Josh Harder

Harder has represented California's 10th congressional district since the 2018 congressional elections.

California's 10th district was included on the list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. On election night and for the days following the election, Denham held a lead in the reported results. On November 9, Harder pulled ahead in the absentee ballot tallying. Days later, news outlets projected Harder's victory, and on November 14, Denham conceded.

Harder and his wife, Pamela, met as undergraduate students at Stanford University. They were married in 2018.

In May 2017, Harder announced his candidacy, joining three other Democrats to challenge Republican Jeff Denham, who had represented the 10th district since 2013 and previously represented the 19th district from 2011 to 2013. As a result of California's jungle primary system, Denham and Harder advanced to the general election ballot, with Denham finishing first with 37.5% of the primary vote, and Harder finishing second with 16.7% of the primary vote.

In 2014, Harder was hired by Bessemer Venture Partners working in their New York office. He moved back to San Francisco and became a vice president with the company. In 2017, he left his job at Bessemer to campaign full-time. Harder moved back to Turlock, and taught business at Modesto Junior College.

Joshua Keck Harder (born August 1, 1986) is an American politician and venture capital investor serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 10th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he defeated incumbent Republican Jeff Denham in the 2018 election.