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Carlos John Moorhead

Representative from California
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1973–1997ID M000926
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LegislationHEADLINE
5%with Dems
of 6,319 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
5%with Dems
of 6,319 · both combined
Steepest move
−6 pts
1989 → 1991
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 ↓1973197919851991
1995–96104th Congress
Sat as a Republican
2.3%with Democrats
of 878 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, −6 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 3610Department of Defense Appropriations for F.Y. 1997LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 28, 1996H.Res. 546Consideration of Sine Die ResolutionsLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 4236Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textOmnibus Parks and Public Lands Management ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 3163State Authority Tax Compensation ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 1332Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1996LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 27, 1996H.R. 4000Reestablish POW/MIA ProceduresLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 27, 1996S. 39Sustainable Fisheries ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 27, 1996H.R. 4073National Underground Railroad Freedom CenterLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 27, 1996H.R. 3539Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1996LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 878 contested votes scored in the 104th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance3.4% · 1,515 votes
Congress3.8% · 865 votes
Armed Forces and National Security3.3% · 478 votes
International Affairs3.1% · 421 votes
Government Operations and Politics3.7% · 401 votes
Labor and Employment4.2% · 189 votes
Energy6.1% · 165 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources11.7% · 162 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement5.2% · 153 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance4.7% · 148 votes
Transportation and Public Works8.1% · 135 votes
Science, Technology, Communications8.3% · 120 votes
Agriculture and Food8.5% · 117 votes
Education6.1% · 98 votes
Environmental Protection3.1% · 97 votes
Health3.1% · 96 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 88 votes
Taxation6% · 83 votes
Law6% · 67 votes
Commerce4.7% · 64 votes
Finance and Financial Sector3.2% · 62 votes
Social Welfare0% · 62 votes
Immigration9.1% · 55 votes
Water Resources Development20.4% · 49 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues4.3% · 46 votes
Native Americans11.5% · 26 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 19 votes
District of Columbia6.7% · 15 votes
Families0% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources7.1% · 14 votes
Commemorations30% · 10 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
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 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
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 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
Power resources— · 2 votes
Real property— · 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
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 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 of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 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, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Intergovernmental 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, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, 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

12 Congresses
93rd · 1973104th · 1995
Republican · House · CA93rd–104th
Term datesexact
Members · California
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Carlos John Moorhead

Representative from California
HOUSER1973–199712 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
4.6%with Democrats
of 6,319 votes · 95.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested5%of 6,319 · combined
Steepest move−6 pts1989→91, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019731995
1995–96 · 104th · Republican · of 878 votes2.3%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 878 contested votes scored in the 104th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance3.4% · 1,515
Congress3.8% · 865
Armed Forces and National Security3.3% · 478
International Affairs3.1% · 421
Government Operations and Politics3.7% · 401
Labor and Employment4.2% · 189
Energy6.1% · 165
Public Lands and Natural Resources11.7% · 162
Crime and Law Enforcement5.2% · 153
Foreign Trade and International Finance4.7% · 148
Transportation and Public Works8.1% · 135
Science, Technology, Communications8.3% · 120
Agriculture and Food8.5% · 117
Education6.1% · 98
Environmental Protection3.1% · 97
Health3.1% · 96
Housing and Community Development0% · 88
Taxation6% · 83
Law6% · 67
Commerce4.7% · 64
Finance and Financial Sector3.2% · 62
Social Welfare0% · 62
Immigration9.1% · 55
Water Resources Development20.4% · 49
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues4.3% · 46
Native Americans11.5% · 26
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 19
District of Columbia6.7% · 15
Families0% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources7.1% · 14
Commemorations30% · 10
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
Mortgages— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Public works— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Emergency Management— · 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
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
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
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 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 of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 69 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, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Intergovernmental 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, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 1973104th · 1995
Republican93rd–104th

Party switchers

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