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Abner Joseph Mikva

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1969–1981ID M000703
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LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Dems
of 1,635 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
90%with Dems
of 1,635 · both combined
Steepest move
+11 pts
1969 → 1971
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 ↓19691975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
95.5%with Democrats
of 221 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, +11 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
Sep 26, 1979H.R. 5369No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 26, 1979H.R. 5369No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 26, 1979H.R. 111No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 111), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Sep 25, 1979H.Con.Res. 167No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 25, 1979H.R. 5218No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 25, 1979H.R. 5163No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 21, 1979H.R. 4034No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 21, 1979H.Res. 331No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 20, 1979H.R. 111No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 221 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance93.1% · 261 votes
Congress91.4% · 139 votes
International Affairs99.2% · 130 votes
Government Operations and Politics79.8% · 99 votes
Energy91% · 89 votes
Taxation100% · 39 votes
Education100% · 36 votes
Agriculture and Food70% · 30 votes
Armed Forces and National Security93.1% · 29 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources89.7% · 29 votes
Transportation and Public Works72.4% · 29 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance92.3% · 26 votes
Labor and Employment95.5% · 22 votes
Environmental Protection94.7% · 19 votes
Commerce94.1% · 17 votes
Finance and Financial Sector94.1% · 17 votes
Law100% · 16 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 13 votes
Social Welfare100% · 13 votes
Health90% · 10 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 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
Conferences— · 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
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Contested elections— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 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
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 68 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, 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, Recreation areas, Referendum, 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

5 Congresses
91st · 196996th · 1979
Democrat · House · IL91st–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Abner Joseph Mikva

Representative from Illinois
HOUSED1969–19815 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
90.2%with Democrats
of 1,635 votes · 9.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested90%of 1,635 · combined
Steepest move+11 pts1969→71, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019691979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 221 votes95.5%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 221 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance93.1% · 261
Congress91.4% · 139
International Affairs99.2% · 130
Government Operations and Politics79.8% · 99
Energy91% · 89
Taxation100% · 39
Education100% · 36
Agriculture and Food70% · 30
Armed Forces and National Security93.1% · 29
Public Lands and Natural Resources89.7% · 29
Transportation and Public Works72.4% · 29
Foreign Trade and International Finance92.3% · 26
Labor and Employment95.5% · 22
Environmental Protection94.7% · 19
Commerce94.1% · 17
Finance and Financial Sector94.1% · 17
Law100% · 16
Industrial relations100% · 14
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 13
Social Welfare100% · 13
Health90% · 10
Housing and Community Development100% · 10
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
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
Conferences— · 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
Congressional oversight— · 1
Contested elections— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 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
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 68 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, 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, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

91st · 196996th · 1979
Democrat91st–96th

Party switchers

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