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Michael Ferguson

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSEREPUBLICAN2001–2009ID F000443
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LegislationHEADLINE
19%with Dems
of 2,599 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
19%with Dems
of 2,599 · both combined
Steepest move
+11 pts
2005 → 2007
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 ↓20012007
2007–08110th Congress
Sat as a Republican
27.7%with Democrats
of 1,021 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, +11 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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 10, 2008H.R. 7321Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring ActLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 10, 2008H.R. 7321No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1534Providing for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textProviding for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1534Providing for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 10, 2008noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1533Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of Rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on RulesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1533Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of Rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on RulesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 3, 2008S. 3197National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 3, 2008H.R. 1424Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 1,021 contested votes scored in the 110th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress1% · 766 votes
Economics and Public Finance36.7% · 556 votes
Armed Forces and National Security9% · 134 votes
Taxation6.3% · 111 votes
Health12.2% · 82 votes
Energy30% · 80 votes
Emergency Management40.6% · 69 votes
Labor and Employment22.7% · 66 votes
Government Operations and Politics30.5% · 59 votes
Education32.1% · 53 votes
Housing and Community Development35.8% · 53 votes
International Affairs20.8% · 53 votes
Law7.5% · 53 votes
Transportation and Public Works40.8% · 49 votes
Agriculture and Food33.3% · 45 votes
Finance and Financial Sector20.9% · 43 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources52.4% · 42 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement11.4% · 35 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance10% · 30 votes
Commerce20.8% · 24 votes
Science, Technology, Communications42.9% · 21 votes
Immigration15.8% · 19 votes
Commemorations0% · 18 votes
Native Americans8.3% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Animals— · 8 votes
Social Welfare— · 8 votes
Environmental Protection— · 6 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Water Resources Development— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion.

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

Service record

4 Congresses
107th · 2001110th · 2007
Republican · House · NJ107th–110th
Term datesexact
Members · New Jersey
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Michael Ferguson

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSER2001–20094 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
19.1%with Democrats
of 2,599 votes · 80.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested19%of 2,599 · combined
Steepest move+11 pts2005→07, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020012007
2007–08 · 110th · Republican · of 1021 votes27.7%

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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 1,021 contested votes scored in the 110th

By policy area

career
Congress1% · 766
Economics and Public Finance36.7% · 556
Armed Forces and National Security9% · 134
Taxation6.3% · 111
Health12.2% · 82
Energy30% · 80
Emergency Management40.6% · 69
Labor and Employment22.7% · 66
Government Operations and Politics30.5% · 59
Education32.1% · 53
Housing and Community Development35.8% · 53
International Affairs20.8% · 53
Law7.5% · 53
Transportation and Public Works40.8% · 49
Agriculture and Food33.3% · 45
Finance and Financial Sector20.9% · 43
Public Lands and Natural Resources52.4% · 42
Crime and Law Enforcement11.4% · 35
Foreign Trade and International Finance10% · 30
Commerce20.8% · 24
Science, Technology, Communications42.9% · 21
Immigration15.8% · 19
Commemorations0% · 18
Native Americans8.3% · 12
Animals— · 8
Social Welfare— · 8
Environmental Protection— · 6
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Water Resources Development— · 4
Families— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion.

Service record

107th · 2001110th · 2007
Republican107th–110th

Party switchers

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