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Sam Johnson

Representative from Texas
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1991–2019ID J000174
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LegislationHEADLINE
2%with Dems
of 9,949 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
2%with Dems
of 9,949 · both combined
Steepest move
−8 pts
1991 → 1993
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 ↓19911997200320092015
2017–18115th Congress
Sat as a Republican
0.4%with Democrats
of 726 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1991 → 1993, −8 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, 2018noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP 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
Full textTo redesignate Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge as the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — 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
Dec 21, 2018S. 1862Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 1580Protecting Girls’ Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 726 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress0.6% · 2,507 votes
Economics and Public Finance3.1% · 2,385 votes
Armed Forces and National Security3.7% · 593 votes
Government Operations and Politics2.2% · 462 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources1% · 302 votes
Finance and Financial Sector1.8% · 273 votes
Taxation0.4% · 268 votes
Energy0.8% · 264 votes
Health1.2% · 255 votes
International Affairs4.4% · 248 votes
Environmental Protection0.4% · 235 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement2.4% · 212 votes
Labor and Employment1.6% · 190 votes
Education2.9% · 175 votes
Emergency Management0.6% · 164 votes
Transportation and Public Works3.1% · 162 votes
Law0% · 145 votes
Science, Technology, Communications2.5% · 122 votes
Housing and Community Development1.7% · 115 votes
Agriculture and Food6.2% · 113 votes
Commerce3.8% · 79 votes
Water Resources Development6.3% · 79 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance4.5% · 67 votes
Immigration7% · 57 votes
Social Welfare0% · 37 votes
Native Americans5.6% · 36 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 29 votes
Commemorations0% · 23 votes
Animals0% · 13 votes
Families0% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 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

14 Congresses
102nd · 1991115th · 2017
Republican · House · TX102nd–115th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
SJ

Sam Johnson

Representative from Texas
HOUSER1991–201914 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
2.3%with Democrats
of 9,949 votes · 97.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested2%of 9,949 · combined
Steepest move−8 pts1991→93, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019912017
2017–18 · 115th · Republican · of 726 votes0.4%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 726 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career
Congress0.6% · 2,507
Economics and Public Finance3.1% · 2,385
Armed Forces and National Security3.7% · 593
Government Operations and Politics2.2% · 462
Public Lands and Natural Resources1% · 302
Finance and Financial Sector1.8% · 273
Taxation0.4% · 268
Energy0.8% · 264
Health1.2% · 255
International Affairs4.4% · 248
Environmental Protection0.4% · 235
Crime and Law Enforcement2.4% · 212
Labor and Employment1.6% · 190
Education2.9% · 175
Emergency Management0.6% · 164
Transportation and Public Works3.1% · 162
Law0% · 145
Science, Technology, Communications2.5% · 122
Housing and Community Development1.7% · 115
Agriculture and Food6.2% · 113
Commerce3.8% · 79
Water Resources Development6.3% · 79
Foreign Trade and International Finance4.5% · 67
Immigration7% · 57
Social Welfare0% · 37
Native Americans5.6% · 36
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 29
Commemorations0% · 23
Animals0% · 13
Families0% · 11
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
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

102nd · 1991115th · 2017
Republican102nd–115th

Party switchers

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