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Don Leroy Bonker

Representative from Washington
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1989ID B000620
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LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Dems
of 3,083 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
90%with Dems
of 3,083 · both combined
Steepest move
−6 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓197519811987
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
93%with Democrats
of 457 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, −6 pts — while still a Democrat.
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 21, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 4333No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 20, 1988S. 2751No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 2751), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Oct 20, 1988S. 2840No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 20, 1988S. 2840No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 19, 1988S. 2752No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1988H.R. 4416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1988H.R. 4585No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 12, 1988H.R. 5043No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 457 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance89.5% · 722 votes
Congress92.3% · 284 votes
Armed Forces and National Security90.2% · 266 votes
International Affairs95.1% · 247 votes
Government Operations and Politics85.2% · 209 votes
Energy94.9% · 118 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance80.9% · 115 votes
Agriculture and Food86.5% · 89 votes
Labor and Employment97.6% · 83 votes
Transportation and Public Works85.2% · 81 votes
Taxation93.9% · 66 votes
Housing and Community Development95.2% · 63 votes
Education93.4% · 61 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources96.6% · 58 votes
Science, Technology, Communications96.2% · 52 votes
Environmental Protection90% · 50 votes
Social Welfare95.7% · 46 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement88.1% · 42 votes
Health85.7% · 35 votes
Law90.6% · 32 votes
Commerce90% · 30 votes
Immigration76% · 25 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.7% · 19 votes
Finance and Financial Sector94.4% · 18 votes
Native Americans68.8% · 16 votes
Water Resources Development80% · 15 votes
Industrial relations92.3% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Families— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Revenue sharing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 67 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, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Earthquakes, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

7 Congresses
94th · 1975100th · 1987
Democrat · House · WA94th–100th
Term datesexact
Members · Washington
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Don Leroy Bonker

Representative from Washington
HOUSED1975–19897 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
90.2%with Democrats
of 3,083 votes · 9.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested90%of 3,083 · combined
Steepest move−6 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751987
1987–88 · 100th · Democrat · of 457 votes93%

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 · 457 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance89.5% · 722
Congress92.3% · 284
Armed Forces and National Security90.2% · 266
International Affairs95.1% · 247
Government Operations and Politics85.2% · 209
Energy94.9% · 118
Foreign Trade and International Finance80.9% · 115
Agriculture and Food86.5% · 89
Labor and Employment97.6% · 83
Transportation and Public Works85.2% · 81
Taxation93.9% · 66
Housing and Community Development95.2% · 63
Education93.4% · 61
Public Lands and Natural Resources96.6% · 58
Science, Technology, Communications96.2% · 52
Environmental Protection90% · 50
Social Welfare95.7% · 46
Crime and Law Enforcement88.1% · 42
Health85.7% · 35
Law90.6% · 32
Commerce90% · 30
Immigration76% · 25
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.7% · 19
Finance and Financial Sector94.4% · 18
Native Americans68.8% · 16
Water Resources Development80% · 15
Industrial relations92.3% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Families— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Social Sciences and History— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Emergency Management— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Public works— · 2
Revenue sharing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 67 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, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Earthquakes, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 1975100th · 1987
Democrat94th–100th

Party switchers

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