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Robert Edward Badham

Representative from California
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1977–1989ID B000024
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LegislationHEADLINE
7%with Dems
of 2,525 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
7%with Dems
of 2,525 · both combined
Steepest move
+3 pts
1979 → 1981
still a Republican

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 ↓19771983
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Republican
7.4%with Democrats
of 393 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +3 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 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 20, 1988S. 2751No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 20, 1988S. 2840No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 20, 1988S. 2840No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 2840), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored
Oct 20, 1988S. 2840No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 20, 1988H.R. 515No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 19, 1988S. 2752No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 19, 1988S. 2752No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 12, 1988H.R. 5043No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 12, 1988H.Res. 574No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 393 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance5.5% · 632 votes
Armed Forces and National Security9.2% · 238 votes
Congress10.1% · 238 votes
International Affairs3.1% · 224 votes
Government Operations and Politics7.6% · 172 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance5.6% · 107 votes
Labor and Employment1.3% · 78 votes
Transportation and Public Works7.4% · 68 votes
Agriculture and Food10.8% · 65 votes
Energy6.3% · 64 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 53 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources13.5% · 52 votes
Education5.9% · 51 votes
Taxation15.2% · 46 votes
Environmental Protection0% · 43 votes
Science, Technology, Communications2.6% · 38 votes
Health3% · 33 votes
Social Welfare3% · 33 votes
Law3.3% · 30 votes
Immigration25% · 28 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement4% · 25 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues19% · 21 votes
Commerce10% · 20 votes
Native Americans0% · 15 votes
Water Resources Development35.7% · 14 votes
Industrial relations0% · 13 votes
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Black lung— · 6 votes
Commemorations— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 45 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, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Disabled, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Terrorism, Tobacco.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
95th · 1977100th · 1987
Republican · House · CA95th–100th
Term datesexact
Members · California
RB

Robert Edward Badham

Representative from California
HOUSER1977–19896 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
6.9%with Democrats
of 2,525 votes · 93.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested7%of 2,525 · combined
Steepest move+3 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019771987
1987–88 · 100th · Republican · of 393 votes7.4%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 393 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance5.5% · 632
Armed Forces and National Security9.2% · 238
Congress10.1% · 238
International Affairs3.1% · 224
Government Operations and Politics7.6% · 172
Foreign Trade and International Finance5.6% · 107
Labor and Employment1.3% · 78
Transportation and Public Works7.4% · 68
Agriculture and Food10.8% · 65
Energy6.3% · 64
Housing and Community Development0% · 53
Public Lands and Natural Resources13.5% · 52
Education5.9% · 51
Taxation15.2% · 46
Environmental Protection0% · 43
Science, Technology, Communications2.6% · 38
Health3% · 33
Social Welfare3% · 33
Law3.3% · 30
Immigration25% · 28
Crime and Law Enforcement4% · 25
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues19% · 21
Commerce10% · 20
Native Americans0% · 15
Water Resources Development35.7% · 14
Industrial relations0% · 13
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 12
Black lung— · 6
Commemorations— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Electronic surveillance— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Museums— · 2
Public works— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 45 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, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Disabled, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Terrorism, Tobacco.

Service record

95th · 1977100th · 1987
Republican95th–100th

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