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Raymond Peter Kogovsek

Representative from Colorado
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1979–1985ID K000304
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LegislationHEADLINE
88%with Dems
of 1,222 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
88%with Dems
of 1,222 · both combined
Steepest move
+5 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓1979
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
93.7%with Democrats
of 427 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +5 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Oct 11, 1984H.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984H.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984H.R. 4230No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4230), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 11, 1984H.Res. 615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1984H.J.Res. 648No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1984H.J.Res. 648No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1984H.R. 6028No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1984H.Res. 613No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 9, 1984S. 2574No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 427 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance83.2% · 334 votes
Congress90.4% · 156 votes
International Affairs95% · 101 votes
Government Operations and Politics86% · 93 votes
Armed Forces and National Security91.1% · 90 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance86.3% · 51 votes
Education94.9% · 39 votes
Energy80.6% · 36 votes
Agriculture and Food90.6% · 32 votes
Transportation and Public Works80.6% · 31 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources93.1% · 29 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 28 votes
Science, Technology, Communications85.7% · 28 votes
Health95.8% · 24 votes
Taxation91.7% · 24 votes
Housing and Community Development81.8% · 22 votes
Immigration86.7% · 15 votes
Environmental Protection78.6% · 14 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement81.8% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commerce— · 9 votes
Law— · 9 votes
Social Welfare— · 8 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Water Resources Development— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

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

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

Service record

3 Congresses
96th · 197998th · 1983
Democrat · House · CO96th–98th
Term datesexact
Members · Colorado
RK

Raymond Peter Kogovsek

Representative from Colorado
HOUSED1979–19853 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
88.1%with Democrats
of 1,222 votes · 11.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested88%of 1,222 · combined
Steepest move+5 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019791983
1983–84 · 98th · Democrat · of 427 votes93.7%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 427 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance83.2% · 334
Congress90.4% · 156
International Affairs95% · 101
Government Operations and Politics86% · 93
Armed Forces and National Security91.1% · 90
Foreign Trade and International Finance86.3% · 51
Education94.9% · 39
Energy80.6% · 36
Agriculture and Food90.6% · 32
Transportation and Public Works80.6% · 31
Public Lands and Natural Resources93.1% · 29
Labor and Employment100% · 28
Science, Technology, Communications85.7% · 28
Health95.8% · 24
Taxation91.7% · 24
Housing and Community Development81.8% · 22
Immigration86.7% · 15
Environmental Protection78.6% · 14
Crime and Law Enforcement81.8% · 11
Commerce— · 9
Law— · 9
Social Welfare— · 8
Native Americans— · 6
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Families— · 4
Finance and Financial Sector— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Water Resources Development— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

Service record

96th · 197998th · 1983
Democrat96th–98th

Party switchers

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