Keith Ellison

Representative from Minnesota

HOUSEDEMOCRAT2007–2019ID E000288

LegislationHEADLINE

98%with Dems

of 5,322 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

98%with Dems

of 5,322 · both combined

Steepest move

−3 pts

2015 → 2017

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 ↓20072013

2017–18115th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

96.3%with Democrats

of 728 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2015 → 2017, −3 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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 20, 2018H.R. 88Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Designation ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 20, 2018H.Res. 1183Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Dec 20, 2018noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 20, 2018S. 3777Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 2018S. 3444Community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs as the “Douglas Fournet Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 2018H.R. 6418VA Website Accessibility ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 2018S. 2322Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 20, 2018H.R. 767Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 728 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress99.3% · 1,447 votes

Economics and Public Finance97.8% · 1,100 votes

Armed Forces and National Security98.3% · 412 votes

Government Operations and Politics96.7% · 239 votes

Energy100% · 194 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources99.5% · 194 votes

Environmental Protection99.5% · 193 votes

Finance and Financial Sector98.9% · 190 votes

Health100% · 137 votes

Emergency Management99.2% · 133 votes

Taxation99.1% · 114 votes

Transportation and Public Works100% · 103 votes

Agriculture and Food96.9% · 97 votes

Education98.9% · 90 votes

Housing and Community Development98.9% · 87 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 63 votes

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 56 votes

Law98.1% · 53 votes

Water Resources Development98.1% · 52 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 44 votes

Commerce97.4% · 39 votes

International Affairs100% · 32 votes

Native Americans100% · 26 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 19 votes

Immigration100% · 18 votes

Animals100% · 13 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 13 votes

Social Welfare100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commemorations— · 5 votes

Families— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

6 Congresses

110th · 2007115th · 2017

Democrat · House · MN110th–115th

Term datesexact

Keith Ellison

Representative from Minnesota

HOUSED2007–20196 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

98.4%with Democrats

of 5,322 votes · 1.6% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested98%of 5,322 · combined

Steepest move−3 pts2015→17, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020072017

2017–18 · 115th · Democrat · of 728 votes96.3%

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 · 728 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career

Congress99.3% · 1,447

Economics and Public Finance97.8% · 1,100

Armed Forces and National Security98.3% · 412

Government Operations and Politics96.7% · 239

Energy100% · 194

Public Lands and Natural Resources99.5% · 194

Environmental Protection99.5% · 193

Finance and Financial Sector98.9% · 190

Health100% · 137

Emergency Management99.2% · 133

Taxation99.1% · 114

Transportation and Public Works100% · 103

Agriculture and Food96.9% · 97

Education98.9% · 90

Housing and Community Development98.9% · 87

Labor and Employment100% · 63

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 56

Law98.1% · 53

Water Resources Development98.1% · 52

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 44

Commerce97.4% · 39

International Affairs100% · 32

Native Americans100% · 26

Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 19

Immigration100% · 18

Animals100% · 13

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 13

Social Welfare100% · 10

Commemorations— · 5

Families— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

110th · 2007115th · 2017

Democrat110th–115th

Party switchers

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