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Thomas Joseph Downey

Representative from New York
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1993ID D000471
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LegislationHEADLINE
94%with Dems
of 4,313 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
94%with Dems
of 4,313 · both combined
Steepest move
+3 pts
1975 → 1977
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 ↓197519811987
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
96.2%with Democrats
of 523 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, +3 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 3100LOUISIANA LAND CONVEYANCELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 523 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance93.5% · 1,001 votes
Congress94% · 497 votes
Armed Forces and National Security92.5% · 362 votes
International Affairs96.8% · 313 votes
Government Operations and Politics93.9% · 297 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance85.3% · 136 votes
Energy89.6% · 125 votes
Labor and Employment99.2% · 122 votes
Agriculture and Food82.7% · 110 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.9% · 97 votes
Transportation and Public Works90.7% · 97 votes
Science, Technology, Communications96.3% · 81 votes
Taxation89.6% · 77 votes
Education93.4% · 76 votes
Housing and Community Development97.3% · 73 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement90% · 70 votes
Health98.3% · 59 votes
Environmental Protection98.2% · 57 votes
Finance and Financial Sector94% · 50 votes
Law95.8% · 48 votes
Social Welfare91.3% · 46 votes
Commerce92.7% · 41 votes
Immigration95% · 40 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.9% · 39 votes
Water Resources Development90.9% · 33 votes
Native Americans100% · 21 votes
Industrial relations92.9% · 14 votes
Families100% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Commemorations— · 5 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 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
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 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 to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 64 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
94th · 1975102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · NY94th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · New York
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Thomas Joseph Downey

Representative from New York
HOUSED1975–19939 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
93.6%with Democrats
of 4,313 votes · 6.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested94%of 4,313 · combined
Steepest move+3 pts1975→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 523 votes96.2%

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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 523 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance93.5% · 1,001
Congress94% · 497
Armed Forces and National Security92.5% · 362
International Affairs96.8% · 313
Government Operations and Politics93.9% · 297
Foreign Trade and International Finance85.3% · 136
Energy89.6% · 125
Labor and Employment99.2% · 122
Agriculture and Food82.7% · 110
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.9% · 97
Transportation and Public Works90.7% · 97
Science, Technology, Communications96.3% · 81
Taxation89.6% · 77
Education93.4% · 76
Housing and Community Development97.3% · 73
Crime and Law Enforcement90% · 70
Health98.3% · 59
Environmental Protection98.2% · 57
Finance and Financial Sector94% · 50
Law95.8% · 48
Social Welfare91.3% · 46
Commerce92.7% · 41
Immigration95% · 40
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.9% · 39
Water Resources Development90.9% · 33
Native Americans100% · 21
Industrial relations92.9% · 14
Families100% · 12
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8
Private Legislation— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Commemorations— · 5
Emergency Management— · 5
Mines and mineral resources— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 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
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 64 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 1975102nd · 1991
Democrat94th–102nd

Party switchers

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