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Hamilton Fish Jr.

Representative from New York
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1969–1995ID F000141
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LegislationHEADLINE
49%with Dems
of 5,457 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
49%with Dems
of 5,457 · both combined
Steepest move
−11 pts
1973 → 1975
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 ↓19691975198119871993
1993–94103rd Congress
Sat as a Republican
39.4%with Democrats
of 611 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, −11 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

4 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
Nov 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 29, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 7, 1994S. 1569MINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textMINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.Res. 570PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES 416; LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.R. 4278SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.Res. 565PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 455LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 611 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance45.7% · 1,189 votes
Congress28% · 654 votes
Armed Forces and National Security49% · 398 votes
International Affairs55.7% · 343 votes
Government Operations and Politics52.7% · 311 votes
Labor and Employment61.5% · 169 votes
Energy48.5% · 167 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources69.7% · 142 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance55.7% · 140 votes
Transportation and Public Works56.4% · 110 votes
Agriculture and Food50.9% · 108 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement50% · 96 votes
Education67.4% · 95 votes
Science, Technology, Communications37% · 92 votes
Housing and Community Development62.8% · 78 votes
Health50% · 76 votes
Taxation21.3% · 75 votes
Environmental Protection54.8% · 73 votes
Law65% · 60 votes
Social Welfare42.9% · 49 votes
Commerce36.2% · 47 votes
Finance and Financial Sector50% · 42 votes
Immigration70.7% · 41 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues89.7% · 39 votes
Water Resources Development52.8% · 36 votes
Native Americans46.2% · 26 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion80% · 15 votes
Industrial relations42.9% · 14 votes
District of Columbia100% · 12 votes
Families58.3% · 12 votes
Mines and mineral resources63.6% · 11 votes
Commemorations70% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote
Youth— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal service, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

13 Congresses
91st · 1969103rd · 1993
Republican · House · NY91st–103rd
Term datesexact
Members · New York
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Hamilton Fish Jr.

Representative from New York
HOUSER1969–199513 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
48.7%with Democrats
of 5,457 votes · 51.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested49%of 5,457 · combined
Steepest move−11 pts1973→75, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019691993
1993–94 · 103rd · Republican · of 611 votes39.4%

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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 · 611 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance45.7% · 1,189
Congress28% · 654
Armed Forces and National Security49% · 398
International Affairs55.7% · 343
Government Operations and Politics52.7% · 311
Labor and Employment61.5% · 169
Energy48.5% · 167
Public Lands and Natural Resources69.7% · 142
Foreign Trade and International Finance55.7% · 140
Transportation and Public Works56.4% · 110
Agriculture and Food50.9% · 108
Crime and Law Enforcement50% · 96
Education67.4% · 95
Science, Technology, Communications37% · 92
Housing and Community Development62.8% · 78
Health50% · 76
Taxation21.3% · 75
Environmental Protection54.8% · 73
Law65% · 60
Social Welfare42.9% · 49
Commerce36.2% · 47
Finance and Financial Sector50% · 42
Immigration70.7% · 41
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues89.7% · 39
Water Resources Development52.8% · 36
Native Americans46.2% · 26
Arts, Culture, Religion80% · 15
Industrial relations42.9% · 14
District of Columbia100% · 12
Families58.3% · 12
Mines and mineral resources63.6% · 11
Commemorations70% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Private Legislation— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Public works— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1
Youth— · 1

Also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal service, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

91st · 1969103rd · 1993
Republican91st–103rd

Party switchers

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