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Robert John Lagomarsino

Representative from California
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1973–1993ID L000020
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LegislationHEADLINE
10%with Dems
of 4,612 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
10%with Dems
of 4,612 · both combined
Steepest move
−6 pts
1989 → 1991
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 ↓1973197919851991
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Republican
6.1%with Democrats
of 528 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, −6 pts — within one party label.
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
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 3100LOUISIANA LAND CONVEYANCELEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 528 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance8% · 1,066 votes
Congress6.7% · 523 votes
Armed Forces and National Security5.3% · 377 votes
International Affairs11.9% · 335 votes
Government Operations and Politics7.9% · 315 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance8.9% · 146 votes
Energy11.9% · 134 votes
Labor and Employment4.1% · 123 votes
Transportation and Public Works10.4% · 115 votes
Agriculture and Food9% · 111 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources39.4% · 109 votes
Science, Technology, Communications10.5% · 86 votes
Education8.6% · 81 votes
Housing and Community Development2.6% · 77 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement5.3% · 76 votes
Taxation13.2% · 76 votes
Environmental Protection25.4% · 67 votes
Health6.5% · 62 votes
Law11.1% · 54 votes
Finance and Financial Sector2% · 50 votes
Commerce14.6% · 48 votes
Social Welfare8.3% · 48 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues14.6% · 41 votes
Immigration22% · 41 votes
Water Resources Development31.3% · 32 votes
Native Americans17.4% · 23 votes
Industrial relations7.1% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources57.1% · 14 votes
Families8.3% · 12 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Commemorations— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
District of Columbia— · 5 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Coins and coinage— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Congressional-executive relations, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

10 Congresses
93rd · 1973102nd · 1991
Republican · House · CA93rd–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · California
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Robert John Lagomarsino

Representative from California
HOUSER1973–199310 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
9.8%with Democrats
of 4,612 votes · 90.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested10%of 4,612 · combined
Steepest move−6 pts1989→91, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019731991
1991–92 · 102nd · Republican · of 528 votes6.1%

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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 · 528 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance8% · 1,066
Congress6.7% · 523
Armed Forces and National Security5.3% · 377
International Affairs11.9% · 335
Government Operations and Politics7.9% · 315
Foreign Trade and International Finance8.9% · 146
Energy11.9% · 134
Labor and Employment4.1% · 123
Transportation and Public Works10.4% · 115
Agriculture and Food9% · 111
Public Lands and Natural Resources39.4% · 109
Science, Technology, Communications10.5% · 86
Education8.6% · 81
Housing and Community Development2.6% · 77
Crime and Law Enforcement5.3% · 76
Taxation13.2% · 76
Environmental Protection25.4% · 67
Health6.5% · 62
Law11.1% · 54
Finance and Financial Sector2% · 50
Commerce14.6% · 48
Social Welfare8.3% · 48
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues14.6% · 41
Immigration22% · 41
Water Resources Development31.3% · 32
Native Americans17.4% · 23
Industrial relations7.1% · 14
Mines and mineral resources57.1% · 14
Families8.3% · 12
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 10
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Commemorations— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
District of Columbia— · 5
Emergency Management— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Public works— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Coins and coinage— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Congressional-executive relations, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 1973102nd · 1991
Republican93rd–102nd

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