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Chris Jacobs

Representative from New York
HOUSEREPUBLICAN2019–2023ID J000020
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LegislationHEADLINE
14%with Dems
of 641 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
14%with Dems
of 641 · both combined
Steepest move
−3 pts
2019 → 2021
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 ↓2019
2021–22117th Congress
Sat as a Republican
13.2%with Democrats
of 568 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2019 → 2021, −3 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 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 568 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress3.2% · 187 votes
Armed Forces and National Security8.6% · 81 votes
Government Operations and Politics7.7% · 52 votes
Economics and Public Finance14.9% · 47 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement45.2% · 42 votes
Labor and Employment20% · 35 votes
Health20% · 20 votes
International Affairs26.3% · 19 votes
Science, Technology, Communications10.5% · 19 votes
Finance and Financial Sector6.3% · 16 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues25% · 12 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources16.7% · 12 votes
Transportation and Public Works16.7% · 12 votes
Immigration10% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commerce— · 9 votes
Environmental Protection— · 9 votes
Education— · 8 votes
Energy— · 7 votes
Families— · 7 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 4 votes
Law— · 4 votes
Social Welfare— · 4 votes
Animals— · 3 votes
Taxation— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote

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, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

2 Congresses
116th · 2019117th · 2021
Republican · House · NY116th–117th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
CJ

Chris Jacobs

Representative from New York
HOUSER2019–20232 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
13.6%with Democrats
of 641 votes · 86.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested14%of 641 · combined
Steepest move−3 pts2019→21, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020192021
2021–22 · 117th · Republican · of 568 votes13.2%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 568 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career
Congress3.2% · 187
Armed Forces and National Security8.6% · 81
Government Operations and Politics7.7% · 52
Economics and Public Finance14.9% · 47
Crime and Law Enforcement45.2% · 42
Labor and Employment20% · 35
Health20% · 20
International Affairs26.3% · 19
Science, Technology, Communications10.5% · 19
Finance and Financial Sector6.3% · 16
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues25% · 12
Public Lands and Natural Resources16.7% · 12
Transportation and Public Works16.7% · 12
Immigration10% · 10
Commerce— · 9
Environmental Protection— · 9
Education— · 8
Energy— · 7
Families— · 7
Agriculture and Food— · 4
Law— · 4
Social Welfare— · 4
Animals— · 3
Taxation— · 2
Emergency Management— · 1
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 1
Native Americans— · 1

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

Service record

116th · 2019117th · 2021
Republican116th–117th

Party switchers

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