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Joseph Anthony LeFante

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1977–1979ID L000561
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LegislationHEADLINE
86%with Dems
of 515 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
86%with Dems
of 515 · 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 ↓1977
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
86.4%with Democrats
of 515 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 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13750No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1448No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 1448), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 15No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978S. 3447No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978S. 2493No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12250No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 4018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 515 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance83.9% · 118 votes
Congress96.3% · 54 votes
International Affairs76.7% · 43 votes
Government Operations and Politics78.9% · 38 votes
Energy88% · 25 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance64.7% · 17 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 17 votes
Environmental Protection92.9% · 14 votes
Industrial relations100% · 13 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources91.7% · 12 votes
Transportation and Public Works91.7% · 12 votes
Law72.7% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Taxation— · 9 votes
Social Welfare— · 8 votes
Armed Forces and National Security— · 7 votes
Education— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 5 votes
Commerce— · 5 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Municipal finance— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Health— · 2 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 2 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 53 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Immigration, Impeachments, Import restrictions, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Private Legislation, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Science, Technology, Communications, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Terrorism, Tobacco.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
95th · 1977
Democrat · House · NJ95th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · New Jersey
JL

Joseph Anthony LeFante

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSED1977–19791 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
86.4%with Democrats
of 515 votes · 13.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested86%of 515 · combined

Career arc

10050019771977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 515 votes86.4%

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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 · 515 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance83.9% · 118
Congress96.3% · 54
International Affairs76.7% · 43
Government Operations and Politics78.9% · 38
Energy88% · 25
Foreign Trade and International Finance64.7% · 17
Labor and Employment100% · 17
Environmental Protection92.9% · 14
Industrial relations100% · 13
Public Lands and Natural Resources91.7% · 12
Transportation and Public Works91.7% · 12
Law72.7% · 11
Taxation— · 9
Social Welfare— · 8
Armed Forces and National Security— · 7
Education— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Finance and Financial Sector— · 6
Agriculture and Food— · 5
Commerce— · 5
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Municipal finance— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Health— · 2
Housing and Community Development— · 2
Independent regulatory commissions— · 2
Public works— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Museums— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 53 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Immigration, Impeachments, Import restrictions, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Private Legislation, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Science, Technology, Communications, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Terrorism, Tobacco.

Service record

95th · 197795th · 1977
Democrat95th–95th

Party switchers

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