James Bacchus

Representative from Florida

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1991–1995ID B000008

LegislationHEADLINE

87%with Dems

of 1,185 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

87%with Dems

of 1,185 · both combined

Steepest move

+5 pts

1991 → 1993

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 ↓1991

1993–94103rd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

89.8%with Democrats

of 664 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1991 → 1993, +5 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

5 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

Nov 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 7, 1994S. 1569MINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 455), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.

Where this lands

NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 6, 1994H.Res. 568WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 21LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 664 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance83.4% · 295 votes

Congress90.7% · 246 votes

Armed Forces and National Security65% · 80 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources94% · 67 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement73.1% · 52 votes

Labor and Employment90% · 50 votes

International Affairs88.6% · 44 votes

Health94.1% · 34 votes

Science, Technology, Communications93.8% · 32 votes

Government Operations and Politics100% · 27 votes

Education95% · 20 votes

Finance and Financial Sector89.5% · 19 votes

Water Resources Development91.7% · 12 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance27.3% · 11 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Energy— · 9 votes

Law— · 9 votes

Native Americans— · 8 votes

Transportation and Public Works— · 8 votes

Taxation— · 7 votes

Commerce— · 5 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 3 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 2 votes

Families— · 2 votes

Immigration— · 2 votes

Emergency Management— · 1 vote

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Welfare, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

2 Congresses

102nd · 1991103rd · 1993

Democrat · House · FL102nd–103rd

Term datesexact

James Bacchus

Representative from Florida

HOUSED1991–19952 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

87.3%with Democrats

of 1,185 votes · 12.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested87%of 1,185 · combined

Steepest move+5 pts1991→93, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019911993

1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 664 votes89.8%

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 majorityNay

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 664 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance83.4% · 295

Congress90.7% · 246

Armed Forces and National Security65% · 80

Public Lands and Natural Resources94% · 67

Crime and Law Enforcement73.1% · 52

Labor and Employment90% · 50

International Affairs88.6% · 44

Health94.1% · 34

Science, Technology, Communications93.8% · 32

Government Operations and Politics100% · 27

Education95% · 20

Finance and Financial Sector89.5% · 19

Water Resources Development91.7% · 12

Foreign Trade and International Finance27.3% · 11

Environmental Protection100% · 10

Energy— · 9

Law— · 9

Native Americans— · 8

Transportation and Public Works— · 8

Taxation— · 7

Commerce— · 5

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4

Housing and Community Development— · 3

Agriculture and Food— · 2

Families— · 2

Immigration— · 2

Emergency Management— · 1

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Welfare, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

102nd · 1991103rd · 1993

Democrat102nd–103rd

Party switchers

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