Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick

Representative from Michigan

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1997–2011ID K000180

LegislationHEADLINE

97%with Dems

of 4,433 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

97%with Dems

of 4,433 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 pts

2005 → 2007

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 ↓199720032009

2009–10111th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

98%with Democrats

of 690 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, +2 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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 17, 2010H.R. 4853Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part IIILEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 16, 2010H.R. 4853No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 16, 2010S. 987To protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textTo protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Dec 16, 2010H.Res. 1766Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4853) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust FundLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 16, 2010noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 15, 2010H.R. 2965Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 15, 2010H.Res. 1743Congratulating Gerda Weissmann Klein on being selected to receive the Presidential Medal of FreedomLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 15, 2010H.Res. 1761Congratulating Auburn University quarterback and College Park, Georgia, native Cameron Newton on winning the 2010 Heisman Trophy for being the most outstanding college football player in the United StatesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 690 contested votes scored in the 111th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress98.6% · 1,282 votes

Economics and Public Finance95.9% · 1,005 votes

Armed Forces and National Security95.8% · 189 votes

Taxation96.6% · 174 votes

International Affairs92.6% · 136 votes

Government Operations and Politics96.3% · 134 votes

Health97.6% · 126 votes

Finance and Financial Sector97.5% · 122 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 112 votes

Education98.1% · 104 votes

Labor and Employment98.9% · 88 votes

Energy90.8% · 87 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement96.5% · 85 votes

Law100% · 77 votes

Housing and Community Development98.7% · 76 votes

Emergency Management100% · 73 votes

Transportation and Public Works94.1% · 68 votes

Agriculture and Food95.3% · 64 votes

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 47 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance97.5% · 40 votes

Commerce100% · 33 votes

Native Americans100% · 26 votes

Commemorations100% · 24 votes

Immigration100% · 23 votes

Environmental Protection90% · 20 votes

Social Welfare100% · 18 votes

Water Resources Development94.4% · 18 votes

Animals100% · 15 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 13 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 6 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

7 Congresses

105th · 1997111th · 2009

Democrat · House · MI105th–111th

Term datesexact

Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick

Representative from Michigan

HOUSED1997–20117 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

97.3%with Democrats

of 4,433 votes · 2.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested97%of 4,433 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts2005→07, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019972009

2009–10 · 111th · Democrat · of 690 votes98%

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 · 690 contested votes scored in the 111th

By policy area

career

Congress98.6% · 1,282

Economics and Public Finance95.9% · 1,005

Armed Forces and National Security95.8% · 189

Taxation96.6% · 174

International Affairs92.6% · 136

Government Operations and Politics96.3% · 134

Health97.6% · 126

Finance and Financial Sector97.5% · 122

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 112

Education98.1% · 104

Labor and Employment98.9% · 88

Energy90.8% · 87

Crime and Law Enforcement96.5% · 85

Law100% · 77

Housing and Community Development98.7% · 76

Emergency Management100% · 73

Transportation and Public Works94.1% · 68

Agriculture and Food95.3% · 64

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 47

Foreign Trade and International Finance97.5% · 40

Commerce100% · 33

Native Americans100% · 26

Commemorations100% · 24

Immigration100% · 23

Environmental Protection90% · 20

Social Welfare100% · 18

Water Resources Development94.4% · 18

Animals100% · 15

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 13

Families— · 6

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

Service record

105th · 1997111th · 2009

Democrat105th–111th

Party switchers

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