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Richard Kelly

Representative from Florida
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1975–1981ID K000077
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LegislationHEADLINE
7%with Dems
of 1,594 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
7%with Dems
of 1,594 · both combined
Steepest move
−2 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓1975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Republican
5.3%with Democrats
of 505 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, −2 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 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 3, 1980H.R. 8378No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 3, 1980H.Res. 821No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Nov 18, 1980H.Con.Res. 448No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Con.Res. 448), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Nov 18, 1980H.Con.Res. 448No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Nov 12, 1980S. 885No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Nov 12, 1980S. 885No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1980H.Res. 794No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1980H.Res. 794No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1980S. 1790No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 505 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance6.1% · 326 votes
Congress7.8% · 192 votes
International Affairs2.8% · 142 votes
Government Operations and Politics8.7% · 138 votes
Energy7% · 100 votes
Taxation2.4% · 42 votes
Agriculture and Food10% · 40 votes
Transportation and Public Works7.5% · 40 votes
Education12.8% · 39 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance2.6% · 38 votes
Armed Forces and National Security21.2% · 33 votes
Labor and Employment6.1% · 33 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources15.2% · 33 votes
Environmental Protection4.5% · 22 votes
Health4.8% · 21 votes
Commerce10% · 20 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement15.8% · 19 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 17 votes
Law0% · 17 votes
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 16 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Social Welfare14.3% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 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
Contested elections— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 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
Rivers— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 68 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, 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, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
94th · 197596th · 1979
Republican · House · FL94th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Florida
RK

Richard Kelly

Representative from Florida
HOUSER1975–19813 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
7%with Democrats
of 1,594 votes · 93% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested7%of 1,594 · combined
Steepest move−2 pts1977→79, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019751979
1979–80 · 96th · Republican · of 505 votes5.3%

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 · 505 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance6.1% · 326
Congress7.8% · 192
International Affairs2.8% · 142
Government Operations and Politics8.7% · 138
Energy7% · 100
Taxation2.4% · 42
Agriculture and Food10% · 40
Transportation and Public Works7.5% · 40
Education12.8% · 39
Foreign Trade and International Finance2.6% · 38
Armed Forces and National Security21.2% · 33
Labor and Employment6.1% · 33
Public Lands and Natural Resources15.2% · 33
Environmental Protection4.5% · 22
Health4.8% · 21
Commerce10% · 20
Crime and Law Enforcement15.8% · 19
Housing and Community Development0% · 17
Law0% · 17
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 16
Industrial relations0% · 14
Social Welfare14.3% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Contested elections— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 68 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, 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, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197596th · 1979
Republican94th–96th

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