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Catherine Small Long

Representative from Louisiana
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1985–1987ID L000411
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LegislationHEADLINE
89%with Dems
of 421 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
89%with Dems
of 421 · both combined

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 ↓1985
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
89.3%with Democrats
of 421 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
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
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5484), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 2127No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1986H.J.Res. 751No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 421 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance88.1% · 126 votes
Armed Forces and National Security86.7% · 60 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 29 votes
Government Operations and Politics100% · 29 votes
International Affairs86.4% · 22 votes
Housing and Community Development94.7% · 19 votes
Agriculture and Food76.5% · 17 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 14 votes
Congress100% · 13 votes
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes
Environmental Protection— · 9 votes
Taxation— · 9 votes
Social Welfare— · 8 votes
Transportation and Public Works— · 8 votes
Immigration— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Water Resources Development— · 6 votes
Health— · 5 votes
Commerce— · 4 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 3 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 2 votes
Education— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 6 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Emergency Management, Energy, Finance and Financial Sector, Law, Private Legislation.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
99th · 1985
Democrat · House · LA99th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Louisiana
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Catherine Small Long

Representative from Louisiana
HOUSED1985–19871 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
89.3%with Democrats
of 421 votes · 10.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested89%of 421 · combined

Career arc

10050019851985
1985–86 · 99th · Democrat · of 421 votes89.3%

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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 · 421 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance88.1% · 126
Armed Forces and National Security86.7% · 60
Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 29
Government Operations and Politics100% · 29
International Affairs86.4% · 22
Housing and Community Development94.7% · 19
Agriculture and Food76.5% · 17
Labor and Employment100% · 14
Congress100% · 13
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 12
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9
Environmental Protection— · 9
Taxation— · 9
Social Welfare— · 8
Transportation and Public Works— · 8
Immigration— · 6
Native Americans— · 6
Water Resources Development— · 6
Health— · 5
Commerce— · 4
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 3
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Commemorations— · 2
Education— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 6 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Emergency Management, Energy, Finance and Financial Sector, Law, Private Legislation.

Service record

99th · 198599th · 1985
Democrat99th–99th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
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