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Joseph Michael McDade

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1963–1999ID M000399
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LegislationHEADLINE
41%with Dems
of 7,011 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
41%with Dems
of 7,011 · both combined
Steepest move
−15 pts
1993 → 1995
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 ↓196319691975198119871993
1997–98105th Congress
Sat as a Republican
15.2%with Democrats
of 505 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1993 → 1995, −15 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

5 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 19, 1998H.Res. 614Appointment of ManagersLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 611), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1998H.Res. 612Supporting United States Troops in the Persian GulfLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 20, 1998H.R. 4328Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 1999LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 20, 1998H.Res. 604Providing for the consideration of S. 1132 and S. 2133LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 505 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance46.1% · 1,487 votes
Congress21.1% · 889 votes
Armed Forces and National Security28.3% · 442 votes
Government Operations and Politics34.7% · 418 votes
International Affairs40.1% · 411 votes
Labor and Employment76% · 183 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources41.1% · 168 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement23.1% · 160 votes
Energy43.2% · 155 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance56.9% · 144 votes
Transportation and Public Works72.1% · 129 votes
Agriculture and Food50.9% · 112 votes
Education43% · 107 votes
Taxation25% · 100 votes
Health44.2% · 95 votes
Science, Technology, Communications30.9% · 94 votes
Environmental Protection41.9% · 93 votes
Housing and Community Development49.4% · 89 votes
Commerce48.6% · 72 votes
Finance and Financial Sector31.8% · 66 votes
Law48.4% · 64 votes
Social Welfare41.7% · 60 votes
Water Resources Development44.2% · 52 votes
Immigration55.1% · 49 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues41.5% · 41 votes
Native Americans35.7% · 28 votes
Commemorations46.7% · 15 votes
District of Columbia80% · 15 votes
Mines and mineral resources85.7% · 14 votes
Industrial relations76.9% · 13 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion75% · 12 votes
Families41.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Municipal finance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 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
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
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 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 of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 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, 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, Congressional oversight, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lobbying, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, 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

18 Congresses
88th · 1963105th · 1997
Republican · House · PA88th–105th
Term datesexact
Members · Pennsylvania
JM

Joseph Michael McDade

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSER1963–199918 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
41.1%with Democrats
of 7,011 votes · 58.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested41%of 7,011 · combined
Steepest move−15 pts1993→95, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019631997
1997–98 · 105th · Republican · of 505 votes15.2%

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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 · 505 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance46.1% · 1,487
Congress21.1% · 889
Armed Forces and National Security28.3% · 442
Government Operations and Politics34.7% · 418
International Affairs40.1% · 411
Labor and Employment76% · 183
Public Lands and Natural Resources41.1% · 168
Crime and Law Enforcement23.1% · 160
Energy43.2% · 155
Foreign Trade and International Finance56.9% · 144
Transportation and Public Works72.1% · 129
Agriculture and Food50.9% · 112
Education43% · 107
Taxation25% · 100
Health44.2% · 95
Science, Technology, Communications30.9% · 94
Environmental Protection41.9% · 93
Housing and Community Development49.4% · 89
Commerce48.6% · 72
Finance and Financial Sector31.8% · 66
Law48.4% · 64
Social Welfare41.7% · 60
Water Resources Development44.2% · 52
Immigration55.1% · 49
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues41.5% · 41
Native Americans35.7% · 28
Commemorations46.7% · 15
District of Columbia80% · 15
Mines and mineral resources85.7% · 14
Industrial relations76.9% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion75% · 12
Families41.7% · 12
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Emergency Management— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Municipal finance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 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 70 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, Congressional oversight, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lobbying, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

88th · 1963105th · 1997
Republican88th–105th

Party switchers

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