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John Joseph Moakley

Representative from Massachusetts
HOUSEINDEPENDENT→DEMOCRAT1973–2003ID M000834
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LegislationHEADLINE
94%with Dems
of 6,945 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
94%with Dems
of 6,945 · both combined
Steepest move
−4 pts
1993 → 1995
still a Democrat
Changed parties
94th
I → D · first Congress under it

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 ↓19731979198519911997I→D · 94th
2001–02107th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
94.6%with Democrats
of 37 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1993 → 1995, −4 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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
May 17, 2001H.Res. 143Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 17, 2001H.R. 622Hope for Children ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 17, 2001H.Res. 141Providing for consideration of H.R. 622, Hope for Children ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textProviding for consideration of H.R. 622, Hope for Children ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
May 16, 2001H.R. 1646Foreign Relations Authorization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 16, 2001H.R. 1646Foreign Relations Authorization ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 16, 2001H.R. 1836Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 16, 2001H.R. 1836No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 15, 2001H.R. 428Concerning the participation of Taiwan in the World Health OrganizationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 15, 2001H.R. 586Fairness for Foster Care Families ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 37 contested votes scored in the 107th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance93.3% · 1,643 votes
Congress97.4% · 1,034 votes
Armed Forces and National Security93.2% · 501 votes
International Affairs92.6% · 458 votes
Government Operations and Politics93% · 441 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources99% · 198 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement86.2% · 189 votes
Labor and Employment98.9% · 185 votes
Energy94.4% · 161 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance96.2% · 156 votes
Taxation93.5% · 139 votes
Education93.3% · 134 votes
Transportation and Public Works93.8% · 128 votes
Health91.1% · 124 votes
Agriculture and Food78.3% · 115 votes
Science, Technology, Communications96.5% · 114 votes
Housing and Community Development97.8% · 93 votes
Finance and Financial Sector89.8% · 88 votes
Environmental Protection98.9% · 87 votes
Law92% · 87 votes
Commerce97.1% · 69 votes
Social Welfare97% · 67 votes
Water Resources Development95.9% · 49 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues95.7% · 47 votes
Immigration91.1% · 45 votes
Native Americans100% · 28 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 20 votes
Families88.2% · 17 votes
Commemorations87.5% · 16 votes
Industrial relations100% · 12 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 12 votes
District of Columbia100% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 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
Financial disclosure— · 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
Animals— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Petroleum industry— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 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
Printing— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 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, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Impeachments, 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, Rivers, 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

15 Congresses
93rd · 197394th · 1975107th · 2001
Independent · House · MA93rd–93rd
Democrat · House · MA94th–107th
Term datesexact
Members · Massachusetts
JM

John Joseph Moakley

Representative from Massachusetts
HOUSEI→D1973–200315 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
94.1%with Democrats
of 6,945 votes · 5.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested94%of 6,945 · combined
Steepest move−4 pts1993→95, as a Democrat
Changed parties94thI→D

Career arc

100500I→D19732001
2001–02 · 107th · Democrat · of 37 votes94.6%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 37 contested votes scored in the 107th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance93.3% · 1,643
Congress97.4% · 1,034
Armed Forces and National Security93.2% · 501
International Affairs92.6% · 458
Government Operations and Politics93% · 441
Public Lands and Natural Resources99% · 198
Crime and Law Enforcement86.2% · 189
Labor and Employment98.9% · 185
Energy94.4% · 161
Foreign Trade and International Finance96.2% · 156
Taxation93.5% · 139
Education93.3% · 134
Transportation and Public Works93.8% · 128
Health91.1% · 124
Agriculture and Food78.3% · 115
Science, Technology, Communications96.5% · 114
Housing and Community Development97.8% · 93
Finance and Financial Sector89.8% · 88
Environmental Protection98.9% · 87
Law92% · 87
Commerce97.1% · 69
Social Welfare97% · 67
Water Resources Development95.9% · 49
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues95.7% · 47
Immigration91.1% · 45
Native Americans100% · 28
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 20
Families88.2% · 17
Commemorations87.5% · 16
Industrial relations100% · 12
Mines and mineral resources100% · 12
District of Columbia100% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Emergency Management— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
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
Financial disclosure— · 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
Animals— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Petroleum industry— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Printing— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 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, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Impeachments, 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, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 1973107th · 2001
Independent93rd–93rd
Democrat94th–107th

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