John Rettie McKernan Jr.

Representative from Maine

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1983–1987ID M000512

LegislationHEADLINE

44%with Dems

of 973 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

44%with Dems

of 973 · both combined

Steepest move

−17 pts

1983 → 1985

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 ↓1983

1985–8699th Congress

Sat as a Republican

35.8%with Democrats

of 506 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, −17 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

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6), 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

Open roll call

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 2127No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 506 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance38.5% · 265 votes

Armed Forces and National Security47.1% · 121 votes

International Affairs51.4% · 70 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance63.9% · 61 votes

Congress17.6% · 51 votes

Government Operations and Politics32% · 50 votes

Agriculture and Food45.5% · 44 votes

Science, Technology, Communications51.4% · 35 votes

Housing and Community Development40% · 30 votes

Labor and Employment23.1% · 26 votes

Transportation and Public Works28% · 25 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources75% · 24 votes

Immigration28.6% · 21 votes

Environmental Protection65% · 20 votes

Education63.2% · 19 votes

Taxation36.8% · 19 votes

Health75% · 16 votes

Social Welfare23.1% · 13 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement33.3% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 8 votes

Energy— · 8 votes

Water Resources Development— · 8 votes

Commerce— · 6 votes

Native Americans— · 5 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 4 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes

Commemorations— · 3 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Families— · 1 vote

Law— · 1 vote

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Private Legislation.

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

Service record

2 Congresses

98th · 198399th · 1985

Republican · House · ME98th–99th

Term datesexact

John Rettie McKernan Jr.

Representative from Maine

HOUSER1983–19872 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

43.8%with Democrats

of 973 votes · 56.2% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested44%of 973 · combined

Steepest move−17 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019831985

1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 506 votes35.8%

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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 · 506 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance38.5% · 265

Armed Forces and National Security47.1% · 121

International Affairs51.4% · 70

Foreign Trade and International Finance63.9% · 61

Congress17.6% · 51

Government Operations and Politics32% · 50

Agriculture and Food45.5% · 44

Science, Technology, Communications51.4% · 35

Housing and Community Development40% · 30

Labor and Employment23.1% · 26

Transportation and Public Works28% · 25

Public Lands and Natural Resources75% · 24

Immigration28.6% · 21

Environmental Protection65% · 20

Education63.2% · 19

Taxation36.8% · 19

Health75% · 16

Social Welfare23.1% · 13

Crime and Law Enforcement33.3% · 12

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 8

Energy— · 8

Water Resources Development— · 8

Commerce— · 6

Native Americans— · 5

Finance and Financial Sector— · 4

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3

Commemorations— · 3

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Families— · 1

Law— · 1

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Private Legislation.

Service record

98th · 198399th · 1985

Republican98th–99th

Party switchers

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