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John Andrew Boehner

Representative from Ohio
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1991–2017ID B000589
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LegislationHEADLINE
3%with Dems
of 6,617 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
3%with Dems
of 6,617 · both combined
Steepest move
+13 pts
2009 → 2011
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 ↓19911997200320092015
2015–16114th Congress
Sat as a Republican
16.7%with Democrats
of 12 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2009 → 2011, +13 pts — within one party label.
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
Oct 29, 2015noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 28, 2015H.R. 1314To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizationsLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jul 8, 2015H.R. 5Student Success ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textStudent Success ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Jun 18, 2015H.R. 2146To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after age 50, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jun 12, 2015H.R. 644Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jun 12, 2015H.R. 1314Trade Act of 2015LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jun 12, 2015H.R. 1314Trade Act of 2015LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 11, 2015H.Res. 305Providing for consideration of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1314, to provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax exempt status of certain organizations; and for consideration of the Senate Amendments to H.R. 644, Fighting Hunger Incentive ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Apr 30, 2015S.Con.Res. 11Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 12 contested votes scored in the 114th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress0.5% · 1,715 votes
Economics and Public Finance5.4% · 1,564 votes
Armed Forces and National Security3% · 334 votes
Government Operations and Politics3.5% · 259 votes
International Affairs7.6% · 237 votes
Taxation1.5% · 199 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources1% · 196 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement1.7% · 180 votes
Health2.3% · 176 votes
Labor and Employment1.3% · 157 votes
Finance and Financial Sector2.8% · 145 votes
Education0.8% · 126 votes
Energy0.9% · 107 votes
Law0% · 102 votes
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 94 votes
Housing and Community Development1.2% · 85 votes
Transportation and Public Works1.2% · 84 votes
Emergency Management3.8% · 79 votes
Agriculture and Food5.3% · 76 votes
Commerce8.2% · 61 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance8.6% · 58 votes
Environmental Protection0% · 54 votes
Immigration8.3% · 36 votes
Water Resources Development0% · 36 votes
Social Welfare0% · 34 votes
Native Americans0% · 33 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues4% · 25 votes
Commemorations0% · 24 votes
Animals0% · 16 votes
Families0% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

13 Congresses
102nd · 1991114th · 2015
Republican · House · OH102nd–114th
Term datesexact
Members · Ohio
JB

John Andrew Boehner

Representative from Ohio
HOUSER1991–201713 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
2.6%with Democrats
of 6,617 votes · 97.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested3%of 6,617 · combined
Steepest move+13 pts2009→11, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019912015
2015–16 · 114th · Republican · of 12 votes16.7%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 12 contested votes scored in the 114th

By policy area

career
Congress0.5% · 1,715
Economics and Public Finance5.4% · 1,564
Armed Forces and National Security3% · 334
Government Operations and Politics3.5% · 259
International Affairs7.6% · 237
Taxation1.5% · 199
Public Lands and Natural Resources1% · 196
Crime and Law Enforcement1.7% · 180
Health2.3% · 176
Labor and Employment1.3% · 157
Finance and Financial Sector2.8% · 145
Education0.8% · 126
Energy0.9% · 107
Law0% · 102
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 94
Housing and Community Development1.2% · 85
Transportation and Public Works1.2% · 84
Emergency Management3.8% · 79
Agriculture and Food5.3% · 76
Commerce8.2% · 61
Foreign Trade and International Finance8.6% · 58
Environmental Protection0% · 54
Immigration8.3% · 36
Water Resources Development0% · 36
Social Welfare0% · 34
Native Americans0% · 33
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues4% · 25
Commemorations0% · 24
Animals0% · 16
Families0% · 12
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

102nd · 1991114th · 2015
Republican102nd–114th

Party switchers

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