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Robert Cameron McEwen

Representative from New York
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1965–1981ID M000433
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LegislationHEADLINE
20%with Dems
of 2,389 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
20%with Dems
of 2,389 · both combined
Steepest move
−18 pts
1969 → 1971
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 ↓196519711977
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Republican
25.9%with Democrats
of 417 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −18 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 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980S. 1097No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 1615), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.Res. 802No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 3, 1980H.Res. 822No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 3, 1980H.Res. 821No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 417 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance25.3% · 372 votes
Congress27.1% · 214 votes
International Affairs28.7% · 136 votes
Government Operations and Politics15% · 127 votes
Energy9.6% · 125 votes
Labor and Employment24% · 50 votes
Transportation and Public Works29.8% · 47 votes
Armed Forces and National Security29.5% · 44 votes
Education14% · 43 votes
Taxation7.3% · 41 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance43.2% · 37 votes
Agriculture and Food33.3% · 36 votes
Law14.3% · 28 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources10.7% · 28 votes
Commerce15.4% · 26 votes
Environmental Protection8.3% · 24 votes
Health8.7% · 23 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement11.1% · 18 votes
Finance and Financial Sector5.9% · 17 votes
Housing and Community Development37.5% · 16 votes
Social Welfare6.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations28.6% · 14 votes
District of Columbia69.2% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources27.3% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Native Americans— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Income tax— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 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 74 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, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Embargo, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, 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, Sports and Recreation, 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
89th · 196596th · 1979
Republican · House · NY89th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
RM

Robert Cameron McEwen

Representative from New York
HOUSER1965–19818 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
19.8%with Democrats
of 2,389 votes · 80.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested20%of 2,389 · combined
Steepest move−18 pts1969→71, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019651979
1979–80 · 96th · Republican · of 417 votes25.9%

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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 · 417 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance25.3% · 372
Congress27.1% · 214
International Affairs28.7% · 136
Government Operations and Politics15% · 127
Energy9.6% · 125
Labor and Employment24% · 50
Transportation and Public Works29.8% · 47
Armed Forces and National Security29.5% · 44
Education14% · 43
Taxation7.3% · 41
Foreign Trade and International Finance43.2% · 37
Agriculture and Food33.3% · 36
Law14.3% · 28
Public Lands and Natural Resources10.7% · 28
Commerce15.4% · 26
Environmental Protection8.3% · 24
Health8.7% · 23
Crime and Law Enforcement11.1% · 18
Finance and Financial Sector5.9% · 17
Housing and Community Development37.5% · 16
Social Welfare6.7% · 15
Industrial relations28.6% · 14
District of Columbia69.2% · 13
Mines and mineral resources27.3% · 11
Lobbying— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Native Americans— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Income tax— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 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 74 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Embargo, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, 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, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 196596th · 1979
Republican89th–96th

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