Richard Bruce Cheney

Representative from Wyoming

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1991ID C000344

LegislationHEADLINE

8%with Dems

of 2,156 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

8%with Dems

of 2,156 · both combined

Steepest move

−9 pts

1987 → 1989

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

1989–90101st Congress

Sat as a Republican

0%with Democrats

of 4 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1987 → 1989, −9 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

6 of these 6 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

Mar 15, 1989H.R. 1231No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Feb 7, 1989H.J.Res. 129No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 6, 1989noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.

Where this lands

NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Jan 3, 1989H.Res. 5No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Jan 3, 1989H.Res. 5No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Jan 3, 1989noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

6 most recent roll calls shown · 4 contested votes scored in the 101st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance7.6% · 553 votes

Armed Forces and National Security5.4% · 239 votes

Congress11.4% · 210 votes

International Affairs9.9% · 182 votes

Government Operations and Politics5% · 140 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance13% · 92 votes

Agriculture and Food7% · 71 votes

Labor and Employment1.6% · 62 votes

Housing and Community Development3.3% · 60 votes

Transportation and Public Works11.9% · 59 votes

Education7.5% · 53 votes

Science, Technology, Communications9.6% · 52 votes

Energy2.3% · 44 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources2.6% · 39 votes

Taxation24.3% · 37 votes

Social Welfare0% · 32 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 29 votes

Health14.8% · 27 votes

Immigration18.5% · 27 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement12% · 25 votes

Law4.5% · 22 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues22.2% · 18 votes

Commerce6.7% · 15 votes

Native Americans7.7% · 13 votes

Water Resources Development30.8% · 13 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes

Commemorations— · 6 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes

Families— · 5 votes

Private Legislation— · 5 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes

Emergency Management— · 1 vote

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

Service record

6 Congresses

96th · 1979101st · 1989

Republican · House · WY96th–101st

Term datesexact

Richard Bruce Cheney

Representative from Wyoming

HOUSER1979–19916 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

8.2%with Democrats

of 2,156 votes · 91.8% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested8%of 2,156 · combined

Steepest move−9 pts1987→89, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791989

1989–90 · 101st · Republican · of 4 votes0%

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 majorityNay

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 4 contested votes scored in the 101st

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance7.6% · 553

Armed Forces and National Security5.4% · 239

Congress11.4% · 210

International Affairs9.9% · 182

Government Operations and Politics5% · 140

Foreign Trade and International Finance13% · 92

Agriculture and Food7% · 71

Labor and Employment1.6% · 62

Housing and Community Development3.3% · 60

Transportation and Public Works11.9% · 59

Education7.5% · 53

Science, Technology, Communications9.6% · 52

Energy2.3% · 44

Public Lands and Natural Resources2.6% · 39

Taxation24.3% · 37

Social Welfare0% · 32

Environmental Protection0% · 29

Health14.8% · 27

Immigration18.5% · 27

Crime and Law Enforcement12% · 25

Law4.5% · 22

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues22.2% · 18

Commerce6.7% · 15

Native Americans7.7% · 13

Water Resources Development30.8% · 13

Finance and Financial Sector— · 7

Commemorations— · 6

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5

Families— · 5

Private Legislation— · 5

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Sports and Recreation— · 3

Emergency Management— · 1

Service record

96th · 1979101st · 1989

Republican96th–101st

Party switchers

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