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John Michael Murphy

Representative from New York
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1963–1981ID M001098
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LegislationHEADLINE
86%with Dems
of 2,421 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
86%with Dems
of 2,421 · both combined
Steepest move
−12 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓196319691975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
84.3%with Democrats
of 439 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −12 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
Dec 3, 1980H.R. 8378No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 3, 1980H.Res. 821No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Nov 18, 1980H.Con.Res. 448No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Con.Res. 448), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Nov 17, 1980S. 885No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1980H.Res. 794No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1980H.Res. 794No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1980S. 1790No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1980H.R. 2977No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1980H.R. 5612No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 439 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance79.9% · 359 votes
Congress91.5% · 224 votes
International Affairs73.9% · 142 votes
Government Operations and Politics84.4% · 122 votes
Energy83.9% · 118 votes
Transportation and Public Works94.1% · 51 votes
Labor and Employment95.8% · 48 votes
Taxation71.4% · 42 votes
Education82.9% · 41 votes
Agriculture and Food87.5% · 40 votes
Armed Forces and National Security40.5% · 37 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance78.8% · 33 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources80% · 30 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 24 votes
Law91.3% · 23 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement81.8% · 22 votes
Health81.8% · 22 votes
Commerce94.1% · 17 votes
Housing and Community Development93.8% · 16 votes
Social Welfare87.5% · 16 votes
District of Columbia100% · 14 votes
Finance and Financial Sector92.3% · 13 votes
Industrial relations100% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Municipal finance— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Coins and coinage— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Families— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 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
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Financial disclosure— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Income tax— · 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 of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 75 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, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lobbying, 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, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, 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

9 Congresses
88th · 196396th · 1979
Democrat · House · NY88th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
JM

John Michael Murphy

Representative from New York
HOUSED1963–19819 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
86.2%with Democrats
of 2,421 votes · 13.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested86%of 2,421 · combined
Steepest move−12 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019631979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 439 votes84.3%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 439 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance79.9% · 359
Congress91.5% · 224
International Affairs73.9% · 142
Government Operations and Politics84.4% · 122
Energy83.9% · 118
Transportation and Public Works94.1% · 51
Labor and Employment95.8% · 48
Taxation71.4% · 42
Education82.9% · 41
Agriculture and Food87.5% · 40
Armed Forces and National Security40.5% · 37
Foreign Trade and International Finance78.8% · 33
Public Lands and Natural Resources80% · 30
Environmental Protection100% · 24
Law91.3% · 23
Crime and Law Enforcement81.8% · 22
Health81.8% · 22
Commerce94.1% · 17
Housing and Community Development93.8% · 16
Social Welfare87.5% · 16
District of Columbia100% · 14
Finance and Financial Sector92.3% · 13
Industrial relations100% · 13
Mines and mineral resources100% · 10
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Municipal finance— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Vietnamese Conflict— · 3
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Coins and coinage— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Families— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
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
Emergency Management— · 1
Financial disclosure— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Income tax— · 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 of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 75 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, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lobbying, 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, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

88th · 196396th · 1979
Democrat88th–96th

Party switchers

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