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Joseph Daniel Early

Representative from Massachusetts
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1993ID E000013
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LegislationHEADLINE
84%with Dems
of 4,065 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
84%with Dems
of 4,065 · both combined
Steepest move
+25 pts
1979 → 1981
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
86.8%with Democrats
of 506 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +25 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 recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · 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 · 506 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance80.5% · 948 votes
Congress81.4% · 479 votes
Armed Forces and National Security90.8% · 348 votes
International Affairs73.2% · 314 votes
Government Operations and Politics83.4% · 265 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance81.5% · 130 votes
Energy86.6% · 127 votes
Labor and Employment96.6% · 116 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources96.7% · 92 votes
Transportation and Public Works75.6% · 90 votes
Agriculture and Food71.9% · 89 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement71.8% · 71 votes
Taxation74.6% · 71 votes
Education71.4% · 70 votes
Science, Technology, Communications97.1% · 70 votes
Housing and Community Development93.7% · 63 votes
Health76.4% · 55 votes
Environmental Protection94.3% · 53 votes
Law91.7% · 48 votes
Finance and Financial Sector86% · 43 votes
Social Welfare90.7% · 43 votes
Commerce97.4% · 38 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.4% · 36 votes
Immigration79.4% · 34 votes
Water Resources Development86.7% · 30 votes
Native Americans100% · 20 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Families81.8% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 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
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Black lung— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 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
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 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 68 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, 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, Lobbying, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal service, 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 · MA94th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Massachusetts
JE

Joseph Daniel Early

Representative from Massachusetts
HOUSED1975–19939 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
83.6%with Democrats
of 4,065 votes · 16.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested84%of 4,065 · combined
Steepest move+25 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 506 votes86.8%

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 · 506 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance80.5% · 948
Congress81.4% · 479
Armed Forces and National Security90.8% · 348
International Affairs73.2% · 314
Government Operations and Politics83.4% · 265
Foreign Trade and International Finance81.5% · 130
Energy86.6% · 127
Labor and Employment96.6% · 116
Public Lands and Natural Resources96.7% · 92
Transportation and Public Works75.6% · 90
Agriculture and Food71.9% · 89
Crime and Law Enforcement71.8% · 71
Taxation74.6% · 71
Education71.4% · 70
Science, Technology, Communications97.1% · 70
Housing and Community Development93.7% · 63
Health76.4% · 55
Environmental Protection94.3% · 53
Law91.7% · 48
Finance and Financial Sector86% · 43
Social Welfare90.7% · 43
Commerce97.4% · 38
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.4% · 36
Immigration79.4% · 34
Water Resources Development86.7% · 30
Native Americans100% · 20
Industrial relations100% · 14
Families81.8% · 11
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Commemorations— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Black lung— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 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
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 68 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, 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, Lobbying, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal service, 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

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