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Lawrence Joseph DeNardis

Representative from Connecticut
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–1983ID D000231
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LegislationHEADLINE
62%with Dems
of 266 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
62%with Dems
of 266 · both combined

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 ↓1981
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
62.4%with Democrats
of 266 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 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 17, 1982H.Res. 621No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 7357), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982S. 1965No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 3191No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 266 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance56% · 84 votes
Congress32.4% · 34 votes
Armed Forces and National Security89.7% · 29 votes
Government Operations and Politics64% · 25 votes
Science, Technology, Communications78.6% · 14 votes
Agriculture and Food54.5% · 11 votes
Law72.7% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Taxation— · 7 votes
Transportation and Public Works— · 7 votes
Environmental Protection— · 5 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 5 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 4 votes
Labor and Employment— · 4 votes
Health— · 3 votes
International Affairs— · 3 votes
Commerce— · 2 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2 votes
Energy— · 2 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Education— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Immigration, Social Welfare.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
97th · 1981
Republican · House · CT97th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Connecticut
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Lawrence Joseph DeNardis

Representative from Connecticut
HOUSER1981–19831 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
62.4%with Democrats
of 266 votes · 37.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested62%of 266 · combined

Career arc

10050019811981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 266 votes62.4%

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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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 266 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance56% · 84
Congress32.4% · 34
Armed Forces and National Security89.7% · 29
Government Operations and Politics64% · 25
Science, Technology, Communications78.6% · 14
Agriculture and Food54.5% · 11
Law72.7% · 11
Taxation— · 7
Transportation and Public Works— · 7
Environmental Protection— · 5
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 5
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 4
Labor and Employment— · 4
Health— · 3
International Affairs— · 3
Commerce— · 2
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2
Energy— · 2
Finance and Financial Sector— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Education— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Immigration, Social Welfare.

Service record

97th · 198197th · 1981
Republican97th–97th

Party switchers

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