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William S. Broomfield

Representative from Michigan
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1957–1993ID B000890
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LegislationHEADLINE
24%with Dems
of 5,558 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
24%with Dems
of 5,558 · both combined
Steepest move
+10 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓195719631969197519811987
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Republican
21.3%with Democrats
of 465 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +10 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textPROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 12CABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5334HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 603WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5334; HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 465 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance20.6% · 1,033 votes
Congress16.4% · 532 votes
Armed Forces and National Security16.3% · 363 votes
International Affairs39.3% · 333 votes
Government Operations and Politics19.9% · 301 votes
Energy18.2% · 148 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance28.5% · 137 votes
Labor and Employment11.9% · 135 votes
Transportation and Public Works28.9% · 114 votes
Agriculture and Food19.4% · 103 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources29% · 93 votes
Science, Technology, Communications23.5% · 81 votes
Housing and Community Development23.7% · 76 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement38.4% · 73 votes
Education20.5% · 73 votes
Taxation12.3% · 73 votes
Environmental Protection25% · 68 votes
Health22.2% · 63 votes
Law16.7% · 54 votes
Social Welfare25.5% · 47 votes
Commerce17.8% · 45 votes
Finance and Financial Sector16.3% · 43 votes
Immigration22% · 41 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20.5% · 39 votes
Water Resources Development24.1% · 29 votes
Native Americans21.1% · 19 votes
District of Columbia35.7% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources57.1% · 14 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion50% · 12 votes
Families8.3% · 12 votes
Industrial relations0% · 12 votes
Commemorations60% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 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
Contested elections— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 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 71 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, 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, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

18 Congresses
85th · 1957102nd · 1991
Republican · House · MI85th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Michigan
WB

William S. Broomfield

Representative from Michigan
HOUSER1957–199318 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
24.2%with Democrats
of 5,558 votes · 75.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested24%of 5,558 · combined
Steepest move+10 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019571991
1991–92 · 102nd · Republican · of 465 votes21.3%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 465 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance20.6% · 1,033
Congress16.4% · 532
Armed Forces and National Security16.3% · 363
International Affairs39.3% · 333
Government Operations and Politics19.9% · 301
Energy18.2% · 148
Foreign Trade and International Finance28.5% · 137
Labor and Employment11.9% · 135
Transportation and Public Works28.9% · 114
Agriculture and Food19.4% · 103
Public Lands and Natural Resources29% · 93
Science, Technology, Communications23.5% · 81
Housing and Community Development23.7% · 76
Crime and Law Enforcement38.4% · 73
Education20.5% · 73
Taxation12.3% · 73
Environmental Protection25% · 68
Health22.2% · 63
Law16.7% · 54
Social Welfare25.5% · 47
Commerce17.8% · 45
Finance and Financial Sector16.3% · 43
Immigration22% · 41
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20.5% · 39
Water Resources Development24.1% · 29
Native Americans21.1% · 19
District of Columbia35.7% · 14
Mines and mineral resources57.1% · 14
Arts, Culture, Religion50% · 12
Families8.3% · 12
Industrial relations0% · 12
Commemorations60% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Public works— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Contested elections— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, 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, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

85th · 1957102nd · 1991
Republican85th–102nd

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