Peter Anthony DeFazio

Representative from Oregon

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1987–2023ID D000191

LegislationHEADLINE

93%with Dems

of 12,423 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

93%with Dems

of 12,423 · both combined

Steepest move

−6 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 ↓198719931999200520112017

2021–22117th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

99.3%with Democrats

of 568 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2009 → 2011, −6 pts — while still a Democrat.

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 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 568 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress97.7% · 3,022 votes

Economics and Public Finance91% · 2,771 votes

Armed Forces and National Security91% · 931 votes

Government Operations and Politics93.3% · 611 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources92.4% · 394 votes

International Affairs83.9% · 372 votes

Finance and Financial Sector94.3% · 333 votes

Health92.7% · 314 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement88.6% · 298 votes

Energy96.6% · 297 votes

Taxation90.8% · 294 votes

Environmental Protection96.9% · 290 votes

Labor and Employment98.3% · 288 votes

Transportation and Public Works88.2% · 195 votes

Education96.8% · 188 votes

Emergency Management83.7% · 178 votes

Law92.2% · 167 votes

Science, Technology, Communications89.8% · 157 votes

Agriculture and Food94.1% · 136 votes

Housing and Community Development93.3% · 135 votes

Commerce87.4% · 103 votes

Immigration82.7% · 98 votes

Water Resources Development91.8% · 98 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance88.7% · 97 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues98.5% · 66 votes

Social Welfare95.2% · 63 votes

Native Americans94% · 50 votes

Families100% · 25 votes

Animals95.5% · 22 votes

Commemorations95.5% · 22 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

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

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

Service record

18 Congresses

100th · 1987117th · 2021

Democrat · House · OR100th–117th

Term datesexact

Peter Anthony DeFazio

Representative from Oregon

HOUSED1987–202318 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

93.3%with Democrats

of 12,423 votes · 6.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested93%of 12,423 · combined

Steepest move−6 pts2009→11, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019872021

2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 568 votes99.3%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 568 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career

Congress97.7% · 3,022

Economics and Public Finance91% · 2,771

Armed Forces and National Security91% · 931

Government Operations and Politics93.3% · 611

Public Lands and Natural Resources92.4% · 394

International Affairs83.9% · 372

Finance and Financial Sector94.3% · 333

Health92.7% · 314

Crime and Law Enforcement88.6% · 298

Energy96.6% · 297

Taxation90.8% · 294

Environmental Protection96.9% · 290

Labor and Employment98.3% · 288

Transportation and Public Works88.2% · 195

Education96.8% · 188

Emergency Management83.7% · 178

Law92.2% · 167

Science, Technology, Communications89.8% · 157

Agriculture and Food94.1% · 136

Housing and Community Development93.3% · 135

Commerce87.4% · 103

Immigration82.7% · 98

Water Resources Development91.8% · 98

Foreign Trade and International Finance88.7% · 97

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues98.5% · 66

Social Welfare95.2% · 63

Native Americans94% · 50

Families100% · 25

Animals95.5% · 22

Commemorations95.5% · 22

Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 10

Sports and Recreation— · 1

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

Service record

100th · 1987117th · 2021

Democrat100th–117th

Party switchers

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