest economic days since the Great Depression, we should create a program to help young people weather the storm -- and help us get back to normal at the same time.

Events

2020

Mar. 12
Staff Veterans Office Hours

Thur 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

580 Moffat Boulevard, Manteca, CA 95336

Mar. 3
Josh Harder and Stanislaus Democratic Party Election Celebration

Tue 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM PST

Greens On Tenth Modesto, CA

Feb. 19
One on One Meetings with Josh Harder

Wed 2:45 PM – 4:15 PM PST

183 West North Street, Manteca, CA 95336