Eugene A. Chappie

Representative from California

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–1987ID C000322

LegislationHEADLINE

8%with Dems

of 1,113 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

8%with Dems

of 1,113 · both combined

Steepest move

+5 pts

1981 → 1983

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 ↓1981

1985–8699th Congress

Sat as a Republican

8%with Democrats

of 427 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, +5 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. 2127No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

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

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

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

9 most recent roll calls shown · 427 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance7.8% · 306 votes

Armed Forces and National Security8.4% · 143 votes

Congress7.3% · 82 votes

Government Operations and Politics7.5% · 67 votes

International Affairs6.2% · 65 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance10.3% · 58 votes

Agriculture and Food16.3% · 49 votes

Science, Technology, Communications8.7% · 46 votes

Labor and Employment0% · 28 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources7.4% · 27 votes

Housing and Community Development4% · 25 votes

Transportation and Public Works16% · 25 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 23 votes

Taxation4.3% · 23 votes

Immigration15.8% · 19 votes

Health5.9% · 17 votes

Education12.5% · 16 votes

Social Welfare21.4% · 14 votes

Energy16.7% · 12 votes

Water Resources Development30% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes

Law— · 7 votes

Native Americans— · 7 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes

Commerce— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Commemorations— · 1 vote

Families— · 1 vote

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

3 Congresses

97th · 198199th · 1985

Republican · House · CA97th–99th

Term datesexact

Eugene A. Chappie

Representative from California

HOUSER1981–19873 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

8.4%with Democrats

of 1,113 votes · 91.6% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested8%of 1,113 · combined

Steepest move+5 pts1981→83, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019811985

1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 427 votes8%

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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 · 427 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance7.8% · 306

Armed Forces and National Security8.4% · 143

Congress7.3% · 82

Government Operations and Politics7.5% · 67

International Affairs6.2% · 65

Foreign Trade and International Finance10.3% · 58

Agriculture and Food16.3% · 49

Science, Technology, Communications8.7% · 46

Labor and Employment0% · 28

Public Lands and Natural Resources7.4% · 27

Housing and Community Development4% · 25

Transportation and Public Works16% · 25

Environmental Protection0% · 23

Taxation4.3% · 23

Immigration15.8% · 19

Health5.9% · 17

Education12.5% · 16

Social Welfare21.4% · 14

Energy16.7% · 12

Water Resources Development30% · 10

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9

Law— · 7

Native Americans— · 7

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6

Commerce— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 3

Private Legislation— · 2

Commemorations— · 1

Families— · 1

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

Service record

97th · 198199th · 1985

Republican97th–99th

Party switchers

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