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Robert Henry Michel

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1957–1995ID M000692
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LegislationHEADLINE
13%with Dems
of 6,181 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
13%with Dems
of 6,181 · both combined
Steepest move
−9 pts
1957 → 1959
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 ↓1957196319691975198119871993
1993–94103rd Congress
Sat as a Republican
8.5%with Democrats
of 636 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1957 → 1959, −9 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
Nov 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 29, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 7, 1994H.Res. 579PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textPROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 7, 1994S. 1569MINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 636 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance19.8% · 1,214 votes
Congress12.1% · 638 votes
Armed Forces and National Security7.5% · 411 votes
International Affairs19.1% · 340 votes
Government Operations and Politics13.4% · 298 votes
Labor and Employment4.7% · 172 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources6.7% · 150 votes
Energy4.8% · 147 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance23.4% · 137 votes
Transportation and Public Works16.8% · 119 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement13.6% · 110 votes
Agriculture and Food9.2% · 109 votes
Science, Technology, Communications7.2% · 97 votes
Education9.6% · 94 votes
Health9% · 78 votes
Housing and Community Development6.5% · 77 votes
Environmental Protection4% · 75 votes
Taxation13.5% · 74 votes
Law0% · 58 votes
Social Welfare0% · 48 votes
Commerce4.3% · 46 votes
Finance and Financial Sector11.4% · 44 votes
Immigration22.5% · 40 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues5.4% · 37 votes
Water Resources Development16.2% · 37 votes
Native Americans3.8% · 26 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion20% · 15 votes
Industrial relations7.1% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources0% · 13 votes
District of Columbia0% · 12 votes
Families8.3% · 12 votes
Commemorations20% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Petroleum industry— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 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
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 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, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, 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, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Right of privacy, 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

19 Congresses
85th · 1957103rd · 1993
Republican · House · IL85th–103rd
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
RM

Robert Henry Michel

Representative from Illinois
HOUSER1957–199519 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
12.9%with Democrats
of 6,181 votes · 87.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested13%of 6,181 · combined
Steepest move−9 pts1957→59, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019571993
1993–94 · 103rd · Republican · of 636 votes8.5%

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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 · 636 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance19.8% · 1,214
Congress12.1% · 638
Armed Forces and National Security7.5% · 411
International Affairs19.1% · 340
Government Operations and Politics13.4% · 298
Labor and Employment4.7% · 172
Public Lands and Natural Resources6.7% · 150
Energy4.8% · 147
Foreign Trade and International Finance23.4% · 137
Transportation and Public Works16.8% · 119
Crime and Law Enforcement13.6% · 110
Agriculture and Food9.2% · 109
Science, Technology, Communications7.2% · 97
Education9.6% · 94
Health9% · 78
Housing and Community Development6.5% · 77
Environmental Protection4% · 75
Taxation13.5% · 74
Law0% · 58
Social Welfare0% · 48
Commerce4.3% · 46
Finance and Financial Sector11.4% · 44
Immigration22.5% · 40
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues5.4% · 37
Water Resources Development16.2% · 37
Native Americans3.8% · 26
Arts, Culture, Religion20% · 15
Industrial relations7.1% · 14
Mines and mineral resources0% · 13
District of Columbia0% · 12
Families8.3% · 12
Commemorations20% · 10
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Public works— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Museums— · 2
Petroleum industry— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 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
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 73 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, 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, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

85th · 1957103rd · 1993
Republican85th–103rd

Party switchers

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