Newton Leroy Gingrich

Representative from Georgia

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1999ID G000225

LegislationHEADLINE

10%with Dems

of 3,960 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

10%with Dems

of 3,960 · both combined

Steepest move

+11 pts

1987 → 1989

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 ↓1979198519911997

1997–98105th Congress

Sat as a Republican

1.9%with Democrats

of 108 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1987 → 1989, +11 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

5 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 19, 1998H.Res. 614Appointment of ManagersLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 611), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1998H.Res. 612Supporting United States Troops in the Persian GulfLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 20, 1998H.R. 4328Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 1999LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 8, 1998H.Res. 584Further providing for the consideration of H.R. 4274LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 108 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance7.6% · 995 votes

Congress8.1% · 529 votes

Armed Forces and National Security6.4% · 374 votes

International Affairs11.9% · 270 votes

Government Operations and Politics11.6% · 225 votes

Labor and Employment3.8% · 131 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance12% · 117 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources23.9% · 113 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement2.9% · 103 votes

Science, Technology, Communications12.2% · 90 votes

Transportation and Public Works18.3% · 82 votes

Education22.8% · 79 votes

Health3.9% · 77 votes

Agriculture and Food22.2% · 72 votes

Housing and Community Development4.5% · 67 votes

Taxation5.5% · 55 votes

Energy5.8% · 52 votes

Environmental Protection13.7% · 51 votes

Immigration24.4% · 41 votes

Finance and Financial Sector10% · 40 votes

Social Welfare0% · 40 votes

Water Resources Development23.1% · 39 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues16.2% · 37 votes

Law5.9% · 34 votes

Commerce7.7% · 26 votes

Native Americans4.2% · 24 votes

Families8.3% · 12 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion27.3% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commemorations— · 8 votes

Emergency Management— · 4 votes

Private Legislation— · 3 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

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

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

Service record

10 Congresses

96th · 1979105th · 1997

Republican · House · GA96th–105th

Term datesexact

Newton Leroy Gingrich

Representative from Georgia

HOUSER1979–199910 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

9.5%with Democrats

of 3,960 votes · 90.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested10%of 3,960 · combined

Steepest move+11 pts1987→89, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791997

1997–98 · 105th · Republican · of 108 votes1.9%

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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 majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 108 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance7.6% · 995

Congress8.1% · 529

Armed Forces and National Security6.4% · 374

International Affairs11.9% · 270

Government Operations and Politics11.6% · 225

Labor and Employment3.8% · 131

Foreign Trade and International Finance12% · 117

Public Lands and Natural Resources23.9% · 113

Crime and Law Enforcement2.9% · 103

Science, Technology, Communications12.2% · 90

Transportation and Public Works18.3% · 82

Education22.8% · 79

Health3.9% · 77

Agriculture and Food22.2% · 72

Housing and Community Development4.5% · 67

Taxation5.5% · 55

Energy5.8% · 52

Environmental Protection13.7% · 51

Immigration24.4% · 41

Finance and Financial Sector10% · 40

Social Welfare0% · 40

Water Resources Development23.1% · 39

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues16.2% · 37

Law5.9% · 34

Commerce7.7% · 26

Native Americans4.2% · 24

Families8.3% · 12

Arts, Culture, Religion27.3% · 11

Commemorations— · 8

Emergency Management— · 4

Private Legislation— · 3

Social Sciences and History— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals.

Service record

96th · 1979105th · 1997

Republican96th–105th

Party switchers

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