Joseph Patrick Kennedy II

Representative from Massachusetts

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1987–1999ID K000110

LegislationHEADLINE

95%with Dems

of 3,601 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

95%with Dems

of 3,601 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 pts

1991 → 1993

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 ↓19871993

1997–98105th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

94%with Democrats

of 602 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1991 → 1993, +2 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

Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 614Appointment of ManagersLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 611), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 19, 1998noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1998H.Res. 612Supporting United States Troops in the Persian GulfLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 20, 1998H.R. 4328Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 1999LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 602 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance94% · 871 votes

Congress97% · 642 votes

Armed Forces and National Security97.1% · 308 votes

International Affairs95.7% · 234 votes

Government Operations and Politics95% · 221 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement97.7% · 132 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.3% · 118 votes

Labor and Employment98.2% · 111 votes

Health100% · 61 votes

Science, Technology, Communications91.1% · 56 votes

Finance and Financial Sector88.9% · 54 votes

Education96% · 50 votes

Environmental Protection96% · 50 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance85.7% · 49 votes

Transportation and Public Works93.5% · 46 votes

Housing and Community Development97.8% · 45 votes

Water Resources Development83.3% · 42 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.4% · 38 votes

Commerce94.6% · 37 votes

Law100% · 37 votes

Social Welfare97.3% · 37 votes

Taxation88.9% · 36 votes

Immigration96.9% · 32 votes

Energy88% · 25 votes

Agriculture and Food68.4% · 19 votes

Native Americans100% · 17 votes

Families100% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes

Commemorations— · 8 votes

Emergency Management— · 5 votes

Animals— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

6 Congresses

100th · 1987105th · 1997

Democrat · House · MA100th–105th

Term datesexact

Joseph Patrick Kennedy II

Representative from Massachusetts

HOUSED1987–19996 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

95.4%with Democrats

of 3,601 votes · 4.6% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested95%of 3,601 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts1991→93, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019871997

1997–98 · 105th · Democrat · of 602 votes94%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 602 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance94% · 871

Congress97% · 642

Armed Forces and National Security97.1% · 308

International Affairs95.7% · 234

Government Operations and Politics95% · 221

Crime and Law Enforcement97.7% · 132

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.3% · 118

Labor and Employment98.2% · 111

Health100% · 61

Science, Technology, Communications91.1% · 56

Finance and Financial Sector88.9% · 54

Education96% · 50

Environmental Protection96% · 50

Foreign Trade and International Finance85.7% · 49

Transportation and Public Works93.5% · 46

Housing and Community Development97.8% · 45

Water Resources Development83.3% · 42

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.4% · 38

Commerce94.6% · 37

Law100% · 37

Social Welfare97.3% · 37

Taxation88.9% · 36

Immigration96.9% · 32

Energy88% · 25

Agriculture and Food68.4% · 19

Native Americans100% · 17

Families100% · 11

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9

Commemorations— · 8

Emergency Management— · 5

Animals— · 1

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

Service record

100th · 1987105th · 1997

Democrat100th–105th

Party switchers

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