Ray H. Lahood

Representative from Illinois

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1995–2009ID L000552

LegislationHEADLINE

14%with Dems

of 4,519 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

14%with Dems

of 4,519 · both combined

Steepest move

+14 pts

2005 → 2007

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 ↓199520012007

2007–08110th Congress

Sat as a Republican

25.1%with Democrats

of 916 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, +14 pts — within one party label.

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

Dec 10, 2008H.R. 7321Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 10, 2008H.R. 7321No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1534Providing for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textProviding for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

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Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1534Providing for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 10, 2008noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1533Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of Rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on RulesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1533Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of Rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on RulesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 3, 2008H.R. 1424Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 3, 2008H.Res. 1525Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 916 contested votes scored in the 110th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress2.5% · 1,177 votes

Economics and Public Finance25.4% · 1,058 votes

Armed Forces and National Security9.5% · 222 votes

Government Operations and Politics13.5% · 207 votes

International Affairs16% · 187 votes

Taxation7.5% · 173 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement8.9% · 123 votes

Health15.4% · 117 votes

Labor and Employment20% · 95 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources24.7% · 93 votes

Law7.7% · 91 votes

Education32.2% · 90 votes

Energy25.9% · 81 votes

Finance and Financial Sector21.3% · 80 votes

Housing and Community Development24.3% · 74 votes

Transportation and Public Works22.1% · 68 votes

Emergency Management18.2% · 66 votes

Commerce12.8% · 47 votes

Science, Technology, Communications19.6% · 46 votes

Agriculture and Food35.6% · 45 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance14% · 43 votes

Environmental Protection8.6% · 35 votes

Social Welfare3.1% · 32 votes

Immigration7.7% · 26 votes

Commemorations4% · 25 votes

Water Resources Development31.6% · 19 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues6.7% · 15 votes

Native Americans35.7% · 14 votes

Animals10% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 9 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

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

Service record

7 Congresses

104th · 1995110th · 2007

Republican · House · IL104th–110th

Term datesexact

Ray H. Lahood

Representative from Illinois

HOUSER1995–20097 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

14.3%with Democrats

of 4,519 votes · 85.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested14%of 4,519 · combined

Steepest move+14 pts2005→07, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019952007

2007–08 · 110th · Republican · of 916 votes25.1%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

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Latest 6 shown · 916 contested votes scored in the 110th

By policy area

career

Congress2.5% · 1,177

Economics and Public Finance25.4% · 1,058

Armed Forces and National Security9.5% · 222

Government Operations and Politics13.5% · 207

International Affairs16% · 187

Taxation7.5% · 173

Crime and Law Enforcement8.9% · 123

Health15.4% · 117

Labor and Employment20% · 95

Public Lands and Natural Resources24.7% · 93

Law7.7% · 91

Education32.2% · 90

Energy25.9% · 81

Finance and Financial Sector21.3% · 80

Housing and Community Development24.3% · 74

Transportation and Public Works22.1% · 68

Emergency Management18.2% · 66

Commerce12.8% · 47

Science, Technology, Communications19.6% · 46

Agriculture and Food35.6% · 45

Foreign Trade and International Finance14% · 43

Environmental Protection8.6% · 35

Social Welfare3.1% · 32

Immigration7.7% · 26

Commemorations4% · 25

Water Resources Development31.6% · 19

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues6.7% · 15

Native Americans35.7% · 14

Animals10% · 10

Families— · 9

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Service record

104th · 1995110th · 2007

Republican104th–110th

Party switchers

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