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Jerome Anthony Ambro Jr.

Representative from New York
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1981ID A000170
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LegislationHEADLINE
72%with Dems
of 1,583 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
72%with Dems
of 1,583 · both combined
Steepest move
−12 pts
1975 → 1977
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 ↓1975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
69.4%with Democrats
of 497 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, −12 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
Dec 13, 1980H.J.Res. 637No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980H.Res. 826No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8379), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7591No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 497 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance62.6% · 342 votes
Congress79.1% · 191 votes
Government Operations and Politics81% · 137 votes
International Affairs63.8% · 130 votes
Energy80.8% · 99 votes
Agriculture and Food66.7% · 42 votes
Transportation and Public Works76.2% · 42 votes
Taxation67.5% · 40 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance57.9% · 38 votes
Armed Forces and National Security77.1% · 35 votes
Education48.6% · 35 votes
Labor and Employment88.2% · 34 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources93.8% · 32 votes
Environmental Protection95.5% · 22 votes
Commerce89.5% · 19 votes
Law57.9% · 19 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement76.5% · 17 votes
Finance and Financial Sector76.5% · 17 votes
Health70.6% · 17 votes
Housing and Community Development58.8% · 17 votes
Social Welfare73.3% · 15 votes
Industrial relations85.7% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat · House · NY94th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
JA

Jerome Anthony Ambro Jr.

Representative from New York
HOUSED1975–19813 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
72.5%with Democrats
of 1,583 votes · 27.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested72%of 1,583 · combined
Steepest move−12 pts1975→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 497 votes69.4%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 497 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance62.6% · 342
Congress79.1% · 191
Government Operations and Politics81% · 137
International Affairs63.8% · 130
Energy80.8% · 99
Agriculture and Food66.7% · 42
Transportation and Public Works76.2% · 42
Taxation67.5% · 40
Foreign Trade and International Finance57.9% · 38
Armed Forces and National Security77.1% · 35
Education48.6% · 35
Labor and Employment88.2% · 34
Public Lands and Natural Resources93.8% · 32
Environmental Protection95.5% · 22
Commerce89.5% · 19
Law57.9% · 19
Crime and Law Enforcement76.5% · 17
Finance and Financial Sector76.5% · 17
Health70.6% · 17
Housing and Community Development58.8% · 17
Social Welfare73.3% · 15
Industrial relations85.7% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Private Legislation— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat94th–96th

Party switchers

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