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Ronald V. Dellums

Representative from California
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1971–1999ID D000222
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LegislationHEADLINE
95%with Dems
of 6,589 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
95%with Dems
of 6,589 · both combined
Steepest move
−4 pts
1995 → 1997
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 ↓19711977198319891995
1997–98105th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
94.7%with Democrats
of 304 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1995 → 1997, −4 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
Feb 5, 1998H.Res. 348Providing for the consideration of H.R. 2846LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 4, 1998H.R. 2625To Redesignate Washington National Airport as “Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport”.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 4, 1998H.R. 2625To Redesignate Washington National Airport as “Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport”.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textTo Redesignate Washington National Airport as “Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport”.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Feb 4, 1998H.R. 2625No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Feb 4, 1998H.Res. 344Providing for the consideration of H.R. 2625, to redesignate Washington National Airport as “Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport”LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jan 28, 1998H.Res. 341Relating to a question of the privileges of the House.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Nov 13, 1997H.R. 2267Commerce, State, Justice, the Judiciary Appropriations, FY 1998LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Nov 13, 1997H.R. 2267Commerce, State, Justice, the Judiciary Appropriations, FY 1998LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Nov 13, 1997S.Con.Res. 68Providing for the adjournment of the two HousesLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 304 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance92.8% · 1,532 votes
Congress96.4% · 889 votes
Armed Forces and National Security94.2% · 498 votes
International Affairs94.1% · 442 votes
Government Operations and Politics96.2% · 418 votes
Labor and Employment99.5% · 187 votes
Energy94.6% · 167 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.6% · 164 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement97.5% · 159 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance93.7% · 142 votes
Transportation and Public Works96% · 125 votes
Agriculture and Food85.8% · 113 votes
Science, Technology, Communications99.1% · 111 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 104 votes
Education100% · 100 votes
Health98.9% · 94 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 91 votes
Taxation89% · 91 votes
Commerce94.1% · 68 votes
Law98.5% · 67 votes
Social Welfare96.9% · 64 votes
Finance and Financial Sector96.7% · 61 votes
Immigration89.3% · 56 votes
Water Resources Development88.2% · 51 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues95.8% · 48 votes
Native Americans100% · 26 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion94.1% · 17 votes
Commemorations85.7% · 14 votes
Industrial relations92.9% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources92.9% · 14 votes
District of Columbia100% · 13 votes
Families83.3% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Depletion allowances— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

14 Congresses
92nd · 1971105th · 1997
Democrat · House · CA92nd–105th
Term datesexact
Members · California
RD

Ronald V. Dellums

Representative from California
HOUSED1971–199914 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
94.7%with Democrats
of 6,589 votes · 5.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested95%of 6,589 · combined
Steepest move−4 pts1995→97, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019711997
1997–98 · 105th · Democrat · of 304 votes94.7%

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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 · 304 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance92.8% · 1,532
Congress96.4% · 889
Armed Forces and National Security94.2% · 498
International Affairs94.1% · 442
Government Operations and Politics96.2% · 418
Labor and Employment99.5% · 187
Energy94.6% · 167
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.6% · 164
Crime and Law Enforcement97.5% · 159
Foreign Trade and International Finance93.7% · 142
Transportation and Public Works96% · 125
Agriculture and Food85.8% · 113
Science, Technology, Communications99.1% · 111
Environmental Protection100% · 104
Education100% · 100
Health98.9% · 94
Housing and Community Development100% · 91
Taxation89% · 91
Commerce94.1% · 68
Law98.5% · 67
Social Welfare96.9% · 64
Finance and Financial Sector96.7% · 61
Immigration89.3% · 56
Water Resources Development88.2% · 51
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues95.8% · 48
Native Americans100% · 26
Arts, Culture, Religion94.1% · 17
Commemorations85.7% · 14
Industrial relations92.9% · 14
Mines and mineral resources92.9% · 14
District of Columbia100% · 13
Families83.3% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 8
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Depletion allowances— · 6
Emergency Management— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

92nd · 1971105th · 1997
Democrat92nd–105th

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