William Carney

Representative from New York

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1987ID C000165

LegislationHEADLINE

17%with Dems

of 1,706 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

17%with Dems

of 1,706 · both combined

Steepest move

+9 pts

1979 → 1981

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 ↓19791985

1985–8699th Congress

Sat as a Republican

16%with Democrats

of 449 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +9 pts — within one party label.

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 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

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

Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 753No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 449 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance20.4% · 445 votes

Congress12.4% · 186 votes

Armed Forces and National Security13% · 154 votes

International Affairs3.5% · 143 votes

Government Operations and Politics22.1% · 122 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance10.4% · 77 votes

Agriculture and Food23.3% · 60 votes

Science, Technology, Communications20% · 50 votes

Transportation and Public Works26.5% · 49 votes

Education9.5% · 42 votes

Labor and Employment17.1% · 41 votes

Housing and Community Development13.2% · 38 votes

Energy25% · 36 votes

Taxation14.7% · 34 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources35.5% · 31 votes

Health17.2% · 29 votes

Environmental Protection21.4% · 28 votes

Immigration8.7% · 23 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement15.8% · 19 votes

Social Welfare0% · 14 votes

Commerce16.7% · 12 votes

Law0% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes

Native Americans— · 9 votes

Water Resources Development— · 8 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes

Private Legislation— · 5 votes

Families— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Commemorations— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

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

Service record

4 Congresses

96th · 197999th · 1985

Republican · House · NY96th–99th

Term datesexact

William Carney

Representative from New York

HOUSER1979–19874 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

16.8%with Democrats

of 1,706 votes · 83.2% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested17%of 1,706 · combined

Steepest move+9 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791985

1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 449 votes16%

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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 majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 449 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance20.4% · 445

Congress12.4% · 186

Armed Forces and National Security13% · 154

International Affairs3.5% · 143

Government Operations and Politics22.1% · 122

Foreign Trade and International Finance10.4% · 77

Agriculture and Food23.3% · 60

Science, Technology, Communications20% · 50

Transportation and Public Works26.5% · 49

Education9.5% · 42

Labor and Employment17.1% · 41

Housing and Community Development13.2% · 38

Energy25% · 36

Taxation14.7% · 34

Public Lands and Natural Resources35.5% · 31

Health17.2% · 29

Environmental Protection21.4% · 28

Immigration8.7% · 23

Crime and Law Enforcement15.8% · 19

Social Welfare0% · 14

Commerce16.7% · 12

Law0% · 12

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9

Native Americans— · 9

Water Resources Development— · 8

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5

Private Legislation— · 5

Families— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Commemorations— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 3

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

Service record

96th · 197999th · 1985

Republican96th–99th

Party switchers

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