Rush Holt

Representative from New Jersey

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1999–2015ID H001032

LegislationHEADLINE

97%with Dems

of 5,934 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

97%with Dems

of 5,934 · both combined

Steepest move

+5 pts

2001 → 2003

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 ↓199920052011

2013–14113th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

98.5%with Democrats

of 739 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2001 → 2003, +5 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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 11, 2014H.R. 5699John Muir National Historic Site Expansion ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 11, 2014H.R. 83An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to energyLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 11, 2014H.R. 5806Supporting America’s Charities ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textSupporting America’s Charities ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Democratic majority

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Dec 11, 2014H.Res. 776Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 83, to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to energyLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 10, 2014H.R. 1204To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 10, 2014H.R. 2719To require the Transportation Security Administration to implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 10, 2014H.R. 4681Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 10, 2014S. 2244To extend the termination date of the Terrorism Insurance Program established under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 10, 2014noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 739 contested votes scored in the 113th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress98.1% · 1,580 votes

Economics and Public Finance96.9% · 1,368 votes

Armed Forces and National Security96.6% · 355 votes

Energy99.5% · 219 votes

Taxation92.5% · 213 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.5% · 198 votes

Health97.2% · 181 votes

Government Operations and Politics98.9% · 175 votes

Finance and Financial Sector96.1% · 153 votes

Emergency Management95.2% · 145 votes

Environmental Protection99.3% · 142 votes

Education93.7% · 111 votes

Labor and Employment97% · 101 votes

Transportation and Public Works97% · 100 votes

International Affairs93.9% · 98 votes

Agriculture and Food90.6% · 96 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement93.5% · 93 votes

Housing and Community Development100% · 81 votes

Law100% · 75 votes

Science, Technology, Communications96.4% · 56 votes

Commerce86.5% · 52 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance90% · 40 votes

Water Resources Development100% · 40 votes

Native Americans100% · 26 votes

Immigration100% · 25 votes

Commemorations85% · 20 votes

Social Welfare94.4% · 18 votes

Animals100% · 16 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues81.8% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 6 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

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

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

Service record

8 Congresses

106th · 1999113th · 2013

Democrat · House · NJ106th–113th

Term datesexact

Rush Holt

Representative from New Jersey

HOUSED1999–20158 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

96.9%with Democrats

of 5,934 votes · 3.1% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested97%of 5,934 · combined

Steepest move+5 pts2001→03, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019992013

2013–14 · 113th · Democrat · of 739 votes98.5%

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Votes

Democratic majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

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Latest 6 shown · 739 contested votes scored in the 113th

By policy area

career

Congress98.1% · 1,580

Economics and Public Finance96.9% · 1,368

Armed Forces and National Security96.6% · 355

Energy99.5% · 219

Taxation92.5% · 213

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.5% · 198

Health97.2% · 181

Government Operations and Politics98.9% · 175

Finance and Financial Sector96.1% · 153

Emergency Management95.2% · 145

Environmental Protection99.3% · 142

Education93.7% · 111

Labor and Employment97% · 101

Transportation and Public Works97% · 100

International Affairs93.9% · 98

Agriculture and Food90.6% · 96

Crime and Law Enforcement93.5% · 93

Housing and Community Development100% · 81

Law100% · 75

Science, Technology, Communications96.4% · 56

Commerce86.5% · 52

Foreign Trade and International Finance90% · 40

Water Resources Development100% · 40

Native Americans100% · 26

Immigration100% · 25

Commemorations85% · 20

Social Welfare94.4% · 18

Animals100% · 16

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues81.8% · 11

Families— · 6

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

Service record

106th · 1999113th · 2013

Democrat106th–113th

Party switchers

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