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Jeb Hensarling

Representative from Texas
HOUSEREPUBLICAN2003–2019ID H001036
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LegislationHEADLINE
2%with Dems
of 6,862 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
2%with Dems
of 6,862 · both combined
Steepest move
+2 pts
2009 → 2011
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 ↓200320092015
2017–18115th Congress
Sat as a Republican
0.7%with Democrats
of 818 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2009 → 2011, +2 pts — within one party label.
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 21, 2018S. 3628National Flood Insurance Program Extention ActLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018H.Con.Res. 148Correct Enrollment to S. 3628LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP 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
YEASided with the Republican majority
Dec 21, 2018H.R. 7388National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 21, 2018S. 3456To redesignate Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge as the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018H.R. 62879/11 Memorial ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 1934Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 21, 2018S. 512Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 3247Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic and Empowerment ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 818 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress0.2% · 1,882 votes
Economics and Public Finance2.9% · 1,503 votes
Armed Forces and National Security3.1% · 478 votes
Government Operations and Politics1.1% · 262 votes
Energy0% · 257 votes
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 230 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 214 votes
Environmental Protection0% · 208 votes
Taxation1% · 193 votes
Health1.6% · 190 votes
Emergency Management4.3% · 162 votes
Transportation and Public Works0% · 125 votes
Agriculture and Food9.2% · 109 votes
Education1.9% · 107 votes
Law1% · 99 votes
Labor and Employment2.1% · 97 votes
Housing and Community Development1.1% · 94 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement3.9% · 76 votes
International Affairs2.7% · 74 votes
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 64 votes
Water Resources Development0% · 56 votes
Commerce6.3% · 48 votes
Immigration2.5% · 40 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 31 votes
Native Americans0% · 29 votes
Social Welfare5.6% · 18 votes
Animals5.9% · 17 votes
Commemorations0% · 17 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Families— · 4 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
108th · 2003115th · 2017
Republican · House · TX108th–115th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
JH

Jeb Hensarling

Representative from Texas
HOUSER2003–20198 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
1.5%with Democrats
of 6,862 votes · 98.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested2%of 6,862 · combined
Steepest move+2 pts2009→11, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020032017
2017–18 · 115th · Republican · of 818 votes0.7%

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 · 818 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career
Congress0.2% · 1,882
Economics and Public Finance2.9% · 1,503
Armed Forces and National Security3.1% · 478
Government Operations and Politics1.1% · 262
Energy0% · 257
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 230
Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 214
Environmental Protection0% · 208
Taxation1% · 193
Health1.6% · 190
Emergency Management4.3% · 162
Transportation and Public Works0% · 125
Agriculture and Food9.2% · 109
Education1.9% · 107
Law1% · 99
Labor and Employment2.1% · 97
Housing and Community Development1.1% · 94
Crime and Law Enforcement3.9% · 76
International Affairs2.7% · 74
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 64
Water Resources Development0% · 56
Commerce6.3% · 48
Immigration2.5% · 40
Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 31
Native Americans0% · 29
Social Welfare5.6% · 18
Animals5.9% · 17
Commemorations0% · 17
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 14
Families— · 4
Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

108th · 2003115th · 2017
Republican108th–115th

Party switchers

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