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Dennis A. Cardoza

Representative from California
HOUSEDEMOCRAT2003–2013ID C001050
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LegislationHEADLINE
84%with Dems
of 3,909 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
84%with Dems
of 3,909 · both combined
Steepest move
−25 pts
2009 → 2011
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 ↓20032009
2011–12112th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
68.3%with Democrats
of 939 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2009 → 2011, −25 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

5 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
Jul 25, 2012H.R. 4078No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jul 25, 2012H.R. 4078No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jul 25, 2012H.R. 4078No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4078), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Jul 25, 2012H.R. 4078No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jul 25, 2012H.R. 4078No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jul 25, 2012H.R. 459To require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States before the end of 2012, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 25, 2012H.R. 6168President Obama’s Proposed 2010-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan ActLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 25, 2012H.R. 6082Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling PlanLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 25, 2012H.R. 6082Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling PlanLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 939 contested votes scored in the 112th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress96.1% · 1,085 votes
Economics and Public Finance81.7% · 909 votes
Armed Forces and National Security80.9% · 204 votes
Energy65.2% · 135 votes
Health89% · 127 votes
Taxation87.9% · 116 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources70.2% · 114 votes
Emergency Management81.7% · 109 votes
Environmental Protection39% · 105 votes
Finance and Financial Sector72.5% · 102 votes
Housing and Community Development90.4% · 83 votes
Labor and Employment97.3% · 74 votes
Government Operations and Politics86.3% · 73 votes
Transportation and Public Works80.3% · 71 votes
Education95.2% · 62 votes
International Affairs70.5% · 61 votes
Agriculture and Food80.4% · 56 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement53.2% · 47 votes
Law60.9% · 46 votes
Science, Technology, Communications88.9% · 45 votes
Commerce81.6% · 38 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance77.8% · 27 votes
Native Americans95.5% · 22 votes
Water Resources Development40% · 20 votes
Immigration61.1% · 18 votes
Commemorations76.5% · 17 votes
Animals68.8% · 16 votes
Social Welfare90% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7 votes
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

5 Congresses
108th · 2003112th · 2011
Democrat · House · CA108th–112th
Term datesexact
Members · California
DC

Dennis A. Cardoza

Representative from California
HOUSED2003–20135 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
83.9%with Democrats
of 3,909 votes · 16.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested84%of 3,909 · combined
Steepest move−25 pts2009→11, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020032011
2011–12 · 112th · Democrat · of 939 votes68.3%

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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 939 contested votes scored in the 112th

By policy area

career
Congress96.1% · 1,085
Economics and Public Finance81.7% · 909
Armed Forces and National Security80.9% · 204
Energy65.2% · 135
Health89% · 127
Taxation87.9% · 116
Public Lands and Natural Resources70.2% · 114
Emergency Management81.7% · 109
Environmental Protection39% · 105
Finance and Financial Sector72.5% · 102
Housing and Community Development90.4% · 83
Labor and Employment97.3% · 74
Government Operations and Politics86.3% · 73
Transportation and Public Works80.3% · 71
Education95.2% · 62
International Affairs70.5% · 61
Agriculture and Food80.4% · 56
Crime and Law Enforcement53.2% · 47
Law60.9% · 46
Science, Technology, Communications88.9% · 45
Commerce81.6% · 38
Foreign Trade and International Finance77.8% · 27
Native Americans95.5% · 22
Water Resources Development40% · 20
Immigration61.1% · 18
Commemorations76.5% · 17
Animals68.8% · 16
Social Welfare90% · 10
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7
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

108th · 2003112th · 2011
Democrat108th–112th

Party switchers

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