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Michael Joseph Harrington

Representative from Massachusetts
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1969–1979ID H000230
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LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Dems
of 1,622 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
90%with Dems
of 1,622 · 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 ↓19691975
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
90.4%with Democrats
of 481 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
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 4018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1439No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 1439), 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
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1439No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 14104No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 14104No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 12370No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1434No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 481 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance84.9% · 259 votes
Congress91% · 144 votes
Energy93.3% · 104 votes
Government Operations and Politics92.5% · 93 votes
International Affairs97.2% · 71 votes
Labor and Employment94.9% · 39 votes
Armed Forces and National Security86.1% · 36 votes
Transportation and Public Works93.9% · 33 votes
Agriculture and Food69% · 29 votes
Taxation72.4% · 29 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.9% · 28 votes
Law100% · 27 votes
Environmental Protection95.5% · 22 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance94.7% · 19 votes
Commerce100% · 18 votes
Education87.5% · 16 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 15 votes
Health100% · 14 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Social Welfare76.9% · 13 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 12 votes
Finance and Financial Sector90.9% · 11 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 11 votes
District of Columbia100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 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
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Coins and coinage— · 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
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote

They also voted in 77 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, 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, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Impeachments, 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, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal service, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, 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

5 Congresses
91st · 196995th · 1977
Democrat · House · MA91st–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Massachusetts
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Michael Joseph Harrington

Representative from Massachusetts
HOUSED1969–19795 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
89.7%with Democrats
of 1,622 votes · 10.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested90%of 1,622 · combined
Steepest move+10 pts1969→71, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019691977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 481 votes90.4%

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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 · 481 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance84.9% · 259
Congress91% · 144
Energy93.3% · 104
Government Operations and Politics92.5% · 93
International Affairs97.2% · 71
Labor and Employment94.9% · 39
Armed Forces and National Security86.1% · 36
Transportation and Public Works93.9% · 33
Agriculture and Food69% · 29
Taxation72.4% · 29
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.9% · 28
Law100% · 27
Environmental Protection95.5% · 22
Foreign Trade and International Finance94.7% · 19
Commerce100% · 18
Education87.5% · 16
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 15
Health100% · 14
Industrial relations100% · 14
Social Welfare76.9% · 13
Housing and Community Development100% · 12
Finance and Financial Sector90.9% · 11
Mines and mineral resources100% · 11
District of Columbia100% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Electronic surveillance— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 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
Chemicals— · 1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Coins and coinage— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1

Also voted in 77 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, 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, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Impeachments, 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, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal service, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

91st · 196995th · 1977
Democrat91st–95th

Party switchers

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