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Michael Joseph (Ozzie) Myers

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1977–1981ID M001132
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LegislationHEADLINE
84%with Dems
of 947 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
84%with Dems
of 947 · both combined
Steepest move
+1 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓1977
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
84.4%with Democrats
of 424 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +1 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 1, 1980S. 1159No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 25, 1980H.J.Res. 601No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 24, 1980H.R. 6777No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6777), 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 24, 1980H.R. 6777No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 16, 1980S. 2514No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 16, 1980H.R. 7084No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 9, 1980H.R. 6629No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 9, 1980H.R. 7817No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 9, 1980H.R. 7956No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 424 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance84.9% · 225 votes
Congress95.9% · 122 votes
International Affairs80.4% · 107 votes
Government Operations and Politics85.7% · 70 votes
Energy76.1% · 46 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance64.5% · 31 votes
Education53.6% · 28 votes
Transportation and Public Works84.6% · 26 votes
Labor and Employment96% · 25 votes
Armed Forces and National Security66.7% · 18 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources55.6% · 18 votes
Taxation70.6% · 17 votes
Environmental Protection81.3% · 16 votes
Agriculture and Food86.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations100% · 13 votes
Health63.6% · 11 votes
Law72.7% · 11 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement90% · 10 votes
Social Welfare80% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commerce— · 9 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 9 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Native Americans— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Private Legislation— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 51 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Science, Technology, Communications, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Territories (U.S.), Terrorism, Tobacco.

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

Service record

2 Congresses
95th · 197796th · 1979
Democrat · House · PA95th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Pennsylvania
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Michael Joseph (Ozzie) Myers

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSED1977–19812 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
83.6%with Democrats
of 947 votes · 16.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested84%of 947 · combined
Steepest move+1 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019771979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 424 votes84.4%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 · 424 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance84.9% · 225
Congress95.9% · 122
International Affairs80.4% · 107
Government Operations and Politics85.7% · 70
Energy76.1% · 46
Foreign Trade and International Finance64.5% · 31
Education53.6% · 28
Transportation and Public Works84.6% · 26
Labor and Employment96% · 25
Armed Forces and National Security66.7% · 18
Public Lands and Natural Resources55.6% · 18
Taxation70.6% · 17
Environmental Protection81.3% · 16
Agriculture and Food86.7% · 15
Industrial relations100% · 13
Health63.6% · 11
Law72.7% · 11
Crime and Law Enforcement90% · 10
Social Welfare80% · 10
Commerce— · 9
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9
Housing and Community Development— · 9
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Native Americans— · 2
Public works— · 2
Animals— · 1
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Museums— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Private Legislation— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 51 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Science, Technology, Communications, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Territories (U.S.), Terrorism, Tobacco.

Service record

95th · 197796th · 1979
Democrat95th–96th

Party switchers

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