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James Joseph Florio

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1991ID F000215
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LegislationHEADLINE
89%with Dems
of 3,267 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
89%with Dems
of 3,267 · both combined
Steepest move
+9 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓197519811987
1989–90101st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
91.1%with Democrats
of 45 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +9 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
Nov 15, 1989noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Nov 15, 1989H.R. 3532No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Nov 14, 1989H.R. 2939No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2939), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Nov 14, 1989H.R. 2939No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Nov 14, 1989H.R. 2939No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 14, 1989noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 25, 1989H.R. 2990No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1989H.R. 3299No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 12, 1989H.R. 2978No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 45 contested votes scored in the 101st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance88.2% · 761 votes
Congress93% · 315 votes
Armed Forces and National Security91.1% · 269 votes
International Affairs87% · 261 votes
Government Operations and Politics84.9% · 238 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance78.2% · 119 votes
Energy95.3% · 106 votes
Labor and Employment97.9% · 94 votes
Agriculture and Food83% · 88 votes
Transportation and Public Works86.3% · 80 votes
Housing and Community Development93.1% · 72 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.1% · 68 votes
Taxation80.6% · 67 votes
Education87.7% · 65 votes
Science, Technology, Communications94.6% · 56 votes
Environmental Protection96.2% · 52 votes
Social Welfare97.8% · 45 votes
Health93.2% · 44 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement75% · 40 votes
Law87.9% · 33 votes
Commerce90.6% · 32 votes
Finance and Financial Sector89.7% · 29 votes
Immigration85.7% · 28 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues87% · 23 votes
Water Resources Development77.8% · 18 votes
Native Americans88.2% · 17 votes
Industrial relations92.9% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 8 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Commemorations— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Income tax— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Embargo— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 68 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Earthquakes, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
94th · 1975101st · 1989
Democrat · House · NJ94th–101st
Term datesexact
Members · New Jersey
JF

James Joseph Florio

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSED1975–19918 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
88.6%with Democrats
of 3,267 votes · 11.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested89%of 3,267 · combined
Steepest move+9 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751989
1989–90 · 101st · Democrat · of 45 votes91.1%

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 · 45 contested votes scored in the 101st

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance88.2% · 761
Congress93% · 315
Armed Forces and National Security91.1% · 269
International Affairs87% · 261
Government Operations and Politics84.9% · 238
Foreign Trade and International Finance78.2% · 119
Energy95.3% · 106
Labor and Employment97.9% · 94
Agriculture and Food83% · 88
Transportation and Public Works86.3% · 80
Housing and Community Development93.1% · 72
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.1% · 68
Taxation80.6% · 67
Education87.7% · 65
Science, Technology, Communications94.6% · 56
Environmental Protection96.2% · 52
Social Welfare97.8% · 45
Health93.2% · 44
Crime and Law Enforcement75% · 40
Law87.9% · 33
Commerce90.6% · 32
Finance and Financial Sector89.7% · 29
Immigration85.7% · 28
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues87% · 23
Water Resources Development77.8% · 18
Native Americans88.2% · 17
Industrial relations92.9% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 8
Private Legislation— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Commemorations— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Income tax— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Embargo— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Public works— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 68 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Earthquakes, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 1975101st · 1989
Democrat94th–101st

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