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John Bradley Ashford

Representative from Nebraska
HOUSEDEMOCRAT2015–2017ID A000373
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LegislationHEADLINE
72%with Dems
of 974 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
72%with Dems
of 974 · both combined

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 ↓2015
2015–16114th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
72.5%with Democrats
of 974 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 8, 2016S. 612To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the “George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 8, 2016S. 612To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the “George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse”LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 8, 2016H.R. 2028Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textFurther Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 7, 2016H.R. 5790Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 7, 2016S. 2971National Urban Search and Rescue Response System ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 7, 2016H.R. 6076To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a program for the medical monitoring, diagnosis, and treatment of astronauts, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 7, 2016H.R. 5143To provide greater transparency and congressional oversight of international insurance standards setting processes, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 7, 2016S. 3028Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 7, 2016H.R. 1219Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2016LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 974 contested votes scored in the 114th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress94.1% · 239 votes
Economics and Public Finance71% · 238 votes
Armed Forces and National Security53.5% · 86 votes
Government Operations and Politics73.3% · 75 votes
Finance and Financial Sector41.5% · 41 votes
Environmental Protection50% · 38 votes
Transportation and Public Works75.8% · 33 votes
Energy54.8% · 31 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources60% · 25 votes
Law86.4% · 22 votes
Taxation40.9% · 22 votes
Education100% · 20 votes
Health77.8% · 18 votes
Science, Technology, Communications86.7% · 15 votes
Emergency Management63.6% · 11 votes
International Affairs40% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Water Resources Development— · 9 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 5 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes
Labor and Employment— · 5 votes
Immigration— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Commerce— · 2 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Families, Social Welfare.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
114th · 2015
Democrat · House · NE114th–114th
Term datesexact
Members · Nebraska
JA

John Bradley Ashford

Representative from Nebraska
HOUSED2015–20171 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
72.5%with Democrats
of 974 votes · 27.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested72%of 974 · combined

Career arc

10050020152015
2015–16 · 114th · Democrat · of 974 votes72.5%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 974 contested votes scored in the 114th

By policy area

career
Congress94.1% · 239
Economics and Public Finance71% · 238
Armed Forces and National Security53.5% · 86
Government Operations and Politics73.3% · 75
Finance and Financial Sector41.5% · 41
Environmental Protection50% · 38
Transportation and Public Works75.8% · 33
Energy54.8% · 31
Public Lands and Natural Resources60% · 25
Law86.4% · 22
Taxation40.9% · 22
Education100% · 20
Health77.8% · 18
Science, Technology, Communications86.7% · 15
Emergency Management63.6% · 11
International Affairs40% · 10
Water Resources Development— · 9
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7
Agriculture and Food— · 5
Housing and Community Development— · 5
Labor and Employment— · 5
Immigration— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Commerce— · 2
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Families, Social Welfare.

Service record

114th · 2015114th · 2015
Democrat114th–114th

Party switchers

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