Kenneth Hood (Buddy) MacKay Jr.

Representative from Florida

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1983–1989ID M000023

LegislationHEADLINE

78%with Dems

of 1,321 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

78%with Dems

of 1,321 · both combined

Steepest move

+11 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 ↓1983

1987–88100th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

83%with Democrats

of 399 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +11 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

Sep 15, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 15, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Sep 15, 1988H.R. 4264No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4264), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Sep 8, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Aug 2, 1988H.R. 1414No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jul 13, 1988S. 2527No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Jul 13, 1988noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 399 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance67.5% · 338 votes

Armed Forces and National Security81.3% · 192 votes

International Affairs91% · 111 votes

Congress89.3% · 75 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance81.1% · 74 votes

Government Operations and Politics87.5% · 64 votes

Housing and Community Development72.9% · 48 votes

Labor and Employment60.4% · 48 votes

Agriculture and Food85.7% · 42 votes

Science, Technology, Communications93.9% · 33 votes

Social Welfare87.1% · 31 votes

Transportation and Public Works73.3% · 30 votes

Immigration40% · 25 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources88% · 25 votes

Environmental Protection70.8% · 24 votes

Education72.7% · 22 votes

Taxation100% · 18 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement50% · 16 votes

Energy75% · 16 votes

Health81.3% · 16 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues85.7% · 14 votes

Water Resources Development78.6% · 14 votes

Law90% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commerce— · 9 votes

Native Americans— · 7 votes

Commemorations— · 4 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 4 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes

Families— · 2 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Emergency Management— · 1 vote

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

98th · 1983100th · 1987

Democrat · House · FL98th–100th

Term datesexact

Kenneth Hood (Buddy) MacKay Jr.

Representative from Florida

HOUSED1983–19893 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

77.8%with Democrats

of 1,321 votes · 22.2% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested78%of 1,321 · combined

Steepest move+11 pts1983→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019831987

1987–88 · 100th · Democrat · of 399 votes83%

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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

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 399 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance67.5% · 338

Armed Forces and National Security81.3% · 192

International Affairs91% · 111

Congress89.3% · 75

Foreign Trade and International Finance81.1% · 74

Government Operations and Politics87.5% · 64

Housing and Community Development72.9% · 48

Labor and Employment60.4% · 48

Agriculture and Food85.7% · 42

Science, Technology, Communications93.9% · 33

Social Welfare87.1% · 31

Transportation and Public Works73.3% · 30

Immigration40% · 25

Public Lands and Natural Resources88% · 25

Environmental Protection70.8% · 24

Education72.7% · 22

Taxation100% · 18

Crime and Law Enforcement50% · 16

Energy75% · 16

Health81.3% · 16

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues85.7% · 14

Water Resources Development78.6% · 14

Law90% · 10

Commerce— · 9

Native Americans— · 7

Commemorations— · 4

Finance and Financial Sector— · 4

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2

Families— · 2

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Emergency Management— · 1

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

Service record

98th · 1983100th · 1987

Democrat98th–100th

Party switchers

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