Lucien Edward Blackwell

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1991–1995ID B000517

LegislationHEADLINE

97%with Dems

of 913 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

97%with Dems

of 913 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 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

98.3%with Democrats

of 596 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1991 → 1993, +2 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

6 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

Nov 29, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

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

Full textMINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

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

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 · 596 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance96.5% · 226 votes

Congress98.1% · 207 votes

Armed Forces and National Security98.4% · 61 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.9% · 47 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 44 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement97.5% · 40 votes

Government Operations and Politics100% · 33 votes

Health100% · 26 votes

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 23 votes

International Affairs90.5% · 21 votes

Education100% · 20 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Energy— · 9 votes

Law— · 9 votes

Water Resources Development— · 9 votes

Environmental Protection— · 7 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 7 votes

Taxation— · 7 votes

Native Americans— · 6 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes

Commerce— · 4 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 4 votes

Transportation and Public Works— · 4 votes

Families— · 2 votes

Immigration— · 2 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 1 vote

They also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Emergency Management, 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 · PA102nd–103rd

Term datesexact

Lucien Edward Blackwell

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSED1991–19952 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

97.5%with Democrats

of 913 votes · 2.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested97%of 913 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts1991→93, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019911993

1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 596 votes98.3%

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 majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 596 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance96.5% · 226

Congress98.1% · 207

Armed Forces and National Security98.4% · 61

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.9% · 47

Labor and Employment100% · 44

Crime and Law Enforcement97.5% · 40

Government Operations and Politics100% · 33

Health100% · 26

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 23

International Affairs90.5% · 21

Education100% · 20

Energy— · 9

Law— · 9

Water Resources Development— · 9

Environmental Protection— · 7

Finance and Financial Sector— · 7

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 7

Taxation— · 7

Native Americans— · 6

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4

Commerce— · 4

Housing and Community Development— · 4

Transportation and Public Works— · 4

Families— · 2

Immigration— · 2

Agriculture and Food— · 1

Also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Emergency Management, 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