Arlen Ingolf Erdahl

Representative from Minnesota

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1983ID E000198

LegislationHEADLINE

31%with Dems

of 805 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

31%with Dems

of 805 · both combined

Steepest move

+12 pts

1979 → 1981

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 ↓1979

1981–8297th Congress

Sat as a Republican

38.6%with Democrats

of 280 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +12 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 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 21, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 21, 1982H.R. 7093No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 1982H.Res. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 636), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7356No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1982noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 280 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance23.6% · 216 votes

Congress10.1% · 139 votes

Government Operations and Politics29.2% · 72 votes

International Affairs51.5% · 68 votes

Armed Forces and National Security61.5% · 39 votes

Education48.1% · 27 votes

Energy19.2% · 26 votes

Transportation and Public Works8% · 25 votes

Agriculture and Food62.5% · 24 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance63.6% · 22 votes

Labor and Employment23.5% · 17 votes

Taxation11.8% · 17 votes

Health26.7% · 15 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources69.2% · 13 votes

Law81.8% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes

Environmental Protection— · 9 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 8 votes

Commerce— · 7 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes

Native Americans— · 5 votes

Private Legislation— · 5 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 4 votes

Families— · 3 votes

Immigration— · 3 votes

Social Welfare— · 3 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote

Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

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

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

Service record

2 Congresses

96th · 197997th · 1981

Republican · House · MN96th–97th

Term datesexact

Arlen Ingolf Erdahl

Representative from Minnesota

HOUSER1979–19832 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

30.6%with Democrats

of 805 votes · 69.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested31%of 805 · combined

Steepest move+12 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791981

1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 280 votes38.6%

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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 majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 280 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance23.6% · 216

Congress10.1% · 139

Government Operations and Politics29.2% · 72

International Affairs51.5% · 68

Armed Forces and National Security61.5% · 39

Education48.1% · 27

Energy19.2% · 26

Transportation and Public Works8% · 25

Agriculture and Food62.5% · 24

Foreign Trade and International Finance63.6% · 22

Labor and Employment23.5% · 17

Taxation11.8% · 17

Health26.7% · 15

Public Lands and Natural Resources69.2% · 13

Law81.8% · 11

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9

Environmental Protection— · 9

Housing and Community Development— · 8

Commerce— · 7

Science, Technology, Communications— · 7

Native Americans— · 5

Private Legislation— · 5

Finance and Financial Sector— · 4

Families— · 3

Immigration— · 3

Social Welfare— · 3

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1

Water Resources Development— · 1

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

Service record

96th · 197997th · 1981

Republican96th–97th

Party switchers

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