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Ronald Charles Marlenee

Representative from Montana
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1977–1993ID M000139
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LegislationHEADLINE
15%with Dems
of 3,600 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
15%with Dems
of 3,600 · both combined
Steepest move
−9 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓197719831989
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Republican
12.5%with Democrats
of 473 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, −9 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textEXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 12CABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 473 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance14.1% · 875 votes
Congress10% · 422 votes
Armed Forces and National Security12.3% · 334 votes
International Affairs9.7% · 290 votes
Government Operations and Politics23% · 239 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance16.8% · 131 votes
Labor and Employment11.1% · 108 votes
Transportation and Public Works27.2% · 92 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources11.8% · 85 votes
Agriculture and Food51.9% · 81 votes
Education13.4% · 67 votes
Energy24.6% · 65 votes
Housing and Community Development7.8% · 64 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement13.6% · 59 votes
Environmental Protection7.1% · 56 votes
Science, Technology, Communications9.4% · 53 votes
Health21.2% · 52 votes
Taxation11.5% · 52 votes
Social Welfare14% · 43 votes
Law19% · 42 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues7.7% · 39 votes
Immigration5.4% · 37 votes
Commerce12.1% · 33 votes
Finance and Financial Sector33.3% · 33 votes
Water Resources Development35.5% · 31 votes
Native Americans25% · 20 votes
Families25% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Industrial relations— · 6 votes
Commemorations— · 5 votes
Emergency Management— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Black lung— · 2 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 44 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Terrorism, Tobacco.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
95th · 1977102nd · 1991
Republican · House · MT95th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Montana
RM

Ronald Charles Marlenee

Representative from Montana
HOUSER1977–19938 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
15.2%with Democrats
of 3,600 votes · 84.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested15%of 3,600 · combined
Steepest move−9 pts1977→79, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019771991
1991–92 · 102nd · Republican · of 473 votes12.5%

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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 · 473 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance14.1% · 875
Congress10% · 422
Armed Forces and National Security12.3% · 334
International Affairs9.7% · 290
Government Operations and Politics23% · 239
Foreign Trade and International Finance16.8% · 131
Labor and Employment11.1% · 108
Transportation and Public Works27.2% · 92
Public Lands and Natural Resources11.8% · 85
Agriculture and Food51.9% · 81
Education13.4% · 67
Energy24.6% · 65
Housing and Community Development7.8% · 64
Crime and Law Enforcement13.6% · 59
Environmental Protection7.1% · 56
Science, Technology, Communications9.4% · 53
Health21.2% · 52
Taxation11.5% · 52
Social Welfare14% · 43
Law19% · 42
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues7.7% · 39
Immigration5.4% · 37
Commerce12.1% · 33
Finance and Financial Sector33.3% · 33
Water Resources Development35.5% · 31
Native Americans25% · 20
Families25% · 12
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Industrial relations— · 6
Commemorations— · 5
Emergency Management— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Embargo— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Private Legislation— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Black lung— · 2
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Museums— · 2
Public works— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 44 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Terrorism, Tobacco.

Service record

95th · 1977102nd · 1991
Republican95th–102nd

Party switchers

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