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Thomas Michael Hagedorn

Representative from Minnesota
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1975–1983ID H000012
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LegislationHEADLINE
11%with Dems
of 1,834 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
11%with Dems
of 1,834 · both combined
Steepest move
+3 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓19751981
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
12.9%with Democrats
of 256 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +3 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 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 21, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 1982H.R. 7093No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.Res. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 636), 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
Dec 13, 1982H.J.Res. 553No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 13, 1982H.R. 3191No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 13, 1982S. 1621No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1982S. 2059No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1982H.R. 7044No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1982H.R. 4381No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 256 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance8.8% · 408 votes
Congress11.9% · 236 votes
Government Operations and Politics10.4% · 163 votes
International Affairs5.1% · 137 votes
Energy6.9% · 101 votes
Armed Forces and National Security11.9% · 59 votes
Agriculture and Food41.5% · 53 votes
Taxation10.4% · 48 votes
Transportation and Public Works13.3% · 45 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources13.2% · 38 votes
Education13.5% · 37 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.5% · 37 votes
Labor and Employment11.4% · 35 votes
Law13.3% · 30 votes
Environmental Protection3.8% · 26 votes
Health4.2% · 24 votes
Science, Technology, Communications4.5% · 22 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement14.3% · 21 votes
Commerce5.3% · 19 votes
Finance and Financial Sector15.8% · 19 votes
Housing and Community Development5.9% · 17 votes
Social Welfare13.3% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Native Americans— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Financial disclosure— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Youth— · 1 vote

They also voted in 68 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Intergovernmental relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal service, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

4 Congresses
94th · 197597th · 1981
Republican · House · MN94th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Minnesota
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Thomas Michael Hagedorn

Representative from Minnesota
HOUSER1975–19834 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
10.5%with Democrats
of 1,834 votes · 89.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested11%of 1,834 · combined
Steepest move+3 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019751981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 256 votes12.9%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 256 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance8.8% · 408
Congress11.9% · 236
Government Operations and Politics10.4% · 163
International Affairs5.1% · 137
Energy6.9% · 101
Armed Forces and National Security11.9% · 59
Agriculture and Food41.5% · 53
Taxation10.4% · 48
Transportation and Public Works13.3% · 45
Public Lands and Natural Resources13.2% · 38
Education13.5% · 37
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.5% · 37
Labor and Employment11.4% · 35
Law13.3% · 30
Environmental Protection3.8% · 26
Health4.2% · 24
Science, Technology, Communications4.5% · 22
Crime and Law Enforcement14.3% · 21
Commerce5.3% · 19
Finance and Financial Sector15.8% · 19
Housing and Community Development5.9% · 17
Social Welfare13.3% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
Lobbying— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Private Legislation— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Native Americans— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Financial disclosure— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Youth— · 1

Also voted in 68 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Intergovernmental relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal service, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197597th · 1981
Republican94th–97th

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