Sala Galante Burton

Representative from California

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1983–1989ID B001158

LegislationHEADLINE

98%with Dems

of 750 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

98%with Dems

of 750 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 pts

1983 → 1985

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 ↓1983

1985–8699th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

99.1%with Democrats

of 423 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +2 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 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5705), 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

Open roll call

Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 15, 1986S. 1128No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 15, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 15, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 15, 1986S. 2638No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 15, 1986S. 2638No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 423 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance97.9% · 195 votes

Armed Forces and National Security98.9% · 90 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 59 votes

International Affairs93.8% · 48 votes

Congress97.7% · 44 votes

Government Operations and Politics97.6% · 42 votes

Agriculture and Food97.3% · 37 votes

Housing and Community Development100% · 26 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 26 votes

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 24 votes

Transportation and Public Works100% · 20 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 17 votes

Immigration86.7% · 15 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 15 votes

Health100% · 14 votes

Taxation100% · 13 votes

Education100% · 11 votes

Social Welfare100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Water Resources Development— · 8 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7 votes

Energy— · 7 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 4 votes

Commemorations— · 3 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes

Commerce— · 2 votes

Families— · 1 vote

Law— · 1 vote

Native Americans— · 1 vote

Social Sciences and History— · 1 vote

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

98th · 1983100th · 1987

Democrat · House · CA98th–100th

Term datesexact

Sala Galante Burton

Representative from California

HOUSED1983–19893 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

98.3%with Democrats

of 750 votes · 1.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested98%of 750 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts1983→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019831987

1985–86 · 99th · Democrat · of 423 votes99.1%

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 · 423 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance97.9% · 195

Armed Forces and National Security98.9% · 90

Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 59

International Affairs93.8% · 48

Congress97.7% · 44

Government Operations and Politics97.6% · 42

Agriculture and Food97.3% · 37

Housing and Community Development100% · 26

Labor and Employment100% · 26

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 24

Transportation and Public Works100% · 20

Environmental Protection100% · 17

Immigration86.7% · 15

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 15

Health100% · 14

Taxation100% · 13

Education100% · 11

Social Welfare100% · 10

Water Resources Development— · 8

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7

Energy— · 7

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6

Finance and Financial Sector— · 4

Commemorations— · 3

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2

Commerce— · 2

Families— · 1

Law— · 1

Native Americans— · 1

Social Sciences and History— · 1

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

98th · 1983100th · 1987

Democrat98th–100th

Party switchers

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