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Donald Holst Clausen

Representative from California
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1963–1983ID C000475
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LegislationHEADLINE
22%with Dems
of 2,926 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
22%with Dems
of 2,926 · both combined
Steepest move
−10 pts
1973 → 1975
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 ↓1963196919751981
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
24.5%with Democrats
of 290 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, −10 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
Dec 21, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 1982H.R. 7093No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.Res. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 636), 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
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7356No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.Res. 621No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 290 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance20.3% · 483 votes
Congress23.4% · 291 votes
Government Operations and Politics25.9% · 170 votes
International Affairs5.9% · 153 votes
Energy17.4% · 132 votes
Armed Forces and National Security20% · 75 votes
Transportation and Public Works34.8% · 66 votes
Labor and Employment26.3% · 57 votes
Agriculture and Food20.4% · 54 votes
Taxation14.9% · 47 votes
Education40% · 45 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources26.7% · 45 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.2% · 38 votes
Law8.3% · 36 votes
Environmental Protection34.4% · 32 votes
Health27.6% · 29 votes
Commerce14.8% · 27 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement16.7% · 24 votes
Science, Technology, Communications17.4% · 23 votes
Housing and Community Development31.6% · 19 votes
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 17 votes
Social Welfare26.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations21.4% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources21.4% · 14 votes
District of Columbia50% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Immigration— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Political participation— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Families— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Mortgages— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Postal rates and revenues— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote
Youth— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Political representation, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

10 Congresses
88th · 196397th · 1981
Republican · House · CA88th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · California
DC

Donald Holst Clausen

Representative from California
HOUSER1963–198310 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
21.5%with Democrats
of 2,926 votes · 78.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested22%of 2,926 · combined
Steepest move−10 pts1973→75, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019631981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 290 votes24.5%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 290 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance20.3% · 483
Congress23.4% · 291
Government Operations and Politics25.9% · 170
International Affairs5.9% · 153
Energy17.4% · 132
Armed Forces and National Security20% · 75
Transportation and Public Works34.8% · 66
Labor and Employment26.3% · 57
Agriculture and Food20.4% · 54
Taxation14.9% · 47
Education40% · 45
Public Lands and Natural Resources26.7% · 45
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.2% · 38
Law8.3% · 36
Environmental Protection34.4% · 32
Health27.6% · 29
Commerce14.8% · 27
Crime and Law Enforcement16.7% · 24
Science, Technology, Communications17.4% · 23
Housing and Community Development31.6% · 19
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 17
Social Welfare26.7% · 15
Industrial relations21.4% · 14
Mines and mineral resources21.4% · 14
District of Columbia50% · 10
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Native Americans— · 6
Public works— · 6
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Immigration— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Political participation— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Families— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Mortgages— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Postal rates and revenues— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1
Youth— · 1

Also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Political representation, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

88th · 196397th · 1981
Republican88th–97th

Party switchers

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