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Gary Alcide Lee

Representative from New York
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1983ID L000192
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LegislationHEADLINE
12%with Dems
of 773 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
12%with Dems
of 773 · both combined
Steepest move
+7 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 ↓1979
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
16.5%with Democrats
of 260 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +7 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
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 3191No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 631), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 14, 1982noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 260 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance10.6% · 216 votes
Congress7% · 129 votes
Government Operations and Politics11.3% · 71 votes
International Affairs6.1% · 66 votes
Armed Forces and National Security22.2% · 36 votes
Energy15.4% · 26 votes
Education12% · 25 votes
Agriculture and Food8.3% · 24 votes
Transportation and Public Works45.5% · 22 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance23.8% · 21 votes
Taxation12.5% · 16 votes
Labor and Employment6.7% · 15 votes
Science, Technology, Communications26.7% · 15 votes
Health0% · 13 votes
Law0% · 11 votes
Housing and Community Development10% · 10 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources20% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7 votes
Commerce— · 6 votes
Environmental Protection— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 5 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Social Welfare— · 3 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

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

2 Congresses
96th · 197997th · 1981
Republican · House · NY96th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
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Gary Alcide Lee

Representative from New York
HOUSER1979–19832 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
11.8%with Democrats
of 773 votes · 88.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested12%of 773 · combined
Steepest move+7 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 260 votes16.5%

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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 · 260 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance10.6% · 216
Congress7% · 129
Government Operations and Politics11.3% · 71
International Affairs6.1% · 66
Armed Forces and National Security22.2% · 36
Energy15.4% · 26
Education12% · 25
Agriculture and Food8.3% · 24
Transportation and Public Works45.5% · 22
Foreign Trade and International Finance23.8% · 21
Taxation12.5% · 16
Labor and Employment6.7% · 15
Science, Technology, Communications26.7% · 15
Health0% · 13
Law0% · 11
Housing and Community Development10% · 10
Public Lands and Natural Resources20% · 10
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7
Commerce— · 6
Environmental Protection— · 6
Native Americans— · 5
Finance and Financial Sector— · 4
Families— · 3
Social Welfare— · 3
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

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

Service record

96th · 197997th · 1981
Republican96th–97th

Party switchers

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