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James Michael Hanley

Representative from New York
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1965–1981ID H000158
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LegislationHEADLINE
84%with Dems
of 2,633 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
84%with Dems
of 2,633 · both combined
Steepest move
−10 pts
1969 → 1971
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 ↓196519711977
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
84.7%with Democrats
of 497 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −10 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
Dec 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8379), 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 5, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7591No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 3, 1980H.R. 8378No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 497 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance73.7% · 411 votes
Congress90.5% · 242 votes
International Affairs88.6% · 158 votes
Government Operations and Politics86.5% · 148 votes
Energy84.3% · 134 votes
Transportation and Public Works80.4% · 56 votes
Labor and Employment86.8% · 53 votes
Armed Forces and National Security75.6% · 45 votes
Agriculture and Food77.3% · 44 votes
Education72.1% · 43 votes
Taxation73.8% · 42 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance80% · 40 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.6% · 35 votes
Law83.3% · 30 votes
Commerce84.6% · 26 votes
Health72% · 25 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement87.5% · 24 votes
Environmental Protection79.2% · 24 votes
Housing and Community Development95.5% · 22 votes
Finance and Financial Sector72.2% · 18 votes
Social Welfare81.3% · 16 votes
District of Columbia92.9% · 14 votes
Industrial relations78.6% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources91.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 74 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, 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, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
89th · 196596th · 1979
Democrat · House · NY89th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
JH

James Michael Hanley

Representative from New York
HOUSED1965–19818 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
84%with Democrats
of 2,633 votes · 16% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested84%of 2,633 · combined
Steepest move−10 pts1969→71, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019651979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 497 votes84.7%

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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 · 497 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance73.7% · 411
Congress90.5% · 242
International Affairs88.6% · 158
Government Operations and Politics86.5% · 148
Energy84.3% · 134
Transportation and Public Works80.4% · 56
Labor and Employment86.8% · 53
Armed Forces and National Security75.6% · 45
Agriculture and Food77.3% · 44
Education72.1% · 43
Taxation73.8% · 42
Foreign Trade and International Finance80% · 40
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.6% · 35
Law83.3% · 30
Commerce84.6% · 26
Health72% · 25
Crime and Law Enforcement87.5% · 24
Environmental Protection79.2% · 24
Housing and Community Development95.5% · 22
Finance and Financial Sector72.2% · 18
Social Welfare81.3% · 16
District of Columbia92.9% · 14
Industrial relations78.6% · 14
Mines and mineral resources91.7% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Vietnamese Conflict— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 74 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, 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, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 196596th · 1979
Democrat89th–96th

Party switchers

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