James A. Gibbons

Representative from Nevada

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1997–2007ID G000152

LegislationHEADLINE

7%with Dems

of 2,706 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

7%with Dems

of 2,706 · both combined

Steepest move

+5 pts

2003 → 2005

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 ↓19972003

2005–06109th Congress

Sat as a Republican

9.3%with Democrats

of 580 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2003 → 2005, +5 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

Sep 30, 2006H.R. 4954Security and Accountability for Every Port (SAFE) ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 29, 2006S. 3661Wright Amendment Reform ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 29, 2006noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

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Sep 29, 2006noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 29, 2006H.Res. 1064Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4954) to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Sep 29, 2006H.R. 4772Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Sep 29, 2006H.R. 5122National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 29, 2006H.R. 5441Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 29, 2006S. 3930Military Commissions ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 580 contested votes scored in the 109th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance11.5% · 686 votes

Congress1% · 677 votes

Taxation0% · 145 votes

International Affairs17.1% · 117 votes

Armed Forces and National Security3.4% · 116 votes

Government Operations and Politics1.8% · 111 votes

Health11% · 82 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement5% · 80 votes

Law3.9% · 77 votes

Education9.7% · 62 votes

Labor and Employment11.5% · 61 votes

Finance and Financial Sector6.7% · 60 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 60 votes

Energy7.1% · 56 votes

Transportation and Public Works15.4% · 39 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance19.4% · 31 votes

Emergency Management4.2% · 24 votes

Immigration4.3% · 23 votes

Commerce9.1% · 22 votes

Commemorations5.6% · 18 votes

Agriculture and Food11.8% · 17 votes

Housing and Community Development0% · 17 votes

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 17 votes

Social Welfare0% · 17 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Water Resources Development— · 9 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7 votes

Environmental Protection— · 7 votes

Native Americans— · 6 votes

Families— · 5 votes

Animals— · 4 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

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

Service record

5 Congresses

105th · 1997109th · 2005

Republican · House · NV105th–109th

Term datesexact

James A. Gibbons

Representative from Nevada

HOUSER1997–20075 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

6.6%with Democrats

of 2,706 votes · 93.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested7%of 2,706 · combined

Steepest move+5 pts2003→05, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019972005

2005–06 · 109th · Republican · of 580 votes9.3%

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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 majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 580 contested votes scored in the 109th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance11.5% · 686

Congress1% · 677

Taxation0% · 145

International Affairs17.1% · 117

Armed Forces and National Security3.4% · 116

Government Operations and Politics1.8% · 111

Health11% · 82

Crime and Law Enforcement5% · 80

Law3.9% · 77

Education9.7% · 62

Labor and Employment11.5% · 61

Finance and Financial Sector6.7% · 60

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 60

Energy7.1% · 56

Transportation and Public Works15.4% · 39

Foreign Trade and International Finance19.4% · 31

Emergency Management4.2% · 24

Immigration4.3% · 23

Commerce9.1% · 22

Commemorations5.6% · 18

Agriculture and Food11.8% · 17

Housing and Community Development0% · 17

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 17

Social Welfare0% · 17

Water Resources Development— · 9

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7

Environmental Protection— · 7

Native Americans— · 6

Families— · 5

Animals— · 4

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Service record

105th · 1997109th · 2005

Republican105th–109th

Party switchers

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