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John Culberson

Representative from Texas
HOUSEREPUBLICAN2001–2019ID C001048
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LegislationHEADLINE
4%with Dems
of 6,960 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
4%with Dems
of 6,960 · both combined
Steepest move
+5 pts
2007 → 2009
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 ↓200120072013
2017–18115th Congress
Sat as a Republican
2.3%with Democrats
of 821 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2007 → 2009, +5 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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, 2018S. 3628National Flood Insurance Program Extention ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018H.Con.Res. 148Correct Enrollment to S. 3628LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Dec 21, 2018H.R. 7388National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 21, 2018S. 3456To redesignate Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge as the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018H.R. 62879/11 Memorial ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 1934Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 21, 2018S. 512Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 3247Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic and Empowerment ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 821 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress0.2% · 1,902 votes
Economics and Public Finance10.5% · 1,553 votes
Armed Forces and National Security5.7% · 460 votes
Government Operations and Politics1.1% · 268 votes
Energy0.4% · 266 votes
Finance and Financial Sector2.2% · 228 votes
Taxation0.4% · 224 votes
Environmental Protection0% · 207 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources1% · 203 votes
Health1.5% · 195 votes
Emergency Management5.5% · 145 votes
Transportation and Public Works2.3% · 132 votes
Agriculture and Food9.6% · 115 votes
Education4.6% · 108 votes
Law0% · 105 votes
Labor and Employment0% · 103 votes
Housing and Community Development2.2% · 89 votes
International Affairs2.4% · 82 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement2.6% · 78 votes
Science, Technology, Communications4.7% · 64 votes
Water Resources Development1.8% · 55 votes
Commerce6.8% · 44 votes
Immigration5.4% · 37 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance2.8% · 36 votes
Social Welfare9.1% · 22 votes
Native Americans0% · 20 votes
Animals0% · 16 votes
Commemorations0% · 16 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Families— · 4 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
107th · 2001115th · 2017
Republican · House · TX107th–115th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
JC

John Culberson

Representative from Texas
HOUSER2001–20199 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
3.8%with Democrats
of 6,960 votes · 96.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested4%of 6,960 · combined
Steepest move+5 pts2007→09, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020012017
2017–18 · 115th · Republican · of 821 votes2.3%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 821 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career
Congress0.2% · 1,902
Economics and Public Finance10.5% · 1,553
Armed Forces and National Security5.7% · 460
Government Operations and Politics1.1% · 268
Energy0.4% · 266
Finance and Financial Sector2.2% · 228
Taxation0.4% · 224
Environmental Protection0% · 207
Public Lands and Natural Resources1% · 203
Health1.5% · 195
Emergency Management5.5% · 145
Transportation and Public Works2.3% · 132
Agriculture and Food9.6% · 115
Education4.6% · 108
Law0% · 105
Labor and Employment0% · 103
Housing and Community Development2.2% · 89
International Affairs2.4% · 82
Crime and Law Enforcement2.6% · 78
Science, Technology, Communications4.7% · 64
Water Resources Development1.8% · 55
Commerce6.8% · 44
Immigration5.4% · 37
Foreign Trade and International Finance2.8% · 36
Social Welfare9.1% · 22
Native Americans0% · 20
Animals0% · 16
Commemorations0% · 16
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 14
Families— · 4
Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

107th · 2001115th · 2017
Republican107th–115th

Party switchers

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