Kenneth Bentley Kramer

Representative from Colorado

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1987ID K000322

LegislationHEADLINE

9%with Dems

of 1,742 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

9%with Dems

of 1,742 · both combined

Steepest move

+8 pts

1979 → 1981

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 ↓19791985

1985–8699th Congress

Sat as a Republican

9.2%with Democrats

of 480 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +8 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

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6), 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

Open roll call

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 2127No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 480 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance8% · 462 votes

Congress7.1% · 184 votes

Armed Forces and National Security11.8% · 161 votes

International Affairs4.2% · 142 votes

Government Operations and Politics11.2% · 125 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance11.5% · 78 votes

Agriculture and Food22.7% · 66 votes

Transportation and Public Works15.7% · 51 votes

Science, Technology, Communications8.5% · 47 votes

Education6.5% · 46 votes

Labor and Employment5.3% · 38 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources13.5% · 37 votes

Taxation8.3% · 36 votes

Housing and Community Development5.9% · 34 votes

Energy6.7% · 30 votes

Environmental Protection3.4% · 29 votes

Health0% · 26 votes

Immigration8.7% · 23 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement19% · 21 votes

Social Welfare0% · 16 votes

Commerce7.7% · 13 votes

Law0% · 12 votes

Native Americans25% · 12 votes

Water Resources Development40% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes

Private Legislation— · 5 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes

Families— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Commemorations— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 3 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

4 Congresses

96th · 197999th · 1985

Republican · House · CO96th–99th

Term datesexact

Kenneth Bentley Kramer

Representative from Colorado

HOUSER1979–19874 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

9.2%with Democrats

of 1,742 votes · 90.8% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested9%of 1,742 · combined

Steepest move+8 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791985

1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 480 votes9.2%

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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 majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 480 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance8% · 462

Congress7.1% · 184

Armed Forces and National Security11.8% · 161

International Affairs4.2% · 142

Government Operations and Politics11.2% · 125

Foreign Trade and International Finance11.5% · 78

Agriculture and Food22.7% · 66

Transportation and Public Works15.7% · 51

Science, Technology, Communications8.5% · 47

Education6.5% · 46

Labor and Employment5.3% · 38

Public Lands and Natural Resources13.5% · 37

Taxation8.3% · 36

Housing and Community Development5.9% · 34

Energy6.7% · 30

Environmental Protection3.4% · 29

Health0% · 26

Immigration8.7% · 23

Crime and Law Enforcement19% · 21

Social Welfare0% · 16

Commerce7.7% · 13

Law0% · 12

Native Americans25% · 12

Water Resources Development40% · 10

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6

Private Legislation— · 5

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4

Families— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Commemorations— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 3

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

Service record

96th · 197999th · 1985

Republican96th–99th

Party switchers

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