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Dennis Edward Eckart

Representative from Ohio
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1981–1993ID E000031
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LegislationHEADLINE
88%with Dems
of 2,775 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
88%with Dems
of 2,775 · both combined
Steepest move
+6 pts
1989 → 1991
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 ↓19811987
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
92.4%with Democrats
of 515 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, +6 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 1992LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · 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.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 515 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance80.5% · 692 votes
Armed Forces and National Security90.1% · 335 votes
Congress94.1% · 287 votes
International Affairs89.1% · 184 votes
Government Operations and Politics82.2% · 163 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance86.3% · 102 votes
Labor and Employment97.7% · 87 votes
Science, Technology, Communications91.9% · 74 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 71 votes
Agriculture and Food88.2% · 68 votes
Transportation and Public Works88.5% · 61 votes
Housing and Community Development96.6% · 58 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement78.2% · 55 votes
Environmental Protection84.4% · 45 votes
Health92.5% · 40 votes
Immigration90% · 40 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues89.2% · 37 votes
Education80% · 35 votes
Taxation82.9% · 35 votes
Social Welfare97% · 33 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 32 votes
Energy86.7% · 30 votes
Law90% · 30 votes
Water Resources Development83.3% · 30 votes
Commerce91.3% · 23 votes
Native Americans94.7% · 19 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Families— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes
Emergency Management— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
97th · 1981102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · OH97th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Ohio
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Dennis Edward Eckart

Representative from Ohio
HOUSED1981–19936 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
87.9%with Democrats
of 2,775 votes · 12.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested88%of 2,775 · combined
Steepest move+6 pts1989→91, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019811991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 515 votes92.4%

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 · 515 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance80.5% · 692
Armed Forces and National Security90.1% · 335
Congress94.1% · 287
International Affairs89.1% · 184
Government Operations and Politics82.2% · 163
Foreign Trade and International Finance86.3% · 102
Labor and Employment97.7% · 87
Science, Technology, Communications91.9% · 74
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 71
Agriculture and Food88.2% · 68
Transportation and Public Works88.5% · 61
Housing and Community Development96.6% · 58
Crime and Law Enforcement78.2% · 55
Environmental Protection84.4% · 45
Health92.5% · 40
Immigration90% · 40
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues89.2% · 37
Education80% · 35
Taxation82.9% · 35
Social Welfare97% · 33
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 32
Energy86.7% · 30
Law90% · 30
Water Resources Development83.3% · 30
Commerce91.3% · 23
Native Americans94.7% · 19
Families— · 9
Commemorations— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Emergency Management— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Private Legislation— · 2

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

Service record

97th · 1981102nd · 1991
Democrat97th–102nd

Party switchers

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