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Cynthia Axne

Representative from Iowa
HOUSEDEMOCRAT2019–2023ID A000378
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LegislationHEADLINE
94%with Dems
of 1,216 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
94%with Dems
of 1,216 · both combined
Steepest move
+5 pts
2019 → 2021
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 ↓2019
2021–22117th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
96.3%with Democrats
of 573 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2019 → 2021, +5 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
Dec 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 573 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress99.4% · 336 votes
Economics and Public Finance94.5% · 163 votes
Armed Forces and National Security77.4% · 124 votes
Government Operations and Politics92.1% · 76 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 59 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement96.4% · 55 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 48 votes
Health100% · 41 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.6% · 41 votes
International Affairs91.4% · 35 votes
Immigration86.2% · 29 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 25 votes
Transportation and Public Works86.4% · 22 votes
Science, Technology, Communications76.2% · 21 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 15 votes
Emergency Management100% · 12 votes
Energy90.9% · 11 votes
Commerce100% · 10 votes
Education100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Native Americans— · 9 votes
Families— · 7 votes
Law— · 6 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5 votes
Taxation— · 5 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 4 votes
Animals— · 4 votes
Social Welfare— · 4 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 3 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

2 Congresses
116th · 2019117th · 2021
Democrat · House · IA116th–117th
Term datesexact
Members · Iowa
CA

Cynthia Axne

Representative from Iowa
HOUSED2019–20232 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
93.7%with Democrats
of 1,216 votes · 6.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested94%of 1,216 · combined
Steepest move+5 pts2019→21, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020192021
2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 573 votes96.3%

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 · 573 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career
Congress99.4% · 336
Economics and Public Finance94.5% · 163
Armed Forces and National Security77.4% · 124
Government Operations and Politics92.1% · 76
Labor and Employment100% · 59
Crime and Law Enforcement96.4% · 55
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 48
Health100% · 41
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.6% · 41
International Affairs91.4% · 35
Immigration86.2% · 29
Environmental Protection100% · 25
Transportation and Public Works86.4% · 22
Science, Technology, Communications76.2% · 21
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 15
Emergency Management100% · 12
Energy90.9% · 11
Commerce100% · 10
Education100% · 10
Native Americans— · 9
Families— · 7
Law— · 6
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5
Taxation— · 5
Agriculture and Food— · 4
Animals— · 4
Social Welfare— · 4
Housing and Community Development— · 3

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

116th · 2019117th · 2021
Democrat116th–117th

Party switchers

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