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Leslie Aspin

Representative from Wisconsin
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1971–1993ID A000224
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LegislationHEADLINE
89%with Dems
of 4,646 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
89%with Dems
of 4,646 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 pts
1987 → 1989
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 ↓1971197719831989
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
87%with Democrats
of 508 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1987 → 1989, −7 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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
Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 3100LOUISIANA LAND CONVEYANCELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 12CABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 508 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance86.8% · 1,006 votes
Congress95.3% · 529 votes
Armed Forces and National Security76.5% · 371 votes
International Affairs89.3% · 318 votes
Government Operations and Politics89.1% · 293 votes
Energy85.2% · 142 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance88.2% · 136 votes
Labor and Employment88.5% · 130 votes
Transportation and Public Works87% · 115 votes
Agriculture and Food87.3% · 102 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.7% · 87 votes
Education84.8% · 79 votes
Science, Technology, Communications92.4% · 79 votes
Housing and Community Development97.4% · 76 votes
Taxation87.7% · 73 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement88.1% · 67 votes
Environmental Protection93.7% · 63 votes
Health94.8% · 58 votes
Law98.1% · 54 votes
Finance and Financial Sector77.1% · 48 votes
Commerce87.2% · 47 votes
Social Welfare97.6% · 42 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues91.7% · 36 votes
Immigration83.3% · 36 votes
Water Resources Development85.2% · 27 votes
Native Americans100% · 20 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
District of Columbia100% · 12 votes
Families91.7% · 12 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Depletion allowances— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 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 of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 72 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

11 Congresses
92nd · 1971102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · WI92nd–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Wisconsin
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Leslie Aspin

Representative from Wisconsin
HOUSED1971–199311 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
88.7%with Democrats
of 4,646 votes · 11.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested89%of 4,646 · combined
Steepest move−7 pts1987→89, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019711991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 508 votes87%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 · 508 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance86.8% · 1,006
Congress95.3% · 529
Armed Forces and National Security76.5% · 371
International Affairs89.3% · 318
Government Operations and Politics89.1% · 293
Energy85.2% · 142
Foreign Trade and International Finance88.2% · 136
Labor and Employment88.5% · 130
Transportation and Public Works87% · 115
Agriculture and Food87.3% · 102
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.7% · 87
Education84.8% · 79
Science, Technology, Communications92.4% · 79
Housing and Community Development97.4% · 76
Taxation87.7% · 73
Crime and Law Enforcement88.1% · 67
Environmental Protection93.7% · 63
Health94.8% · 58
Law98.1% · 54
Finance and Financial Sector77.1% · 48
Commerce87.2% · 47
Social Welfare97.6% · 42
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues91.7% · 36
Immigration83.3% · 36
Water Resources Development85.2% · 27
Native Americans100% · 20
Industrial relations100% · 14
District of Columbia100% · 12
Families91.7% · 12
Mines and mineral resources100% · 12
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Commemorations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Private Legislation— · 8
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Depletion allowances— · 6
Public works— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 72 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

92nd · 1971102nd · 1991
Democrat92nd–102nd

Party switchers

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