Ron Kind

Representative from Wisconsin

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1997–2023ID K000188

LegislationHEADLINE

91%with Dems

of 9,533 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

91%with Dems

of 9,533 · both combined

Steepest move

+7 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 ↓19972003200920152021

2021–22117th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

96.5%with Democrats

of 574 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, +7 pts — while still a Democrat.

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 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 574 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress96.5% · 2,541 votes

Economics and Public Finance89.8% · 2,070 votes

Armed Forces and National Security88.6% · 657 votes

Government Operations and Politics92.8% · 417 votes

Finance and Financial Sector80.3% · 314 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources91.7% · 300 votes

Taxation94.9% · 275 votes

Health90.4% · 272 votes

Energy96.3% · 270 votes

Environmental Protection88.1% · 226 votes

International Affairs83% · 188 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement72.4% · 185 votes

Labor and Employment95% · 181 votes

Emergency Management88% · 175 votes

Education93.9% · 165 votes

Transportation and Public Works88.4% · 164 votes

Law81.8% · 132 votes

Agriculture and Food77% · 122 votes

Housing and Community Development90.9% · 110 votes

Science, Technology, Communications84% · 94 votes

Commerce81.4% · 70 votes

Immigration82.9% · 70 votes

Water Resources Development100% · 64 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance63.2% · 57 votes

Native Americans93% · 43 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.3% · 35 votes

Social Welfare80.6% · 31 votes

Commemorations96% · 25 votes

Animals68.2% · 22 votes

Families100% · 13 votes

Too few contested votes to score

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

13 Congresses

105th · 1997117th · 2021

Democrat · House · WI105th–117th

Term datesexact

Ron Kind

Representative from Wisconsin

HOUSED1997–202313 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

90.7%with Democrats

of 9,533 votes · 9.3% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested91%of 9,533 · combined

Steepest move+7 pts2005→07, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019972021

2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 574 votes96.5%

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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 majorityYea

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 574 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career

Congress96.5% · 2,541

Economics and Public Finance89.8% · 2,070

Armed Forces and National Security88.6% · 657

Government Operations and Politics92.8% · 417

Finance and Financial Sector80.3% · 314

Public Lands and Natural Resources91.7% · 300

Taxation94.9% · 275

Health90.4% · 272

Energy96.3% · 270

Environmental Protection88.1% · 226

International Affairs83% · 188

Crime and Law Enforcement72.4% · 185

Labor and Employment95% · 181

Emergency Management88% · 175

Education93.9% · 165

Transportation and Public Works88.4% · 164

Law81.8% · 132

Agriculture and Food77% · 122

Housing and Community Development90.9% · 110

Science, Technology, Communications84% · 94

Commerce81.4% · 70

Immigration82.9% · 70

Water Resources Development100% · 64

Foreign Trade and International Finance63.2% · 57

Native Americans93% · 43

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.3% · 35

Social Welfare80.6% · 31

Commemorations96% · 25

Animals68.2% · 22

Families100% · 13

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 · 1997117th · 2021

Democrat105th–117th

Party switchers

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