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William Lehman

Representative from Florida
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1973–1993ID L000226
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LegislationHEADLINE
94%with Dems
of 4,454 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
94%with Dems
of 4,454 · both combined
Steepest move
+4 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓1973197919851991
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
95%with Democrats
of 402 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +4 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
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNATIONAL PARK SERVICEParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Oct 5, 1992S. 3100LOUISIANA LAND CONVEYANCELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 603WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5334; HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 776COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACTLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 776COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACTLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 602WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5504; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR F.Y. 1993LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 601WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 776; COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACTLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 402 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance95.2% · 1,024 votes
Congress96.9% · 508 votes
Armed Forces and National Security94.9% · 355 votes
International Affairs96.1% · 330 votes
Government Operations and Politics93% · 300 votes
Energy85% · 153 votes
Labor and Employment95.6% · 137 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance91.7% · 132 votes
Agriculture and Food79.6% · 108 votes
Transportation and Public Works91.8% · 98 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.9% · 93 votes
Housing and Community Development95% · 80 votes
Science, Technology, Communications97.5% · 79 votes
Education98.6% · 74 votes
Taxation91.8% · 73 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement91.2% · 68 votes
Environmental Protection98.4% · 63 votes
Health96.8% · 62 votes
Law98.1% · 53 votes
Social Welfare89.6% · 48 votes
Commerce95.7% · 47 votes
Finance and Financial Sector87.2% · 47 votes
Immigration92.5% · 40 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 38 votes
Water Resources Development93.1% · 29 votes
Native Americans100% · 17 votes
District of Columbia100% · 14 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources92.3% · 13 votes
Families100% · 12 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8 votes
Commemorations— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Depletion allowances— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 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
Electronic surveillance— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 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
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
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 70 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, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, 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, 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, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, 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
Democrat · House · FL93rd–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Florida
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William Lehman

Representative from Florida
HOUSED1973–199310 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
94.1%with Democrats
of 4,454 votes · 5.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested94%of 4,454 · combined
Steepest move+4 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019731991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 402 votes95%

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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 · 402 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance95.2% · 1,024
Congress96.9% · 508
Armed Forces and National Security94.9% · 355
International Affairs96.1% · 330
Government Operations and Politics93% · 300
Energy85% · 153
Labor and Employment95.6% · 137
Foreign Trade and International Finance91.7% · 132
Agriculture and Food79.6% · 108
Transportation and Public Works91.8% · 98
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.9% · 93
Housing and Community Development95% · 80
Science, Technology, Communications97.5% · 79
Education98.6% · 74
Taxation91.8% · 73
Crime and Law Enforcement91.2% · 68
Environmental Protection98.4% · 63
Health96.8% · 62
Law98.1% · 53
Social Welfare89.6% · 48
Commerce95.7% · 47
Finance and Financial Sector87.2% · 47
Immigration92.5% · 40
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 38
Water Resources Development93.1% · 29
Native Americans100% · 17
District of Columbia100% · 14
Industrial relations100% · 14
Mines and mineral resources92.3% · 13
Families100% · 12
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 8
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8
Commemorations— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Depletion allowances— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Public works— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Emergency Management— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 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
Electronic surveillance— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 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
Coins and coinage— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 70 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, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, 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, 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, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 1973102nd · 1991
Democrat93rd–102nd

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