Kent Ronald Hance

Representative from Texas

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1979–1985ID H000144

LegislationHEADLINE

47%with Dems

of 1,114 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

47%with Dems

of 1,114 · both combined

Steepest move

+8 pts

1981 → 1983

still a Democrat

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 ↓1979

1983–8498th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

53.6%with Democrats

of 334 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, +8 pts — while still a Democrat.

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

Oct 9, 1984H.Res. 613No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 9, 1984S. 2574No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 9, 1984H.R. 3398No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 3398), 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

Open roll call

Oct 9, 1984S. 2565No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 9, 1984H.R. 999No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 9, 1984H.R. 6163No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 334 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance41.5% · 294 votes

Congress75.8% · 149 votes

International Affairs25% · 100 votes

Government Operations and Politics48.9% · 88 votes

Armed Forces and National Security20.8% · 72 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance41% · 39 votes

Education48.6% · 37 votes

Agriculture and Food55.9% · 34 votes

Energy63.3% · 30 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources78.6% · 28 votes

Taxation56% · 25 votes

Transportation and Public Works24% · 25 votes

Science, Technology, Communications54.2% · 24 votes

Labor and Employment52.2% · 23 votes

Housing and Community Development42.9% · 21 votes

Health55% · 20 votes

Environmental Protection58.8% · 17 votes

Immigration43.8% · 16 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement10% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commerce— · 9 votes

Law— · 9 votes

Social Welfare— · 7 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6 votes

Native Americans— · 6 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Families— · 3 votes

Private Legislation— · 3 votes

Water Resources Development— · 3 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 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: Emergency Management.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

96th · 197998th · 1983

Democrat · House · TX96th–98th

Term datesexact

Kent Ronald Hance

Representative from Texas

HOUSED1979–19853 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

46.9%with Democrats

of 1,114 votes · 53.1% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested47%of 1,114 · combined

Steepest move+8 pts1981→83, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019791983

1983–84 · 98th · Democrat · of 334 votes53.6%

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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 · 334 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance41.5% · 294

Congress75.8% · 149

International Affairs25% · 100

Government Operations and Politics48.9% · 88

Armed Forces and National Security20.8% · 72

Foreign Trade and International Finance41% · 39

Education48.6% · 37

Agriculture and Food55.9% · 34

Energy63.3% · 30

Public Lands and Natural Resources78.6% · 28

Taxation56% · 25

Transportation and Public Works24% · 25

Science, Technology, Communications54.2% · 24

Labor and Employment52.2% · 23

Housing and Community Development42.9% · 21

Health55% · 20

Environmental Protection58.8% · 17

Immigration43.8% · 16

Crime and Law Enforcement10% · 10

Commerce— · 9

Law— · 9

Social Welfare— · 7

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6

Native Americans— · 6

Finance and Financial Sector— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Families— · 3

Private Legislation— · 3

Water Resources Development— · 3

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

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

Service record

96th · 197998th · 1983

Democrat96th–98th

Party switchers

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