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Norman Frederick Lent

Representative from New York
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1971–1993ID L000243
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LegislationHEADLINE
30%with Dems
of 4,752 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
30%with Dems
of 4,752 · both combined
Steepest move
−14 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 ↓1971197719831989
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Republican
24.6%with Democrats
of 484 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, −14 pts — within one party label.
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 recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textEXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — 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
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 12CABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 484 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance31.4% · 1,051 votes
Congress22.4% · 532 votes
Armed Forces and National Security19.2% · 359 votes
International Affairs30.7% · 336 votes
Government Operations and Politics29% · 300 votes
Energy26.6% · 158 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance28.1% · 139 votes
Labor and Employment29.4% · 136 votes
Transportation and Public Works55.9% · 118 votes
Agriculture and Food34.6% · 104 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources45.2% · 93 votes
Housing and Community Development33.3% · 78 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement36.8% · 76 votes
Taxation21.1% · 76 votes
Education26.7% · 75 votes
Science, Technology, Communications26.8% · 71 votes
Environmental Protection45.6% · 68 votes
Health27% · 63 votes
Law18.5% · 54 votes
Social Welfare18.8% · 48 votes
Finance and Financial Sector18.6% · 43 votes
Commerce30% · 40 votes
Immigration35.1% · 37 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues35.3% · 34 votes
Water Resources Development40.6% · 32 votes
Native Americans9.1% · 22 votes
Industrial relations21.4% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources69.2% · 13 votes
Families25% · 12 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion45.5% · 11 votes
Commemorations30% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
District of Columbia— · 9 votes
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
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive 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
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
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 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
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 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, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, 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, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, 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

11 Congresses
92nd · 1971102nd · 1991
Republican · House · NY92nd–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · New York
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Norman Frederick Lent

Representative from New York
HOUSER1971–199311 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
30.2%with Democrats
of 4,752 votes · 69.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested30%of 4,752 · combined
Steepest move−14 pts1989→91, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019711991
1991–92 · 102nd · Republican · of 484 votes24.6%

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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 · 484 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance31.4% · 1,051
Congress22.4% · 532
Armed Forces and National Security19.2% · 359
International Affairs30.7% · 336
Government Operations and Politics29% · 300
Energy26.6% · 158
Foreign Trade and International Finance28.1% · 139
Labor and Employment29.4% · 136
Transportation and Public Works55.9% · 118
Agriculture and Food34.6% · 104
Public Lands and Natural Resources45.2% · 93
Housing and Community Development33.3% · 78
Crime and Law Enforcement36.8% · 76
Taxation21.1% · 76
Education26.7% · 75
Science, Technology, Communications26.8% · 71
Environmental Protection45.6% · 68
Health27% · 63
Law18.5% · 54
Social Welfare18.8% · 48
Finance and Financial Sector18.6% · 43
Commerce30% · 40
Immigration35.1% · 37
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues35.3% · 34
Water Resources Development40.6% · 32
Native Americans9.1% · 22
Industrial relations21.4% · 14
Mines and mineral resources69.2% · 13
Families25% · 12
Arts, Culture, Religion45.5% · 11
Commemorations30% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
District of Columbia— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Public works— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive 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
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 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
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 71 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, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, 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, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

92nd · 1971102nd · 1991
Republican92nd–102nd

Party switchers

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