Michael Edward Lowry

Representative from Washington

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1979–1989ID L000486

LegislationHEADLINE

92%with Dems

of 2,307 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

92%with Dems

of 2,307 · both combined

Steepest move

−3 pts

1983 → 1985

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 ↓19791985

1987–88100th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

93%with Democrats

of 512 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, −3 pts — while still a Democrat.

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 21, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5560No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 21, 1988H.R. 4333No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4333), 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

Open roll call

Oct 21, 1988S. 2204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5552No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 21, 1988S. 2100No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5043No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5264No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 21, 1988H.R. 3048No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 512 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance89.5% · 579 votes

Armed Forces and National Security94.6% · 259 votes

Congress91.9% · 222 votes

International Affairs97.4% · 192 votes

Government Operations and Politics89.8% · 157 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance84.2% · 101 votes

Agriculture and Food88.2% · 68 votes

Labor and Employment98.5% · 66 votes

Housing and Community Development95.4% · 65 votes

Transportation and Public Works88.5% · 61 votes

Science, Technology, Communications98.2% · 57 votes

Education88.5% · 52 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 47 votes

Energy93.2% · 44 votes

Health97.4% · 38 votes

Taxation97.4% · 38 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 34 votes

Social Welfare94.1% · 34 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement90.6% · 32 votes

Immigration89.7% · 29 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 20 votes

Law100% · 20 votes

Commerce94.1% · 17 votes

Native Americans100% · 15 votes

Water Resources Development66.7% · 15 votes

Finance and Financial Sector90% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commemorations— · 6 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes

Families— · 5 votes

Private Legislation— · 5 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes

Emergency Management— · 1 vote

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

Service record

5 Congresses

96th · 1979100th · 1987

Democrat · House · WA96th–100th

Term datesexact

Michael Edward Lowry

Representative from Washington

HOUSED1979–19895 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

92.4%with Democrats

of 2,307 votes · 7.6% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested92%of 2,307 · combined

Steepest move−3 pts1983→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019791987

1987–88 · 100th · Democrat · of 512 votes93%

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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 · 512 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance89.5% · 579

Armed Forces and National Security94.6% · 259

Congress91.9% · 222

International Affairs97.4% · 192

Government Operations and Politics89.8% · 157

Foreign Trade and International Finance84.2% · 101

Agriculture and Food88.2% · 68

Labor and Employment98.5% · 66

Housing and Community Development95.4% · 65

Transportation and Public Works88.5% · 61

Science, Technology, Communications98.2% · 57

Education88.5% · 52

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 47

Energy93.2% · 44

Health97.4% · 38

Taxation97.4% · 38

Environmental Protection100% · 34

Social Welfare94.1% · 34

Crime and Law Enforcement90.6% · 32

Immigration89.7% · 29

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 20

Law100% · 20

Commerce94.1% · 17

Native Americans100% · 15

Water Resources Development66.7% · 15

Finance and Financial Sector90% · 10

Commemorations— · 6

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5

Families— · 5

Private Legislation— · 5

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Sports and Recreation— · 3

Emergency Management— · 1

Service record

96th · 1979100th · 1987

Democrat96th–100th

Party switchers

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