Virgil H. Goode Jr.

Representative from Virginia

HOUSEDEMOCRAT→INDEPENDENT→REPUBLICAN1997–2009ID G000280

LegislationHEADLINE

12%with Dems

of 3,837 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

12%with Dems

of 3,837 · both combined

Steepest move

−19 pts

1997 → 1999

the label changed

Changed parties

106th

D → I · first Congress under it

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 ↓19972003D→I · 106th

2007–08110th Congress

Sat as a Republican

6.1%with Democrats

of 1,069 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1997 → 1999, −19 pts — the Congress the label changed.

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

Open roll call

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

Oct 3, 2008H.R. 6867Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 3, 2008S. 3197National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 1,069 contested votes scored in the 110th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress10.2% · 1,049 votes

Economics and Public Finance14% · 883 votes

Armed Forces and National Security4.7% · 172 votes

Taxation4.2% · 167 votes

Government Operations and Politics21.9% · 128 votes

International Affairs22% · 127 votes

Health5.5% · 110 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources7.4% · 94 votes

Education14.8% · 88 votes

Labor and Employment14.1% · 85 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement6% · 84 votes

Law2.4% · 82 votes

Finance and Financial Sector5.1% · 79 votes

Energy12% · 75 votes

Emergency Management4.3% · 69 votes

Housing and Community Development4.5% · 67 votes

Transportation and Public Works18.6% · 59 votes

Agriculture and Food20.4% · 49 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance52.4% · 42 votes

Commerce10.5% · 38 votes

Science, Technology, Communications9.4% · 32 votes

Commemorations20% · 25 votes

Immigration8.7% · 23 votes

Social Welfare11.8% · 17 votes

Native Americans6.3% · 16 votes

Water Resources Development23.1% · 13 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 12 votes

Animals50% · 10 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 6 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

6 Congresses

105th · 1997106th · 1999108th · 2003110th · 2007

Democrat · House · VA105th–105th

Independent · House · VA106th–107th

Republican · House · VA108th–110th

Term datesexact

Virgil H. Goode Jr.

Representative from Virginia

HOUSED→I→R1997–20096 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

12%with Democrats

of 3,837 votes · 88% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested12%of 3,837 · combined

Steepest move−19 pts1997→99, as an Independent

Changed parties106thD→I

Career arc

100500D→I19972007

2007–08 · 110th · Republican · of 1069 votes6.1%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 1,069 contested votes scored in the 110th

By policy area

career

Congress10.2% · 1,049

Economics and Public Finance14% · 883

Armed Forces and National Security4.7% · 172

Taxation4.2% · 167

Government Operations and Politics21.9% · 128

International Affairs22% · 127

Health5.5% · 110

Public Lands and Natural Resources7.4% · 94

Education14.8% · 88

Labor and Employment14.1% · 85

Crime and Law Enforcement6% · 84

Law2.4% · 82

Finance and Financial Sector5.1% · 79

Energy12% · 75

Emergency Management4.3% · 69

Housing and Community Development4.5% · 67

Transportation and Public Works18.6% · 59

Agriculture and Food20.4% · 49

Foreign Trade and International Finance52.4% · 42

Commerce10.5% · 38

Science, Technology, Communications9.4% · 32

Commemorations20% · 25

Immigration8.7% · 23

Social Welfare11.8% · 17

Native Americans6.3% · 16

Water Resources Development23.1% · 13

Environmental Protection0% · 12

Animals50% · 10

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 10

Families— · 6

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Service record

105th · 1997110th · 2007

Democrat105th–105th

Independent106th–107th

Republican108th–110th

Other party switchers

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