Thomas Dale DeLay

Representative from Texas

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1985–2007ID D000217

LegislationHEADLINE

3%with Dems

of 6,071 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

3%with Dems

of 6,071 · both combined

Steepest move

−3 pts

1991 → 1993

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 ↓1985199119972003

2005–06109th Congress

Sat as a Republican

1.6%with Democrats

of 428 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1991 → 1993, −3 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

8 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 9, 2006H.R. 5522Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jun 9, 2006H.R. 5522No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Jun 9, 2006H.R. 5522No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5522), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.

Where this lands

NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Jun 9, 2006H.R. 5522No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Jun 9, 2006H.R. 5522No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Jun 9, 2006H.R. 5522No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Jun 9, 2006H.R. 5522No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 428 contested votes scored in the 109th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance5.5% · 1,554 votes

Congress1.6% · 1,160 votes

Armed Forces and National Security3.1% · 449 votes

International Affairs2.7% · 335 votes

Government Operations and Politics4.9% · 306 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement2.5% · 204 votes

Labor and Employment1.2% · 170 votes

Taxation1.2% · 167 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources3.8% · 157 votes

Health2.9% · 139 votes

Law1% · 101 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance9.2% · 98 votes

Transportation and Public Works8.2% · 98 votes

Education1.1% · 93 votes

Finance and Financial Sector5.4% · 92 votes

Science, Technology, Communications2.3% · 86 votes

Energy2.7% · 75 votes

Housing and Community Development1.5% · 67 votes

Agriculture and Food6.3% · 64 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 63 votes

Social Welfare1.7% · 60 votes

Water Resources Development13% · 54 votes

Commerce5.8% · 52 votes

Immigration1.9% · 52 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues2.3% · 44 votes

Commemorations0% · 25 votes

Native Americans0% · 25 votes

Emergency Management0% · 19 votes

Families0% · 15 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Animals— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

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

Service record

11 Congresses

99th · 1985109th · 2005

Republican · House · TX99th–109th

Term datesexact

Thomas Dale DeLay

Representative from Texas

HOUSER1985–200711 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

3.5%with Democrats

of 6,071 votes · 96.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested3%of 6,071 · combined

Steepest move−3 pts1991→93, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019852005

2005–06 · 109th · Republican · of 428 votes1.6%

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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 428 contested votes scored in the 109th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance5.5% · 1,554

Congress1.6% · 1,160

Armed Forces and National Security3.1% · 449

International Affairs2.7% · 335

Government Operations and Politics4.9% · 306

Crime and Law Enforcement2.5% · 204

Labor and Employment1.2% · 170

Taxation1.2% · 167

Public Lands and Natural Resources3.8% · 157

Health2.9% · 139

Law1% · 101

Foreign Trade and International Finance9.2% · 98

Transportation and Public Works8.2% · 98

Education1.1% · 93

Finance and Financial Sector5.4% · 92

Science, Technology, Communications2.3% · 86

Energy2.7% · 75

Housing and Community Development1.5% · 67

Agriculture and Food6.3% · 64

Environmental Protection0% · 63

Social Welfare1.7% · 60

Water Resources Development13% · 54

Commerce5.8% · 52

Immigration1.9% · 52

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues2.3% · 44

Commemorations0% · 25

Native Americans0% · 25

Emergency Management0% · 19

Families0% · 15

Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 12

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Animals— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

Service record

99th · 1985109th · 2005

Republican99th–109th

Party switchers

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