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Gene Andrew Maguire

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1981ID M000058
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LegislationHEADLINE
87%with Dems
of 1,591 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
87%with Dems
of 1,591 · both combined
Steepest move
+4 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓1975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
88.2%with Democrats
of 525 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +4 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
Dec 11, 1980S. 1097No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 1980H.Res. 826No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8379), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 525 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance82.6% · 333 votes
Congress79.8% · 198 votes
Government Operations and Politics83.5% · 139 votes
International Affairs97.1% · 138 votes
Energy91.2% · 102 votes
Taxation83.3% · 42 votes
Agriculture and Food67.5% · 40 votes
Education85% · 40 votes
Transportation and Public Works73.7% · 38 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance86.5% · 37 votes
Labor and Employment97.1% · 34 votes
Armed Forces and National Security90.9% · 33 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources93.5% · 31 votes
Environmental Protection95.5% · 22 votes
Commerce100% · 19 votes
Law94.7% · 19 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 18 votes
Health100% · 17 votes
Housing and Community Development94.1% · 17 votes
Finance and Financial Sector93.8% · 16 votes
Social Welfare100% · 14 votes
Industrial relations92.3% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Intergovernmental relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat · House · NJ94th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · New Jersey
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Gene Andrew Maguire

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSED1975–19813 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
86.6%with Democrats
of 1,591 votes · 13.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested87%of 1,591 · combined
Steepest move+4 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 525 votes88.2%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 525 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance82.6% · 333
Congress79.8% · 198
Government Operations and Politics83.5% · 139
International Affairs97.1% · 138
Energy91.2% · 102
Taxation83.3% · 42
Agriculture and Food67.5% · 40
Education85% · 40
Transportation and Public Works73.7% · 38
Foreign Trade and International Finance86.5% · 37
Labor and Employment97.1% · 34
Armed Forces and National Security90.9% · 33
Public Lands and Natural Resources93.5% · 31
Environmental Protection95.5% · 22
Commerce100% · 19
Law94.7% · 19
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 18
Health100% · 17
Housing and Community Development94.1% · 17
Finance and Financial Sector93.8% · 16
Social Welfare100% · 14
Industrial relations92.3% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Private Legislation— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Intergovernmental relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat94th–96th

Party switchers

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