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Parren James Mitchell

Representative from Maryland
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1971–1987ID M000826
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LegislationHEADLINE
94%with Dems
of 3,293 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
94%with Dems
of 3,293 · both combined
Steepest move
−9 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓197119771983
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
86.3%with Democrats
of 439 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, −9 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 17, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 738), 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
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 15, 1986S. 1128No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 439 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance91.5% · 727 votes
Congress95.2% · 331 votes
International Affairs96.9% · 224 votes
Government Operations and Politics92.2% · 217 votes
Armed Forces and National Security89.8% · 186 votes
Energy97.1% · 136 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance94.8% · 97 votes
Agriculture and Food83.9% · 93 votes
Labor and Employment96.4% · 83 votes
Transportation and Public Works90% · 80 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.1% · 68 votes
Education95.2% · 63 votes
Taxation93.1% · 58 votes
Housing and Community Development98% · 51 votes
Science, Technology, Communications96.1% · 51 votes
Environmental Protection95.8% · 48 votes
Health97.8% · 46 votes
Law100% · 41 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement94.7% · 38 votes
Commerce96.8% · 31 votes
Social Welfare85.7% · 28 votes
Finance and Financial Sector95.8% · 24 votes
Immigration94.7% · 19 votes
District of Columbia100% · 15 votes
Mines and mineral resources92.9% · 14 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 13 votes
Industrial relations100% · 13 votes
Native Americans100% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Water Resources Development— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 8 votes
Commemorations— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Municipal finance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 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
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 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

They also voted in 70 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, 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, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, 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, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses, Youth.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
92nd · 197199th · 1985
Democrat · House · MD92nd–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Maryland
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Parren James Mitchell

Representative from Maryland
HOUSED1971–19878 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
93.6%with Democrats
of 3,293 votes · 6.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested94%of 3,293 · combined
Steepest move−9 pts1983→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019711985
1985–86 · 99th · Democrat · of 439 votes86.3%

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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 · 439 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance91.5% · 727
Congress95.2% · 331
International Affairs96.9% · 224
Government Operations and Politics92.2% · 217
Armed Forces and National Security89.8% · 186
Energy97.1% · 136
Foreign Trade and International Finance94.8% · 97
Agriculture and Food83.9% · 93
Labor and Employment96.4% · 83
Transportation and Public Works90% · 80
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.1% · 68
Education95.2% · 63
Taxation93.1% · 58
Housing and Community Development98% · 51
Science, Technology, Communications96.1% · 51
Environmental Protection95.8% · 48
Health97.8% · 46
Law100% · 41
Crime and Law Enforcement94.7% · 38
Commerce96.8% · 31
Social Welfare85.7% · 28
Finance and Financial Sector95.8% · 24
Immigration94.7% · 19
District of Columbia100% · 15
Mines and mineral resources92.9% · 14
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 13
Industrial relations100% · 13
Native Americans100% · 12
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Water Resources Development— · 9
Lobbying— · 8
Commemorations— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Public works— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Municipal finance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 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
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, 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, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, 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, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses, Youth.

Service record

92nd · 197199th · 1985
Democrat92nd–99th

Party switchers

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