Philip Sheridan English

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1995–2009ID E000187

LegislationHEADLINE

14%with Dems

of 4,705 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

14%with Dems

of 4,705 · both combined

Steepest move

+12 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 ↓199520012007

2007–08110th Congress

Sat as a Republican

20.6%with Democrats

of 1,070 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, +12 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 ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM 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 · 1,070 contested votes scored in the 110th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress1.7% · 1,227 votes

Economics and Public Finance25.1% · 1,119 votes

Armed Forces and National Security15.3% · 229 votes

Government Operations and Politics12.4% · 210 votes

International Affairs14.4% · 188 votes

Taxation2.2% · 178 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement8.3% · 121 votes

Health10.1% · 119 votes

Labor and Employment28.3% · 99 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources33% · 94 votes

Law16.5% · 91 votes

Finance and Financial Sector7.8% · 90 votes

Education31% · 87 votes

Energy14.3% · 84 votes

Housing and Community Development24.7% · 73 votes

Transportation and Public Works37.7% · 69 votes

Emergency Management13.4% · 67 votes

Agriculture and Food26.4% · 53 votes

Commerce17.3% · 52 votes

Science, Technology, Communications10.6% · 47 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance9.3% · 43 votes

Immigration13.9% · 36 votes

Environmental Protection20% · 35 votes

Social Welfare3.2% · 31 votes

Commemorations0% · 25 votes

Water Resources Development15% · 20 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues16.7% · 18 votes

Native Americans25% · 16 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Animals— · 9 votes

Families— · 9 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

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

Service record

7 Congresses

104th · 1995110th · 2007

Republican · House · PA104th–110th

Term datesexact

Philip Sheridan English

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSER1995–20097 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

13.9%with Democrats

of 4,705 votes · 86.1% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested14%of 4,705 · combined

Steepest move+12 pts2005→07, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019952007

2007–08 · 110th · Republican · of 1070 votes20.6%

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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

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Latest 6 shown · 1,070 contested votes scored in the 110th

By policy area

career

Congress1.7% · 1,227

Economics and Public Finance25.1% · 1,119

Armed Forces and National Security15.3% · 229

Government Operations and Politics12.4% · 210

International Affairs14.4% · 188

Taxation2.2% · 178

Crime and Law Enforcement8.3% · 121

Health10.1% · 119

Labor and Employment28.3% · 99

Public Lands and Natural Resources33% · 94

Law16.5% · 91

Finance and Financial Sector7.8% · 90

Education31% · 87

Energy14.3% · 84

Housing and Community Development24.7% · 73

Transportation and Public Works37.7% · 69

Emergency Management13.4% · 67

Agriculture and Food26.4% · 53

Commerce17.3% · 52

Science, Technology, Communications10.6% · 47

Foreign Trade and International Finance9.3% · 43

Immigration13.9% · 36

Environmental Protection20% · 35

Social Welfare3.2% · 31

Commemorations0% · 25

Water Resources Development15% · 20

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues16.7% · 18

Native Americans25% · 16

Animals— · 9

Families— · 9

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Service record

104th · 1995110th · 2007

Republican104th–110th

Party switchers

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