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Joseph J. DioGuardi

Representative from New York
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1985–1989ID D000359
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LegislationHEADLINE
28%with Dems
of 994 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
28%with Dems
of 994 · both combined
Steepest move
−15 pts
1985 → 1987
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 ↓1985
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Republican
20.2%with Democrats
of 489 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1985 → 1987, −15 pts — within one party label.
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
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5560No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 4333No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4333), 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
Oct 21, 1988S. 2204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5552No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988S. 2100No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5043No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5264No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 3048No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 489 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance23.9% · 234 votes
Armed Forces and National Security22.4% · 165 votes
International Affairs31.3% · 83 votes
Government Operations and Politics19% · 63 votes
Congress15.7% · 51 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance38.3% · 47 votes
Housing and Community Development57.1% · 42 votes
Labor and Employment48.6% · 35 votes
Agriculture and Food37.9% · 29 votes
Transportation and Public Works37.9% · 29 votes
Social Welfare21.4% · 28 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement35% · 20 votes
Science, Technology, Communications22.2% · 18 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources6.7% · 15 votes
Environmental Protection42.9% · 14 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues53.8% · 13 votes
Immigration53.8% · 13 votes
Health33.3% · 12 votes
Education27.3% · 11 votes
Water Resources Development27.3% · 11 votes
Native Americans10% · 10 votes
Taxation30% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Energy— · 9 votes
Law— · 9 votes
Commerce— · 8 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Families— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 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

2 Congresses
99th · 1985100th · 1987
Republican · House · NY99th–100th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
JD

Joseph J. DioGuardi

Representative from New York
HOUSER1985–19892 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
28%with Democrats
of 994 votes · 72% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested28%of 994 · combined
Steepest move−15 pts1985→87, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019851987
1987–88 · 100th · Republican · of 489 votes20.2%

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 · 489 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance23.9% · 234
Armed Forces and National Security22.4% · 165
International Affairs31.3% · 83
Government Operations and Politics19% · 63
Congress15.7% · 51
Foreign Trade and International Finance38.3% · 47
Housing and Community Development57.1% · 42
Labor and Employment48.6% · 35
Agriculture and Food37.9% · 29
Transportation and Public Works37.9% · 29
Social Welfare21.4% · 28
Crime and Law Enforcement35% · 20
Science, Technology, Communications22.2% · 18
Public Lands and Natural Resources6.7% · 15
Environmental Protection42.9% · 14
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues53.8% · 13
Immigration53.8% · 13
Health33.3% · 12
Education27.3% · 11
Water Resources Development27.3% · 11
Native Americans10% · 10
Taxation30% · 10
Energy— · 9
Law— · 9
Commerce— · 8
Commemorations— · 4
Finance and Financial Sector— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Emergency Management— · 1
Families— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1

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

Service record

99th · 1985100th · 1987
Republican99th–100th

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