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Manuel Luján Jr.

Representative from New Mexico
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1969–1989ID L000506
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LegislationHEADLINE
21%with Dems
of 3,773 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
21%with Dems
of 3,773 · both combined
Steepest move
+11 pts
1969 → 1971
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 ↓1969197519811987
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Republican
24.7%with Democrats
of 474 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, +11 pts — within one party label.
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
Oct 21, 1988S. 2204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5552No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · 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 · 474 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance19.7% · 821 votes
Congress16.2% · 346 votes
Armed Forces and National Security25.6% · 277 votes
International Affairs12.4% · 267 votes
Government Operations and Politics20.5% · 249 votes
Energy16.9% · 136 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance19.4% · 108 votes
Agriculture and Food33.7% · 101 votes
Transportation and Public Works24.8% · 101 votes
Labor and Employment15% · 100 votes
Housing and Community Development23.6% · 72 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources26.8% · 71 votes
Education30.9% · 68 votes
Taxation15.2% · 66 votes
Science, Technology, Communications25.8% · 62 votes
Environmental Protection14.5% · 55 votes
Health18.4% · 49 votes
Law25.6% · 43 votes
Social Welfare30.8% · 39 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement25.7% · 35 votes
Commerce11.8% · 34 votes
Immigration23.3% · 30 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues27.3% · 22 votes
Finance and Financial Sector26.3% · 19 votes
Native Americans62.5% · 16 votes
District of Columbia20% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Water Resources Development50% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources30.8% · 13 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion18.2% · 11 votes
Commemorations40% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Lobbying— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Families— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 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
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Coins and coinage— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 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
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Petroleum industry— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 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, Animals, 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, 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, Rehabilitation, 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
91st · 1969100th · 1987
Republican · House · NM91st–100th
Term datesexact
Members · New Mexico
ML

Manuel Luján Jr.

Representative from New Mexico
HOUSER1969–198910 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
21.1%with Democrats
of 3,773 votes · 78.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested21%of 3,773 · combined
Steepest move+11 pts1969→71, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019691987
1987–88 · 100th · Republican · of 474 votes24.7%

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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 · 474 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance19.7% · 821
Congress16.2% · 346
Armed Forces and National Security25.6% · 277
International Affairs12.4% · 267
Government Operations and Politics20.5% · 249
Energy16.9% · 136
Foreign Trade and International Finance19.4% · 108
Agriculture and Food33.7% · 101
Transportation and Public Works24.8% · 101
Labor and Employment15% · 100
Housing and Community Development23.6% · 72
Public Lands and Natural Resources26.8% · 71
Education30.9% · 68
Taxation15.2% · 66
Science, Technology, Communications25.8% · 62
Environmental Protection14.5% · 55
Health18.4% · 49
Law25.6% · 43
Social Welfare30.8% · 39
Crime and Law Enforcement25.7% · 35
Commerce11.8% · 34
Immigration23.3% · 30
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues27.3% · 22
Finance and Financial Sector26.3% · 19
Native Americans62.5% · 16
District of Columbia20% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
Water Resources Development50% · 14
Mines and mineral resources30.8% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion18.2% · 11
Commemorations40% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Lobbying— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Families— · 5
Public works— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 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
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Emergency Management— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Home repair and improvement— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Postal rates and revenues— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Coins and coinage— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 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
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Petroleum industry— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 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, Animals, 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, 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, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

91st · 1969100th · 1987
Republican91st–100th

Party switchers

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