David Lee Hobson

Representative from Ohio

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1991–2009ID H000666

LegislationHEADLINE

11%with Dems

of 5,944 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

11%with Dems

of 5,944 · both combined

Steepest move

+9 pts

2005 → 2007

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 ↓199119972003

2007–08110th Congress

Sat as a Republican

15.5%with Democrats

of 1,052 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, +9 pts — within one party label.

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

Dec 10, 2008H.R. 7321Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring ActLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 10, 2008H.R. 7321No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1534Providing for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textProviding for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1534Providing for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 10, 2008noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1533Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of Rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on RulesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 3, 2008H.R. 1424Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 3, 2008H.Res. 1525Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 1,052 contested votes scored in the 110th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress2% · 1,477 votes

Economics and Public Finance18.6% · 1,428 votes

Armed Forces and National Security11.8% · 306 votes

Government Operations and Politics7.8% · 244 votes

International Affairs24.9% · 233 votes

Taxation3.2% · 186 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement8.4% · 178 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources20.2% · 168 votes

Health18.2% · 154 votes

Labor and Employment8.6% · 151 votes

Education16.1% · 112 votes

Finance and Financial Sector13.1% · 107 votes

Law4% · 99 votes

Energy7.3% · 96 votes

Science, Technology, Communications7.6% · 79 votes

Transportation and Public Works13.9% · 72 votes

Housing and Community Development14.1% · 71 votes

Emergency Management17.1% · 70 votes

Commerce6.7% · 60 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance12.3% · 57 votes

Agriculture and Food16.4% · 55 votes

Environmental Protection17.8% · 45 votes

Immigration13.2% · 38 votes

Water Resources Development36.4% · 33 votes

Social Welfare0% · 32 votes

Commemorations0% · 25 votes

Native Americans20.8% · 24 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues22.7% · 22 votes

Families45.5% · 11 votes

Animals60% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

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

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

Service record

9 Congresses

102nd · 1991110th · 2007

Republican · House · OH102nd–110th

Term datesexact

David Lee Hobson

Representative from Ohio

HOUSER1991–20099 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

11.1%with Democrats

of 5,944 votes · 88.9% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested11%of 5,944 · combined

Steepest move+9 pts2005→07, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019912007

2007–08 · 110th · Republican · of 1052 votes15.5%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

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Latest 6 shown · 1,052 contested votes scored in the 110th

By policy area

career

Congress2% · 1,477

Economics and Public Finance18.6% · 1,428

Armed Forces and National Security11.8% · 306

Government Operations and Politics7.8% · 244

International Affairs24.9% · 233

Taxation3.2% · 186

Crime and Law Enforcement8.4% · 178

Public Lands and Natural Resources20.2% · 168

Health18.2% · 154

Labor and Employment8.6% · 151

Education16.1% · 112

Finance and Financial Sector13.1% · 107

Law4% · 99

Energy7.3% · 96

Science, Technology, Communications7.6% · 79

Transportation and Public Works13.9% · 72

Housing and Community Development14.1% · 71

Emergency Management17.1% · 70

Commerce6.7% · 60

Foreign Trade and International Finance12.3% · 57

Agriculture and Food16.4% · 55

Environmental Protection17.8% · 45

Immigration13.2% · 38

Water Resources Development36.4% · 33

Social Welfare0% · 32

Commemorations0% · 25

Native Americans20.8% · 24

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues22.7% · 22

Families45.5% · 11

Animals60% · 10

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9

Sports and Recreation— · 1

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

Service record

102nd · 1991110th · 2007

Republican102nd–110th

Party switchers

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