Tony Coelho

Representative from California

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1979–1991ID C000581

LegislationHEADLINE

93%with Dems

of 2,211 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

93%with Dems

of 2,211 · both combined

Steepest move

+11 pts

1981 → 1983

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 ↓19791985

1989–90101st Congress

Sat as a Democrat

95.3%with Democrats

of 43 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, +11 pts — while still a Democrat.

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

Jun 15, 1989H.R. 1278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Jun 15, 1989H.R. 1278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Jun 15, 1989H.R. 1278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 1278), 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

Jun 15, 1989H.R. 1278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Jun 14, 1989H.R. 2No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Jun 14, 1989H.R. 1278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jun 14, 1989noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Jun 13, 1989noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jun 13, 1989H.R. 1502No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 43 contested votes scored in the 101st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance94.7% · 571 votes

Armed Forces and National Security91.5% · 248 votes

Congress97.7% · 213 votes

International Affairs90.3% · 185 votes

Government Operations and Politics92.4% · 144 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance94.8% · 96 votes

Labor and Employment98.6% · 72 votes

Agriculture and Food89.7% · 68 votes

Housing and Community Development96.8% · 62 votes

Transportation and Public Works88.5% · 52 votes

Education91.8% · 49 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 47 votes

Energy90.5% · 42 votes

Science, Technology, Communications92.7% · 41 votes

Taxation89.5% · 38 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement75.8% · 33 votes

Social Welfare100% · 33 votes

Health100% · 32 votes

Environmental Protection79.3% · 29 votes

Immigration89.3% · 28 votes

Law90.5% · 21 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 20 votes

Water Resources Development94.4% · 18 votes

Commerce93.8% · 16 votes

Native Americans92.9% · 14 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commemorations— · 6 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes

Families— · 5 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Private Legislation— · 3 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

Democrat · House · CA96th–101st

Term datesexact

Tony Coelho

Representative from California

HOUSED1979–19916 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

93.4%with Democrats

of 2,211 votes · 6.6% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested93%of 2,211 · combined

Steepest move+11 pts1981→83, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019791989

1989–90 · 101st · Democrat · of 43 votes95.3%

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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 · 43 contested votes scored in the 101st

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance94.7% · 571

Armed Forces and National Security91.5% · 248

Congress97.7% · 213

International Affairs90.3% · 185

Government Operations and Politics92.4% · 144

Foreign Trade and International Finance94.8% · 96

Labor and Employment98.6% · 72

Agriculture and Food89.7% · 68

Housing and Community Development96.8% · 62

Transportation and Public Works88.5% · 52

Education91.8% · 49

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 47

Energy90.5% · 42

Science, Technology, Communications92.7% · 41

Taxation89.5% · 38

Crime and Law Enforcement75.8% · 33

Social Welfare100% · 33

Health100% · 32

Environmental Protection79.3% · 29

Immigration89.3% · 28

Law90.5% · 21

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 20

Water Resources Development94.4% · 18

Commerce93.8% · 16

Native Americans92.9% · 14

Commemorations— · 6

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5

Families— · 5

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Private Legislation— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 3

Emergency Management— · 1

Service record

96th · 1979101st · 1989

Democrat96th–101st

Party switchers

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