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Thomas Stephen Foley

Representative from Washington
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1965–1995ID F000239
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LegislationHEADLINE
88%with Dems
of 4,423 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
88%with Dems
of 4,423 · both combined
Steepest move
−11 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓19651971197719831989
1993–94103rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
95.7%with Democrats
of 46 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −11 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

3 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
Oct 7, 1994H.Res. 579PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 455), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1994H.Res. 564PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5110, GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 4, 1994H.R. 967MINOR CROP PESTICIDES ACTLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 30, 1994H.R. 6IMPROVING AMERICA’S SCHOOL ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 46 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance90.5% · 895 votes
Congress96.3% · 379 votes
International Affairs93.7% · 287 votes
Armed Forces and National Security86.2% · 283 votes
Government Operations and Politics78.5% · 261 votes
Energy82.8% · 145 votes
Labor and Employment95.7% · 115 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance81.6% · 114 votes
Agriculture and Food85.1% · 101 votes
Transportation and Public Works84.8% · 99 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.5% · 78 votes
Education91.8% · 73 votes
Housing and Community Development93.1% · 72 votes
Taxation82.9% · 70 votes
Science, Technology, Communications96.7% · 60 votes
Environmental Protection77.2% · 57 votes
Law92.2% · 51 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement82% · 50 votes
Health83.7% · 49 votes
Social Welfare93.9% · 49 votes
Commerce77.1% · 35 votes
Immigration82.1% · 28 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues88% · 25 votes
Finance and Financial Sector92% · 25 votes
Water Resources Development82.4% · 17 votes
Native Americans73.3% · 15 votes
Industrial relations92.3% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources92.3% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
District of Columbia— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Depletion allowances— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 5 votes
Families— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 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
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Income tax— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 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
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Youth— · 1 vote

They also voted in 72 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, 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, Heating, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rivers, 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

15 Congresses
89th · 1965103rd · 1993
Democrat · House · WA89th–103rd
Term datesexact
Members · Washington
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Thomas Stephen Foley

Representative from Washington
HOUSED1965–199515 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
87.5%with Democrats
of 4,423 votes · 12.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested88%of 4,423 · combined
Steepest move−11 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019651993
1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 46 votes95.7%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 46 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance90.5% · 895
Congress96.3% · 379
International Affairs93.7% · 287
Armed Forces and National Security86.2% · 283
Government Operations and Politics78.5% · 261
Energy82.8% · 145
Labor and Employment95.7% · 115
Foreign Trade and International Finance81.6% · 114
Agriculture and Food85.1% · 101
Transportation and Public Works84.8% · 99
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.5% · 78
Education91.8% · 73
Housing and Community Development93.1% · 72
Taxation82.9% · 70
Science, Technology, Communications96.7% · 60
Environmental Protection77.2% · 57
Law92.2% · 51
Crime and Law Enforcement82% · 50
Health83.7% · 49
Social Welfare93.9% · 49
Commerce77.1% · 35
Immigration82.1% · 28
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues88% · 25
Finance and Financial Sector92% · 25
Water Resources Development82.4% · 17
Native Americans73.3% · 15
Industrial relations92.3% · 13
Mines and mineral resources92.3% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Commemorations— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
District of Columbia— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Black lung— · 6
Depletion allowances— · 6
Public works— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 5
Families— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Congressional-executive relations— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Emergency Management— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Income tax— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Postal rates and revenues— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 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
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Youth— · 1

Also voted in 72 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, 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, Heating, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 1965103rd · 1993
Democrat89th–103rd

Party switchers

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