Donald Joseph Albosta

Representative from Michigan

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1979–1985ID A000076

LegislationHEADLINE

78%with Dems

of 1,238 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

78%with Dems

of 1,238 · both combined

Steepest move

+7 pts

1979 → 1981

still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓1979

1983–8498th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

84.7%with Democrats

of 443 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +7 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Oct 10, 1984H.J.Res. 648No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Oct 10, 1984H.R. 6028No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 9, 1984H.Res. 613No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 613), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Oct 9, 1984S. 2574No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 9, 1984H.R. 3398No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 9, 1984S. 2565No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 9, 1984H.R. 999No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 9, 1984H.R. 6163No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 443 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance73.8% · 325 votes

Congress91.6% · 154 votes

International Affairs74.5% · 106 votes

Government Operations and Politics68.1% · 94 votes

Armed Forces and National Security79.8% · 89 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance64.7% · 51 votes

Agriculture and Food94.7% · 38 votes

Education78.9% · 38 votes

Energy77.8% · 36 votes

Science, Technology, Communications81.8% · 33 votes

Transportation and Public Works84.8% · 33 votes

Labor and Employment89.7% · 29 votes

Health73.1% · 26 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources92.3% · 26 votes

Taxation80% · 25 votes

Housing and Community Development63.6% · 22 votes

Environmental Protection73.7% · 19 votes

Immigration68.8% · 16 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement72.7% · 11 votes

Law30% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commerce— · 8 votes

Social Welfare— · 8 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes

Private Legislation— · 5 votes

Families— · 4 votes

Native Americans— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes

Water Resources Development— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

3 Congresses

96th · 197998th · 1983

Democrat · House · MI96th–98th

Term datesexact

Donald Joseph Albosta

Representative from Michigan

HOUSED1979–19853 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

77.9%with Democrats

of 1,238 votes · 22.1% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested78%of 1,238 · combined

Steepest move+7 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019791983

1983–84 · 98th · Democrat · of 443 votes84.7%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 443 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance73.8% · 325

Congress91.6% · 154

International Affairs74.5% · 106

Government Operations and Politics68.1% · 94

Armed Forces and National Security79.8% · 89

Foreign Trade and International Finance64.7% · 51

Agriculture and Food94.7% · 38

Education78.9% · 38

Energy77.8% · 36

Science, Technology, Communications81.8% · 33

Transportation and Public Works84.8% · 33

Labor and Employment89.7% · 29

Health73.1% · 26

Public Lands and Natural Resources92.3% · 26

Taxation80% · 25

Housing and Community Development63.6% · 22

Environmental Protection73.7% · 19

Immigration68.8% · 16

Crime and Law Enforcement72.7% · 11

Law30% · 10

Commerce— · 8

Social Welfare— · 8

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6

Private Legislation— · 5

Families— · 4

Native Americans— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3

Water Resources Development— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

Service record

96th · 197998th · 1983

Democrat96th–98th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th