Thaddeus George McCotter

Representative from Michigan

HOUSEREPUBLICAN2003–2013ID M001147

LegislationHEADLINE

10%with Dems

of 4,063 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

10%with Dems

of 4,063 · both combined

Steepest move

+6 pts

2003 → 2005

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 ↓20032009

2011–12112th Congress

Sat as a Republican

7.6%with Democrats

of 1,010 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2003 → 2005, +6 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

4 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

Jun 29, 2012H.R. 4348To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jun 29, 2012H.R. 5972Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textMaking appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Jun 29, 2012H.R. 5972No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Jun 29, 2012H.Res. 717Providing for consideration of H.R. 5856, Defense Appropriations for FY 2013; consideration of H.R. 6020, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY 2013; consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4348, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part IILEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Jun 29, 2012H.Res. 718Raising a question of the privileges of the HouseLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 1,010 contested votes scored in the 112th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress0.7% · 1,160 votes

Economics and Public Finance18.1% · 925 votes

Armed Forces and National Security9.9% · 233 votes

Energy7.8% · 129 votes

Health3.2% · 126 votes

Emergency Management13.9% · 122 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources7.5% · 120 votes

Taxation2.5% · 120 votes

Finance and Financial Sector6.7% · 104 votes

Environmental Protection7.1% · 98 votes

Housing and Community Development10.6% · 85 votes

Transportation and Public Works29.9% · 77 votes

Labor and Employment22.7% · 75 votes

Government Operations and Politics15.3% · 72 votes

Education13% · 69 votes

International Affairs13.6% · 59 votes

Agriculture and Food22.8% · 57 votes

Law6% · 50 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement6.1% · 49 votes

Science, Technology, Communications6.5% · 46 votes

Commerce7.3% · 41 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance25.9% · 27 votes

Native Americans19% · 21 votes

Water Resources Development5% · 20 votes

Immigration5.6% · 18 votes

Animals81.3% · 16 votes

Commemorations0% · 13 votes

Social Welfare20% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7 votes

Families— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

5 Congresses

108th · 2003112th · 2011

Republican · House · MI108th–112th

Term datesexact

Thaddeus George McCotter

Representative from Michigan

HOUSER2003–20135 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

10.3%with Democrats

of 4,063 votes · 89.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested10%of 4,063 · combined

Steepest move+6 pts2003→05, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020032011

2011–12 · 112th · Republican · of 1010 votes7.6%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 1,010 contested votes scored in the 112th

By policy area

career

Congress0.7% · 1,160

Economics and Public Finance18.1% · 925

Armed Forces and National Security9.9% · 233

Energy7.8% · 129

Health3.2% · 126

Emergency Management13.9% · 122

Public Lands and Natural Resources7.5% · 120

Taxation2.5% · 120

Finance and Financial Sector6.7% · 104

Environmental Protection7.1% · 98

Housing and Community Development10.6% · 85

Transportation and Public Works29.9% · 77

Labor and Employment22.7% · 75

Government Operations and Politics15.3% · 72

Education13% · 69

International Affairs13.6% · 59

Agriculture and Food22.8% · 57

Law6% · 50

Crime and Law Enforcement6.1% · 49

Science, Technology, Communications6.5% · 46

Commerce7.3% · 41

Foreign Trade and International Finance25.9% · 27

Native Americans19% · 21

Water Resources Development5% · 20

Immigration5.6% · 18

Animals81.3% · 16

Commemorations0% · 13

Social Welfare20% · 10

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7

Families— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

108th · 2003112th · 2011

Republican108th–112th

Party switchers

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