Thelma D. Drake

Representative from Virginia

HOUSEREPUBLICAN2005–2009ID D000605

LegislationHEADLINE

4%with Dems

of 1,712 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

4%with Dems

of 1,712 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 pts

2005 → 2007

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 ↓2005

2007–08110th Congress

Sat as a Republican

4.6%with Democrats

of 1,089 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, +2 pts — within one party label.

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

Dec 10, 2008H.R. 7321Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring ActLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 10, 2008H.R. 7321No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1534Providing for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textProviding for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Republican majority

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Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1534Providing for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 10, 2008noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1533Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of Rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on RulesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 3, 2008H.R. 6867Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 3, 2008S. 3197National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 1,089 contested votes scored in the 110th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress0.2% · 549 votes

Economics and Public Finance9.1% · 319 votes

Armed Forces and National Security3.4% · 87 votes

Emergency Management5.8% · 69 votes

Housing and Community Development0% · 53 votes

Energy2% · 51 votes

Taxation0% · 43 votes

Labor and Employment0% · 42 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources2.5% · 40 votes

Agriculture and Food10.5% · 38 votes

Education6.1% · 33 votes

Health3% · 33 votes

International Affairs0% · 33 votes

Transportation and Public Works10.3% · 29 votes

Finance and Financial Sector7.1% · 28 votes

Government Operations and Politics12.5% · 24 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement4.5% · 22 votes

Commerce15% · 20 votes

Law0% · 20 votes

Immigration5.6% · 18 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 16 votes

Science, Technology, Communications6.3% · 16 votes

Commemorations0% · 14 votes

Native Americans0% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Animals— · 9 votes

Environmental Protection— · 5 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes

Water Resources Development— · 4 votes

Families— · 2 votes

Social Welfare— · 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: Arts, Culture, Religion.

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

Service record

2 Congresses

109th · 2005110th · 2007

Republican · House · VA109th–110th

Term datesexact

Thelma D. Drake

Representative from Virginia

HOUSER2005–20092 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

3.9%with Democrats

of 1,712 votes · 96.1% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested4%of 1,712 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts2005→07, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020052007

2007–08 · 110th · Republican · of 1089 votes4.6%

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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

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Latest 6 shown · 1,089 contested votes scored in the 110th

By policy area

career

Congress0.2% · 549

Economics and Public Finance9.1% · 319

Armed Forces and National Security3.4% · 87

Emergency Management5.8% · 69

Housing and Community Development0% · 53

Energy2% · 51

Taxation0% · 43

Labor and Employment0% · 42

Public Lands and Natural Resources2.5% · 40

Agriculture and Food10.5% · 38

Education6.1% · 33

Health3% · 33

International Affairs0% · 33

Transportation and Public Works10.3% · 29

Finance and Financial Sector7.1% · 28

Government Operations and Politics12.5% · 24

Crime and Law Enforcement4.5% · 22

Commerce15% · 20

Law0% · 20

Immigration5.6% · 18

Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 16

Science, Technology, Communications6.3% · 16

Commemorations0% · 14

Native Americans0% · 11

Animals— · 9

Environmental Protection— · 5

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4

Water Resources Development— · 4

Families— · 2

Social Welfare— · 1

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion.

Service record

109th · 2005110th · 2007

Republican109th–110th

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