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Paul Norton (Pete) McCloskey Jr.

Representative from California
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1967–1983ID M000343
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LegislationHEADLINE
57%with Dems
of 2,347 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
57%with Dems
of 2,347 · both combined
Steepest move
−25 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓196719731979
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
37.6%with Democrats
of 202 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, −25 pts — within one party label.
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 21, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 1982H.R. 7093No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.Res. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 636), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7356No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.Res. 621No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 202 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance56.8% · 454 votes
Congress49.2% · 246 votes
Government Operations and Politics47.5% · 158 votes
International Affairs87.1% · 132 votes
Energy52.3% · 128 votes
Armed Forces and National Security59.7% · 62 votes
Transportation and Public Works37.5% · 56 votes
Labor and Employment55.6% · 54 votes
Taxation44.4% · 45 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance75% · 44 votes
Agriculture and Food48.8% · 43 votes
Education46.5% · 43 votes
Law86.1% · 36 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources63.9% · 36 votes
Commerce53.6% · 28 votes
Environmental Protection51.9% · 27 votes
Health65.2% · 23 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement52.4% · 21 votes
Finance and Financial Sector36.8% · 19 votes
Housing and Community Development63.2% · 19 votes
Science, Technology, Communications50% · 18 votes
Industrial relations64.3% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources64.3% · 14 votes
Social Welfare35.7% · 14 votes
District of Columbia84.6% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Lobbying— · 8 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Immigration— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Depletion allowances— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Families— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Native Americans— · 2 votes
Petroleum industry— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 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
Coins and coinage— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 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 of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal finance, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
90th · 196797th · 1981
Republican · House · CA90th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · California
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Paul Norton (Pete) McCloskey Jr.

Representative from California
HOUSER1967–19838 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
57%with Democrats
of 2,347 votes · 43% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested57%of 2,347 · combined
Steepest move−25 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019671981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 202 votes37.6%

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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 · 202 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance56.8% · 454
Congress49.2% · 246
Government Operations and Politics47.5% · 158
International Affairs87.1% · 132
Energy52.3% · 128
Armed Forces and National Security59.7% · 62
Transportation and Public Works37.5% · 56
Labor and Employment55.6% · 54
Taxation44.4% · 45
Foreign Trade and International Finance75% · 44
Agriculture and Food48.8% · 43
Education46.5% · 43
Law86.1% · 36
Public Lands and Natural Resources63.9% · 36
Commerce53.6% · 28
Environmental Protection51.9% · 27
Health65.2% · 23
Crime and Law Enforcement52.4% · 21
Finance and Financial Sector36.8% · 19
Housing and Community Development63.2% · 19
Science, Technology, Communications50% · 18
Industrial relations64.3% · 14
Mines and mineral resources64.3% · 14
Social Welfare35.7% · 14
District of Columbia84.6% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Lobbying— · 8
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Private Legislation— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Immigration— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Depletion allowances— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Families— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Native Americans— · 2
Petroleum industry— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Coins and coinage— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal finance, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

90th · 196797th · 1981
Republican90th–97th

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