Geraldine Anne Ferraro

Representative from New York

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1979–1985ID F000088

LegislationHEADLINE

93%with Dems

of 1,183 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

93%with Dems

of 1,183 · both combined

Steepest move

+8 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 ↓1979

1983–8498th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

96.3%with Democrats

of 375 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +8 pts — while still a Democrat.

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

Oct 2, 1984H.R. 6300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Aug 9, 1984H.R. 5640No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Aug 9, 1984H.R. 5640No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5640), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Aug 8, 1984H.R. 3605No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Aug 8, 1984H.R. 5541No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Aug 8, 1984H.R. 4325No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Aug 8, 1984H.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Aug 8, 1984H.R. 4785No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 375 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance92.5% · 305 votes

Congress96.8% · 158 votes

International Affairs89.9% · 109 votes

Armed Forces and National Security94.4% · 89 votes

Government Operations and Politics90.9% · 88 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance85.1% · 47 votes

Energy91.7% · 36 votes

Agriculture and Food91.4% · 35 votes

Education62.9% · 35 votes

Transportation and Public Works93.5% · 31 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 27 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 26 votes

Science, Technology, Communications96.2% · 26 votes

Taxation100% · 25 votes

Health100% · 22 votes

Housing and Community Development95.5% · 22 votes

Environmental Protection93.3% · 15 votes

Law100% · 12 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 10 votes

Immigration100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commerce— · 8 votes

Social Welfare— · 7 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes

Native Americans— · 6 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5 votes

Families— · 4 votes

Private Legislation— · 4 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 3 votes

Water Resources Development— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

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

3 Congresses

96th · 197998th · 1983

Democrat · House · NY96th–98th

Term datesexact

Geraldine Anne Ferraro

Representative from New York

HOUSED1979–19853 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

92.9%with Democrats

of 1,183 votes · 7.1% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested93%of 1,183 · combined

Steepest move+8 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019791983

1983–84 · 98th · Democrat · of 375 votes96.3%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 375 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance92.5% · 305

Congress96.8% · 158

International Affairs89.9% · 109

Armed Forces and National Security94.4% · 89

Government Operations and Politics90.9% · 88

Foreign Trade and International Finance85.1% · 47

Energy91.7% · 36

Agriculture and Food91.4% · 35

Education62.9% · 35

Transportation and Public Works93.5% · 31

Labor and Employment100% · 27

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 26

Science, Technology, Communications96.2% · 26

Taxation100% · 25

Health100% · 22

Housing and Community Development95.5% · 22

Environmental Protection93.3% · 15

Law100% · 12

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 10

Immigration100% · 10

Commerce— · 8

Social Welfare— · 7

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6

Native Americans— · 6

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5

Families— · 4

Private Legislation— · 4

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3

Social Sciences and History— · 3

Water Resources Development— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 2

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

Service record

96th · 197998th · 1983

Democrat96th–98th

Party switchers

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