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Helen Stevenson Meyner

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1979ID M000685
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LegislationHEADLINE
93%with Dems
of 1,077 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
93%with Dems
of 1,077 · both combined
Steepest move
−3 pts
1975 → 1977
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 ↓1975
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
91.8%with Democrats
of 560 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, −3 pts — while still a Democrat.
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 14, 1978H.R. 9937No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13750No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 13750), 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
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1448No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 15No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978S. 3447No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978S. 2493No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 4018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 560 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance92.4% · 211 votes
Congress94.2% · 103 votes
Government Operations and Politics93.2% · 88 votes
Energy92.3% · 78 votes
International Affairs98.6% · 74 votes
Taxation81.3% · 32 votes
Agriculture and Food82.8% · 29 votes
Armed Forces and National Security92.6% · 27 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources92% · 25 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 21 votes
Transportation and Public Works85.7% · 21 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 19 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance84.2% · 19 votes
Law100% · 18 votes
Commerce100% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 15 votes
Education92.9% · 14 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 12 votes
Social Welfare91.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Health— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 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
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 73 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emergency Management, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Immigration, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rehabilitation, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

2 Congresses
94th · 197595th · 1977
Democrat · House · NJ94th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · New Jersey
HM

Helen Stevenson Meyner

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSED1975–19792 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
93.4%with Democrats
of 1,077 votes · 6.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested93%of 1,077 · combined
Steepest move−3 pts1975→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 560 votes91.8%

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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 560 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance92.4% · 211
Congress94.2% · 103
Government Operations and Politics93.2% · 88
Energy92.3% · 78
International Affairs98.6% · 74
Taxation81.3% · 32
Agriculture and Food82.8% · 29
Armed Forces and National Security92.6% · 27
Public Lands and Natural Resources92% · 25
Labor and Employment100% · 21
Transportation and Public Works85.7% · 21
Environmental Protection100% · 19
Foreign Trade and International Finance84.2% · 19
Law100% · 18
Commerce100% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 15
Education92.9% · 14
Industrial relations100% · 14
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 12
Social Welfare91.7% · 12
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Health— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Housing and Community Development— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Private Legislation— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 73 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emergency Management, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Immigration, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rehabilitation, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197595th · 1977
Democrat94th–95th

Party switchers

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