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Joe Garcia

Representative from Florida
HOUSEDEMOCRAT2013–2015ID G000573
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LegislationHEADLINE
83%with Dems
of 816 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
83%with Dems
of 816 · both combined

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 ↓2013
2013–14113th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
82.6%with Democrats
of 816 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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 11, 2014H.R. 5699John Muir National Historic Site Expansion ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 2014H.R. 83An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to energyLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 11, 2014H.R. 5806Supporting America’s Charities ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textSupporting America’s Charities ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Dec 11, 2014H.Res. 776Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 83, to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to energyLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 2014H.R. 1204To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 2014H.R. 2719To require the Transportation Security Administration to implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 2014H.R. 4681Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 2014S. 2244To extend the termination date of the Terrorism Insurance Program established under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 2014noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 816 contested votes scored in the 113th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress96.9% · 192 votes
Economics and Public Finance79.7% · 158 votes
Armed Forces and National Security65.9% · 88 votes
Energy84.8% · 66 votes
Government Operations and Politics87.5% · 40 votes
Environmental Protection92.1% · 38 votes
Agriculture and Food66.7% · 36 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources93.1% · 29 votes
Finance and Financial Sector75% · 28 votes
Emergency Management76.9% · 26 votes
Health58.3% · 24 votes
Taxation62.5% · 24 votes
Water Resources Development100% · 17 votes
Education81.3% · 16 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Labor and Employment— · 7 votes
Transportation and Public Works— · 5 votes
Commerce— · 4 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 3 votes
Immigration— · 3 votes
Native Americans— · 3 votes
Law— · 2 votes
Social Welfare— · 2 votes
International Affairs— · 1 vote

They also voted in 8 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Families, Foreign Trade and International Finance, Housing and Community Development, Science, Technology, Communications, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
113th · 2013
Democrat · House · FL113th–113th
Term datesexact
Members · Florida
JG

Joe Garcia

Representative from Florida
HOUSED2013–20151 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
82.6%with Democrats
of 816 votes · 17.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested83%of 816 · combined

Career arc

10050020132013
2013–14 · 113th · Democrat · of 816 votes82.6%

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Votes

Democratic majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
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Latest 6 shown · 816 contested votes scored in the 113th

By policy area

career
Congress96.9% · 192
Economics and Public Finance79.7% · 158
Armed Forces and National Security65.9% · 88
Energy84.8% · 66
Government Operations and Politics87.5% · 40
Environmental Protection92.1% · 38
Agriculture and Food66.7% · 36
Public Lands and Natural Resources93.1% · 29
Finance and Financial Sector75% · 28
Emergency Management76.9% · 26
Health58.3% · 24
Taxation62.5% · 24
Water Resources Development100% · 17
Education81.3% · 16
Labor and Employment— · 7
Transportation and Public Works— · 5
Commerce— · 4
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 3
Immigration— · 3
Native Americans— · 3
Law— · 2
Social Welfare— · 2
International Affairs— · 1

Also voted in 8 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Families, Foreign Trade and International Finance, Housing and Community Development, Science, Technology, Communications, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

113th · 2013113th · 2013
Democrat113th–113th

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