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Jay Robert Inslee

Representative from Washington
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1993–2013ID I000026
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LegislationHEADLINE
93%with Dems
of 5,479 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
93%with Dems
of 5,479 · both combined
Steepest move
+9 pts
1999 → 2001
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 ↓1993199920052011
2011–12112th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
92.4%with Democrats
of 790 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1999 → 2001, +9 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

6 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
Mar 19, 2012H.R. 3992To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in IsraelLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 8, 2012H.R. 3606To increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companiesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 8, 2012H.R. 3606To increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companiesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textTo increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companiesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Mar 8, 2012H.R. 3606No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 8, 2012H.R. 3606No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 7, 2012H.R. 3606No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 7, 2012H.R. 3606No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 7, 2012H.R. 3606No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 7, 2012H.R. 3606No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 790 contested votes scored in the 112th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress98.1% · 1,448 votes
Economics and Public Finance89.7% · 1,297 votes
Armed Forces and National Security93.6% · 281 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources95% · 181 votes
Taxation88.8% · 178 votes
Health96.6% · 177 votes
Government Operations and Politics97% · 135 votes
Finance and Financial Sector88.9% · 126 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement83.9% · 124 votes
Environmental Protection98.4% · 122 votes
Labor and Employment93.4% · 122 votes
Energy96.7% · 120 votes
International Affairs85.5% · 117 votes
Education95.4% · 108 votes
Emergency Management95.1% · 103 votes
Housing and Community Development97.8% · 89 votes
Transportation and Public Works91.9% · 86 votes
Science, Technology, Communications91.8% · 73 votes
Law95.8% · 71 votes
Agriculture and Food98.5% · 65 votes
Commerce87.8% · 49 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance51.4% · 37 votes
Water Resources Development81.3% · 32 votes
Native Americans80.8% · 26 votes
Immigration100% · 20 votes
Commemorations100% · 19 votes
Animals100% · 16 votes
Social Welfare87.5% · 16 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes
Families— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 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: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
103rd · 1993112th · 2011
Democrat · House · WA103rd–112th
Term datesexact
Members · Washington
JI

Jay Robert Inslee

Representative from Washington
HOUSED1993–20138 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
93.5%with Democrats
of 5,479 votes · 6.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested93%of 5,479 · combined
Steepest move+9 pts1999→01, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019932011
2011–12 · 112th · Democrat · of 790 votes92.4%

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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 790 contested votes scored in the 112th

By policy area

career
Congress98.1% · 1,448
Economics and Public Finance89.7% · 1,297
Armed Forces and National Security93.6% · 281
Public Lands and Natural Resources95% · 181
Taxation88.8% · 178
Health96.6% · 177
Government Operations and Politics97% · 135
Finance and Financial Sector88.9% · 126
Crime and Law Enforcement83.9% · 124
Environmental Protection98.4% · 122
Labor and Employment93.4% · 122
Energy96.7% · 120
International Affairs85.5% · 117
Education95.4% · 108
Emergency Management95.1% · 103
Housing and Community Development97.8% · 89
Transportation and Public Works91.9% · 86
Science, Technology, Communications91.8% · 73
Law95.8% · 71
Agriculture and Food98.5% · 65
Commerce87.8% · 49
Foreign Trade and International Finance51.4% · 37
Water Resources Development81.3% · 32
Native Americans80.8% · 26
Immigration100% · 20
Commemorations100% · 19
Animals100% · 16
Social Welfare87.5% · 16
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9
Families— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Sports and Recreation— · 2

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

Service record

103rd · 1993112th · 2011
Democrat103rd–112th

Party switchers

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