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Dennis Mark Hertel

Representative from Michigan
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1981–1993ID H000547
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LegislationHEADLINE
92%with Dems
of 2,711 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
92%with Dems
of 2,711 · both combined
Steepest move
+5 pts
1985 → 1987
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 ↓19811987
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
96.1%with Democrats
of 492 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1985 → 1987, +5 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 492 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance84.6% · 680 votes
Armed Forces and National Security94.8% · 325 votes
Congress96.8% · 282 votes
International Affairs94.5% · 183 votes
Government Operations and Politics89% · 154 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance88.7% · 106 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 86 votes
Science, Technology, Communications97.3% · 75 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 70 votes
Agriculture and Food93.4% · 61 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 57 votes
Transportation and Public Works89.1% · 55 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement96.3% · 54 votes
Environmental Protection97.6% · 41 votes
Health92.5% · 40 votes
Immigration81.6% · 38 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues91.9% · 37 votes
Education97.3% · 37 votes
Social Welfare100% · 33 votes
Taxation97% · 33 votes
Water Resources Development75% · 32 votes
Law96.8% · 31 votes
Finance and Financial Sector96.7% · 30 votes
Energy93.1% · 29 votes
Commerce95.5% · 22 votes
Native Americans100% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Families— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes
Emergency Management— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
97th · 1981102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · MI97th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Michigan
DH

Dennis Mark Hertel

Representative from Michigan
HOUSED1981–19936 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
92.1%with Democrats
of 2,711 votes · 7.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested92%of 2,711 · combined
Steepest move+5 pts1985→87, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019811991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 492 votes96.1%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 492 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance84.6% · 680
Armed Forces and National Security94.8% · 325
Congress96.8% · 282
International Affairs94.5% · 183
Government Operations and Politics89% · 154
Foreign Trade and International Finance88.7% · 106
Labor and Employment100% · 86
Science, Technology, Communications97.3% · 75
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 70
Agriculture and Food93.4% · 61
Housing and Community Development100% · 57
Transportation and Public Works89.1% · 55
Crime and Law Enforcement96.3% · 54
Environmental Protection97.6% · 41
Health92.5% · 40
Immigration81.6% · 38
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues91.9% · 37
Education97.3% · 37
Social Welfare100% · 33
Taxation97% · 33
Water Resources Development75% · 32
Law96.8% · 31
Finance and Financial Sector96.7% · 30
Energy93.1% · 29
Commerce95.5% · 22
Native Americans100% · 14
Families— · 9
Commemorations— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Emergency Management— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Private Legislation— · 2

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

Service record

97th · 1981102nd · 1991
Democrat97th–102nd

Party switchers

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