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Julia May Carson

Representative from Indiana
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1997–2009ID C000191
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LegislationHEADLINE
96%with Dems
of 3,071 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
96%with Dems
of 3,071 · both combined
Steepest move
+3 pts
1997 → 1999
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 ↓19972003
2007–08110th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
97.8%with Democrats
of 507 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1997 → 1999, +3 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

3 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
Sep 20, 2007H.R. 2881FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 19, 2007H.R. 3580Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 19, 2007H.R. 2761Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textTerrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Sep 19, 2007H.R. 2761Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 19, 2007H.R. 2761No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 19, 2007H.R. 2761No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 19, 2007H.Res. 660Providing for the consideration of H.R. 2761, Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 19, 2007H.Res. 660Providing for the consideration of H.R. 2761, Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 19, 2007noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 507 contested votes scored in the 110th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance95.7% · 814 votes
Congress98.1% · 744 votes
Armed Forces and National Security89.9% · 139 votes
Taxation98.5% · 135 votes
Government Operations and Politics100% · 112 votes
International Affairs93.7% · 111 votes
Health98.9% · 90 votes
Law100% · 81 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement98.6% · 69 votes
Education94% · 67 votes
Energy92.5% · 67 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.5% · 66 votes
Finance and Financial Sector98.4% · 62 votes
Labor and Employment95.2% · 62 votes
Emergency Management98.2% · 56 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 47 votes
Transportation and Public Works95.1% · 41 votes
Agriculture and Food86.5% · 37 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance94.1% · 34 votes
Science, Technology, Communications96.6% · 29 votes
Commerce92% · 25 votes
Immigration100% · 22 votes
Commemorations100% · 20 votes
Social Welfare100% · 16 votes
Native Americans100% · 13 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Water Resources Development— · 9 votes
Animals— · 7 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6 votes
Families— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote
Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

6 Congresses
105th · 1997110th · 2007
Democrat · House · IN105th–110th
Term datesexact
Members · Indiana
JC

Julia May Carson

Representative from Indiana
HOUSED1997–20096 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
96.5%with Democrats
of 3,071 votes · 3.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested96%of 3,071 · combined
Steepest move+3 pts1997→99, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019972007
2007–08 · 110th · Democrat · of 507 votes97.8%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 507 contested votes scored in the 110th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance95.7% · 814
Congress98.1% · 744
Armed Forces and National Security89.9% · 139
Taxation98.5% · 135
Government Operations and Politics100% · 112
International Affairs93.7% · 111
Health98.9% · 90
Law100% · 81
Crime and Law Enforcement98.6% · 69
Education94% · 67
Energy92.5% · 67
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.5% · 66
Finance and Financial Sector98.4% · 62
Labor and Employment95.2% · 62
Emergency Management98.2% · 56
Housing and Community Development100% · 47
Transportation and Public Works95.1% · 41
Agriculture and Food86.5% · 37
Foreign Trade and International Finance94.1% · 34
Science, Technology, Communications96.6% · 29
Commerce92% · 25
Immigration100% · 22
Commemorations100% · 20
Social Welfare100% · 16
Native Americans100% · 13
Environmental Protection100% · 10
Water Resources Development— · 9
Animals— · 7
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6
Families— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Service record

105th · 1997110th · 2007
Democrat105th–110th

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