Sonny Bono

Representative from California

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1995–1999ID B000622

LegislationHEADLINE

4%with Dems

of 1,159 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

4%with Dems

of 1,159 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 pts

1995 → 1997

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 ↓1995

1997–98105th Congress

Sat as a Republican

5.5%with Democrats

of 308 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1995 → 1997, +2 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Nov 13, 1997H.R. 2267Commerce, State, Justice, the Judiciary Appropriations, FY 1998LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 13, 1997H.R. 2267Commerce, State, Justice, the Judiciary Appropriations, FY 1998LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Nov 13, 1997S.Con.Res. 68Providing for the adjournment of the two HousesLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textProviding for the adjournment of the two HousesParty majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Nov 13, 1997H.Con.Res. 137International Tribunal to Try Iraqi War CriminalsLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 13, 1997H.Res. 330Waiving points of order against the conference report on H.R. 2267; Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary Appropriations for F.Y. 1998LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Nov 13, 1997H.Res. 327Providing for the consideration of H.R. 865 and the Senate Amendment theretoLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 13, 1997H.Res. 326Committee on Government Reform and OversightLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Nov 13, 1997H.Res. 301Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to repeal the exception to the requirement that public committee proceedings be open to all the media.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 308 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance7.5% · 308 votes

Congress1.2% · 244 votes

International Affairs6.3% · 96 votes

Government Operations and Politics4.3% · 93 votes

Armed Forces and National Security9.3% · 75 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 48 votes

Labor and Employment4.5% · 22 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 20 votes

Commerce5.3% · 19 votes

Housing and Community Development0% · 19 votes

Taxation0% · 18 votes

Immigration6.7% · 15 votes

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 15 votes

Social Welfare0% · 15 votes

Environmental Protection7.7% · 13 votes

Health0% · 12 votes

Transportation and Public Works0% · 12 votes

Water Resources Development0% · 11 votes

Finance and Financial Sector0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes

Law— · 9 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 7 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 6 votes

Education— · 5 votes

Energy— · 5 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes

Families— · 3 votes

Commemorations— · 2 votes

Native Americans— · 2 votes

Emergency Management— · 1 vote

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

Service record

2 Congresses

104th · 1995105th · 1997

Republican · House · CA104th–105th

Term datesexact

Sonny Bono

Representative from California

HOUSER1995–19992 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

4.4%with Democrats

of 1,159 votes · 95.6% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested4%of 1,159 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts1995→97, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019951997

1997–98 · 105th · Republican · of 308 votes5.5%

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Votes

Democratic majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 308 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance7.5% · 308

Congress1.2% · 244

International Affairs6.3% · 96

Government Operations and Politics4.3% · 93

Armed Forces and National Security9.3% · 75

Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 48

Labor and Employment4.5% · 22

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 20

Commerce5.3% · 19

Housing and Community Development0% · 19

Taxation0% · 18

Immigration6.7% · 15

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 15

Social Welfare0% · 15

Environmental Protection7.7% · 13

Health0% · 12

Transportation and Public Works0% · 12

Water Resources Development0% · 11

Finance and Financial Sector0% · 10

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9

Law— · 9

Agriculture and Food— · 7

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 6

Education— · 5

Energy— · 5

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4

Families— · 3

Commemorations— · 2

Native Americans— · 2

Emergency Management— · 1

Service record

104th · 1995105th · 1997

Republican104th–105th

Party switchers

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