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Les Aucoin

Representative from Oregon
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1993ID A000337
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LegislationHEADLINE
84%with Dems
of 3,997 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
84%with Dems
of 3,997 · both combined
Steepest move
+10 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 ↓197519811987
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
93.8%with Democrats
of 454 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +10 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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 recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textREVENUE ACT OF 1992Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONYEADEM 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
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5334HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 454 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance80.8% · 952 votes
Congress88.1% · 445 votes
Armed Forces and National Security92.6% · 336 votes
International Affairs87.7% · 308 votes
Government Operations and Politics82% · 267 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance75.2% · 133 votes
Energy83.1% · 118 votes
Labor and Employment88% · 117 votes
Agriculture and Food72.3% · 101 votes
Transportation and Public Works77.4% · 93 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources93.5% · 92 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement76.4% · 72 votes
Taxation73.6% · 72 votes
Education84.5% · 71 votes
Housing and Community Development92.9% · 70 votes
Science, Technology, Communications90.3% · 62 votes
Environmental Protection93.1% · 58 votes
Health82.7% · 52 votes
Social Welfare68.9% · 45 votes
Finance and Financial Sector76.2% · 42 votes
Immigration81.1% · 37 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.2% · 36 votes
Commerce81.8% · 33 votes
Law90.9% · 33 votes
Water Resources Development86.2% · 29 votes
Native Americans80% · 20 votes
Industrial relations92.9% · 14 votes
Families100% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Embargo— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Municipal finance— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 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
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 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, Chemicals, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, International economic relations, 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, Postal service, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
94th · 1975102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · OR94th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Oregon
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Les Aucoin

Representative from Oregon
HOUSED1975–19939 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
83.9%with Democrats
of 3,997 votes · 16.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested84%of 3,997 · combined
Steepest move+10 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 454 votes93.8%

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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 454 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance80.8% · 952
Congress88.1% · 445
Armed Forces and National Security92.6% · 336
International Affairs87.7% · 308
Government Operations and Politics82% · 267
Foreign Trade and International Finance75.2% · 133
Energy83.1% · 118
Labor and Employment88% · 117
Agriculture and Food72.3% · 101
Transportation and Public Works77.4% · 93
Public Lands and Natural Resources93.5% · 92
Crime and Law Enforcement76.4% · 72
Taxation73.6% · 72
Education84.5% · 71
Housing and Community Development92.9% · 70
Science, Technology, Communications90.3% · 62
Environmental Protection93.1% · 58
Health82.7% · 52
Social Welfare68.9% · 45
Finance and Financial Sector76.2% · 42
Immigration81.1% · 37
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.2% · 36
Commerce81.8% · 33
Law90.9% · 33
Water Resources Development86.2% · 29
Native Americans80% · 20
Industrial relations92.9% · 14
Families100% · 12
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Commemorations— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Emergency Management— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Mines and mineral resources— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Embargo— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Municipal finance— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 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
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1

Also voted in 71 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, Chemicals, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, International economic relations, 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, Postal service, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 1975102nd · 1991
Democrat94th–102nd

Party switchers

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