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Robert William Kastenmeier

Representative from Wisconsin
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1959–1991ID K000020
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LegislationHEADLINE
91%with Dems
of 5,279 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
91%with Dems
of 5,279 · both combined
Steepest move
+9 pts
1959 → 1961
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 ↓195919651971197719831989
1989–90101st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
92.7%with Democrats
of 467 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1959 → 1961, +9 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 27, 1990S. 3266CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 27, 1990H.J.Res. 687MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1991LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 27, 1990H.R. 5769INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION, FY 1991LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textINTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION, FY 1991Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 27, 1990H.R. 5114FOREIGN ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATIONS, 1991LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 27, 1990S. 358IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 27, 1990H.R. 5399LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATION, FY 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 26, 1990H.R. 5835OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 26, 1990H.Res. 537WAIVING CERTAIN POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 5835; BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 26, 1990H.Res. 531WAIVING CERTAIN POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 358, IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 467 contested votes scored in the 101st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance89.7% · 973 votes
Congress95.4% · 439 votes
Armed Forces and National Security90.5% · 348 votes
International Affairs88.8% · 321 votes
Government Operations and Politics91% · 300 votes
Energy94.1% · 153 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance90.3% · 134 votes
Labor and Employment92.7% · 124 votes
Transportation and Public Works81.6% · 114 votes
Agriculture and Food86.4% · 110 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources93% · 86 votes
Housing and Community Development97.4% · 78 votes
Education92.2% · 77 votes
Science, Technology, Communications94.5% · 73 votes
Environmental Protection95.7% · 70 votes
Taxation89.9% · 69 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement90.3% · 62 votes
Health98.1% · 54 votes
Law96.2% · 52 votes
Social Welfare100% · 49 votes
Commerce88.1% · 42 votes
Immigration95% · 40 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.2% · 36 votes
Finance and Financial Sector91.2% · 34 votes
Water Resources Development75.9% · 29 votes
Native Americans100% · 18 votes
District of Columbia100% · 15 votes
Industrial relations85.7% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 12 votes
Commemorations80% · 10 votes
Families100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 67 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

16 Congresses
86th · 1959101st · 1989
Democrat · House · WI86th–101st
Term datesexact
Members · Wisconsin
RK

Robert William Kastenmeier

Representative from Wisconsin
HOUSED1959–199116 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
90.8%with Democrats
of 5,279 votes · 9.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested91%of 5,279 · combined
Steepest move+9 pts1959→61, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019591989
1989–90 · 101st · Democrat · of 467 votes92.7%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 467 contested votes scored in the 101st

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance89.7% · 973
Congress95.4% · 439
Armed Forces and National Security90.5% · 348
International Affairs88.8% · 321
Government Operations and Politics91% · 300
Energy94.1% · 153
Foreign Trade and International Finance90.3% · 134
Labor and Employment92.7% · 124
Transportation and Public Works81.6% · 114
Agriculture and Food86.4% · 110
Public Lands and Natural Resources93% · 86
Housing and Community Development97.4% · 78
Education92.2% · 77
Science, Technology, Communications94.5% · 73
Environmental Protection95.7% · 70
Taxation89.9% · 69
Crime and Law Enforcement90.3% · 62
Health98.1% · 54
Law96.2% · 52
Social Welfare100% · 49
Commerce88.1% · 42
Immigration95% · 40
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.2% · 36
Finance and Financial Sector91.2% · 34
Water Resources Development75.9% · 29
Native Americans100% · 18
District of Columbia100% · 15
Industrial relations85.7% · 14
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 12
Commemorations80% · 10
Families100% · 10
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Emergency Management— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 67 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

86th · 1959101st · 1989
Democrat86th–101st

Party switchers

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