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Martin Thomas Meehan

Representative from Massachusetts
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1993–2009ID M000627
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LegislationHEADLINE
95%with Dems
of 4,542 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
95%with Dems
of 4,542 · both combined
Steepest move
+6 pts
1995 → 1997
still a Democrat

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 ↓199319992005
2007–08110th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
99.1%with Democrats
of 348 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1995 → 1997, +6 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

7 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
Jun 28, 2007H.R. 2829Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY 2008LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 28, 2007H.R. 2829Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY 2008LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 28, 2007H.R. 2829No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2829), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Jun 28, 2007H.R. 2829No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 28, 2007H.R. 2829No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 28, 2007H.R. 2829No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 28, 2007H.R. 2829No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 28, 2007H.R. 2829No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 28, 2007H.R. 2829No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 348 contested votes scored in the 110th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance92.4% · 1,178 votes
Congress97.5% · 1,044 votes
Armed Forces and National Security94.8% · 230 votes
International Affairs89.7% · 204 votes
Government Operations and Politics94.8% · 193 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement98.7% · 157 votes
Taxation97.3% · 149 votes
Health100% · 123 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.4% · 116 votes
Labor and Employment94.7% · 114 votes
Law100% · 86 votes
Education96.4% · 84 votes
Finance and Financial Sector95% · 80 votes
Energy95.8% · 72 votes
Emergency Management96.8% · 63 votes
Science, Technology, Communications74.6% · 63 votes
Transportation and Public Works91.7% · 60 votes
Housing and Community Development97.8% · 45 votes
Commerce100% · 44 votes
Environmental Protection92.9% · 42 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance68.4% · 38 votes
Immigration100% · 34 votes
Social Welfare96.9% · 32 votes
Agriculture and Food86.2% · 29 votes
Water Resources Development96.2% · 26 votes
Commemorations90% · 20 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 14 votes
Native Americans100% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes
Families— · 7 votes
Animals— · 6 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
103rd · 1993110th · 2007
Democrat · House · MA103rd–110th
Term datesexact
Members · Massachusetts
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Martin Thomas Meehan

Representative from Massachusetts
HOUSED1993–20098 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
94.7%with Democrats
of 4,542 votes · 5.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested95%of 4,542 · combined
Steepest move+6 pts1995→97, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019932007
2007–08 · 110th · Democrat · of 348 votes99.1%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 · 348 contested votes scored in the 110th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance92.4% · 1,178
Congress97.5% · 1,044
Armed Forces and National Security94.8% · 230
International Affairs89.7% · 204
Government Operations and Politics94.8% · 193
Crime and Law Enforcement98.7% · 157
Taxation97.3% · 149
Health100% · 123
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.4% · 116
Labor and Employment94.7% · 114
Law100% · 86
Education96.4% · 84
Finance and Financial Sector95% · 80
Energy95.8% · 72
Emergency Management96.8% · 63
Science, Technology, Communications74.6% · 63
Transportation and Public Works91.7% · 60
Housing and Community Development97.8% · 45
Commerce100% · 44
Environmental Protection92.9% · 42
Foreign Trade and International Finance68.4% · 38
Immigration100% · 34
Social Welfare96.9% · 32
Agriculture and Food86.2% · 29
Water Resources Development96.2% · 26
Commemorations90% · 20
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 14
Native Americans100% · 14
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8
Families— · 7
Animals— · 6
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

Service record

103rd · 1993110th · 2007
Democrat103rd–110th

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