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Lincoln Diaz-Balart

Representative from Florida
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1993–2011ID D000299
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LegislationHEADLINE
16%with Dems
of 6,037 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
16%with Dems
of 6,037 · both combined
Steepest move
−12 pts
1999 → 2001
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 ↓199319992005
2009–10111th Congress
Sat as a Republican
23.5%with Democrats
of 711 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1999 → 2001, −12 pts — within one party label.
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 17, 2010H.R. 628An act to establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judgesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 2010H.R. 6523Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 2010H.R. 1107An act to enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, “Public Contracts”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textAn act to enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, “Public Contracts”Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 17, 2010H.Res. 1377Honoring the accomplishments of Norman Yoshino Mineta, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 2010H.R. 4853Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part IIILEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 2010H.R. 4853No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 2010S. 987To protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 2010H.Res. 1766Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4853) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust FundLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 2010H.Res. 1766Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4853) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust FundLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 711 contested votes scored in the 111th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress1.7% · 1,582 votes
Economics and Public Finance23.9% · 1,445 votes
Armed Forces and National Security11.8% · 296 votes
Government Operations and Politics23.5% · 238 votes
International Affairs16.6% · 211 votes
Taxation6.2% · 194 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources25.1% · 171 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement16.4% · 159 votes
Health10.5% · 153 votes
Labor and Employment41.9% · 136 votes
Finance and Financial Sector17.8% · 129 votes
Education31.1% · 122 votes
Energy12.6% · 95 votes
Law21.7% · 92 votes
Housing and Community Development32.9% · 85 votes
Science, Technology, Communications13.4% · 82 votes
Transportation and Public Works32.9% · 82 votes
Emergency Management34.2% · 79 votes
Agriculture and Food28.8% · 66 votes
Commerce34% · 53 votes
Environmental Protection33.3% · 51 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance27.3% · 44 votes
Immigration63.9% · 36 votes
Water Resources Development32.4% · 34 votes
Social Welfare21.2% · 33 votes
Native Americans37.9% · 29 votes
Commemorations0% · 25 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues4.8% · 21 votes
Animals73.3% · 15 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Families— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 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: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
103rd · 1993111th · 2009
Republican · House · FL103rd–111th
Term datesexact
Members · Florida
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Lincoln Diaz-Balart

Representative from Florida
HOUSER1993–20119 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
16.4%with Democrats
of 6,037 votes · 83.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested16%of 6,037 · combined
Steepest move−12 pts1999→01, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019932009
2009–10 · 111th · Republican · of 711 votes23.5%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 711 contested votes scored in the 111th

By policy area

career
Congress1.7% · 1,582
Economics and Public Finance23.9% · 1,445
Armed Forces and National Security11.8% · 296
Government Operations and Politics23.5% · 238
International Affairs16.6% · 211
Taxation6.2% · 194
Public Lands and Natural Resources25.1% · 171
Crime and Law Enforcement16.4% · 159
Health10.5% · 153
Labor and Employment41.9% · 136
Finance and Financial Sector17.8% · 129
Education31.1% · 122
Energy12.6% · 95
Law21.7% · 92
Housing and Community Development32.9% · 85
Science, Technology, Communications13.4% · 82
Transportation and Public Works32.9% · 82
Emergency Management34.2% · 79
Agriculture and Food28.8% · 66
Commerce34% · 53
Environmental Protection33.3% · 51
Foreign Trade and International Finance27.3% · 44
Immigration63.9% · 36
Water Resources Development32.4% · 34
Social Welfare21.2% · 33
Native Americans37.9% · 29
Commemorations0% · 25
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues4.8% · 21
Animals73.3% · 15
Families— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8
Sports and Recreation— · 2

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

Service record

103rd · 1993111th · 2009
Republican103rd–111th

Party switchers

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