Brian Higgins

Representative from New York

HOUSEDEMOCRAT2005–2025ID H001038

LegislationHEADLINE

97%with Dems

of 7,908 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

97%with Dems

of 7,908 · both combined

Steepest move

+9 pts

2005 → 2007

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 ↓2005201120172023

2023–24118th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

98.2%with Democrats

of 553 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, +9 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

Feb 1, 2024H.R. 6976Protect Our Communities from DUIs ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Jan 31, 2024H.R. 7024Tax Relief for American Families and Workers ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jan 31, 2024H.R. 2754To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the “Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the “Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building”Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

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Jan 31, 2024H.R. 6679No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jan 31, 2024H.R. 6678Consequences for Social Security Fraud ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Jan 31, 2024H.R. 6678No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Jan 30, 2024H.R. 5585Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Jan 30, 2024H.R. 5585No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Jan 30, 2024H.Res. 980Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 5585) Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act; (H.R. 6678) Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act; (H.R. 6679) No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act; and (H.R. 6976) Protect Our Communities from DUIs ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 553 contested votes scored in the 118th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress99.1% · 2,114 votes

Economics and Public Finance96.7% · 1,632 votes

Armed Forces and National Security93.1% · 598 votes

Government Operations and Politics99.2% · 356 votes

Energy99% · 315 votes

Finance and Financial Sector94.8% · 252 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.4% · 249 votes

Environmental Protection99.6% · 240 votes

Health97.6% · 205 votes

Emergency Management93.7% · 190 votes

Taxation97.5% · 159 votes

Transportation and Public Works95.3% · 148 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 141 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement79% · 138 votes

International Affairs91.3% · 127 votes

Education96.7% · 122 votes

Agriculture and Food91.9% · 111 votes

Housing and Community Development99% · 96 votes

Law93.9% · 82 votes

Immigration91.3% · 80 votes

Science, Technology, Communications95% · 80 votes

Water Resources Development98.1% · 54 votes

Commerce90.2% · 51 votes

Native Americans94.7% · 38 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 31 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance96.8% · 31 votes

Animals95.7% · 23 votes

Commemorations85.7% · 14 votes

Social Welfare100% · 14 votes

Families100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

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

10 Congresses

109th · 2005118th · 2023

Democrat · House · NY109th–118th

Term datesexact

Brian Higgins

Representative from New York

HOUSED2005–202510 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

96.7%with Democrats

of 7,908 votes · 3.3% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested97%of 7,908 · combined

Steepest move+9 pts2005→07, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020052023

2023–24 · 118th · Democrat · of 553 votes98.2%

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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

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Latest 6 shown · 553 contested votes scored in the 118th

By policy area

career

Congress99.1% · 2,114

Economics and Public Finance96.7% · 1,632

Armed Forces and National Security93.1% · 598

Government Operations and Politics99.2% · 356

Energy99% · 315

Finance and Financial Sector94.8% · 252

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.4% · 249

Environmental Protection99.6% · 240

Health97.6% · 205

Emergency Management93.7% · 190

Taxation97.5% · 159

Transportation and Public Works95.3% · 148

Labor and Employment100% · 141

Crime and Law Enforcement79% · 138

International Affairs91.3% · 127

Education96.7% · 122

Agriculture and Food91.9% · 111

Housing and Community Development99% · 96

Law93.9% · 82

Immigration91.3% · 80

Science, Technology, Communications95% · 80

Water Resources Development98.1% · 54

Commerce90.2% · 51

Native Americans94.7% · 38

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 31

Foreign Trade and International Finance96.8% · 31

Animals95.7% · 23

Commemorations85.7% · 14

Social Welfare100% · 14

Families100% · 10

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

109th · 2005118th · 2023

Democrat109th–118th

Party switchers

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