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Marjorie Sewell Holt

Representative from Maryland
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1973–1987ID H000747
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LegislationHEADLINE
14%with Dems
of 3,123 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
14%with Dems
of 3,123 · both combined
Steepest move
+12 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓197319791985
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Republican
26.9%with Democrats
of 443 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +12 pts — within one party label.
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 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6), 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 17, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 753No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 443 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance19.6% · 725 votes
Congress12.1% · 338 votes
International Affairs6.8% · 222 votes
Government Operations and Politics18.6% · 220 votes
Armed Forces and National Security11.5% · 174 votes
Energy7% · 143 votes
Agriculture and Food9.2% · 98 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance18.5% · 92 votes
Labor and Employment10.8% · 83 votes
Transportation and Public Works34.9% · 83 votes
Education15.4% · 65 votes
Taxation9.4% · 64 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources22.6% · 62 votes
Science, Technology, Communications24.1% · 58 votes
Environmental Protection12.2% · 49 votes
Housing and Community Development16.3% · 49 votes
Health15.2% · 46 votes
Law0% · 40 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement22.9% · 35 votes
Commerce3% · 33 votes
Social Welfare8% · 25 votes
Finance and Financial Sector4.2% · 24 votes
Immigration8.7% · 23 votes
District of Columbia0% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources8.3% · 12 votes
Native Americans8.3% · 12 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues9.1% · 11 votes
Water Resources Development36.4% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 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
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 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
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 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 69 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, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, 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, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, 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

7 Congresses
93rd · 197399th · 1985
Republican · House · MD93rd–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Maryland
MH

Marjorie Sewell Holt

Representative from Maryland
HOUSER1973–19877 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
14.5%with Democrats
of 3,123 votes · 85.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested14%of 3,123 · combined
Steepest move+12 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019731985
1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 443 votes26.9%

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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 · 443 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance19.6% · 725
Congress12.1% · 338
International Affairs6.8% · 222
Government Operations and Politics18.6% · 220
Armed Forces and National Security11.5% · 174
Energy7% · 143
Agriculture and Food9.2% · 98
Foreign Trade and International Finance18.5% · 92
Labor and Employment10.8% · 83
Transportation and Public Works34.9% · 83
Education15.4% · 65
Taxation9.4% · 64
Public Lands and Natural Resources22.6% · 62
Science, Technology, Communications24.1% · 58
Environmental Protection12.2% · 49
Housing and Community Development16.3% · 49
Health15.2% · 46
Law0% · 40
Crime and Law Enforcement22.9% · 35
Commerce3% · 33
Social Welfare8% · 25
Finance and Financial Sector4.2% · 24
Immigration8.7% · 23
District of Columbia0% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources8.3% · 12
Native Americans8.3% · 12
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues9.1% · 11
Water Resources Development36.4% · 11
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Commemorations— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 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 69 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, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, 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, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 197399th · 1985
Republican93rd–99th

Party switchers

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