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Meldon Edises Levine

Representative from California
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1983–1993ID L000264
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LegislationHEADLINE
96%with Dems
of 2,228 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
96%with Dems
of 2,228 · both combined
Steepest move
−5 pts
1989 → 1991
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 ↓19831989
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
92.7%with Democrats
of 313 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, −5 pts — while still a Democrat.
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, 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. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONYEADEM 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 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM 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 · 313 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance97.4% · 544 votes
Armed Forces and National Security93.6% · 281 votes
Congress96.9% · 195 votes
International Affairs93.4% · 166 votes
Government Operations and Politics91.7% · 121 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance86.6% · 97 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 74 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 57 votes
Agriculture and Food85.7% · 56 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 56 votes
Transportation and Public Works94.2% · 52 votes
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 48 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 46 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 38 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.2% · 36 votes
Immigration97.2% · 36 votes
Education100% · 34 votes
Social Welfare100% · 32 votes
Health100% · 31 votes
Water Resources Development90.3% · 31 votes
Taxation100% · 25 votes
Finance and Financial Sector87% · 23 votes
Commerce95.2% · 21 votes
Energy95% · 20 votes
Native Americans100% · 14 votes
Law100% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Families— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 3 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

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

Service record

5 Congresses
98th · 1983102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · CA98th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · California
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Meldon Edises Levine

Representative from California
HOUSED1983–19935 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
95.8%with Democrats
of 2,228 votes · 4.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested96%of 2,228 · combined
Steepest move−5 pts1989→91, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019831991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 313 votes92.7%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 · 313 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance97.4% · 544
Armed Forces and National Security93.6% · 281
Congress96.9% · 195
International Affairs93.4% · 166
Government Operations and Politics91.7% · 121
Foreign Trade and International Finance86.6% · 97
Labor and Employment100% · 74
Housing and Community Development100% · 57
Agriculture and Food85.7% · 56
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 56
Transportation and Public Works94.2% · 52
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 48
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 46
Environmental Protection100% · 38
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.2% · 36
Immigration97.2% · 36
Education100% · 34
Social Welfare100% · 32
Health100% · 31
Water Resources Development90.3% · 31
Taxation100% · 25
Finance and Financial Sector87% · 23
Commerce95.2% · 21
Energy95% · 20
Native Americans100% · 14
Law100% · 13
Families— · 9
Commemorations— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Emergency Management— · 3
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

Service record

98th · 1983102nd · 1991
Democrat98th–102nd

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