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James Allen Nussle

Representative from Iowa
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1991–2007ID N000172
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LegislationHEADLINE
7%with Dems
of 4,824 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
7%with Dems
of 4,824 · both combined
Steepest move
+5 pts
1995 → 1997
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 ↓199119972003
2005–06109th Congress
Sat as a Republican
5.5%with Democrats
of 565 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1995 → 1997, +5 pts — within one party label.
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
Dec 8, 2006H.R. 5948Belarus Democracy ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 8, 2006H.Res. 1100Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 6406, to modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for othe purposes.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 8, 2006H.R. 6375Requiring the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an annual report and to provide notice to the public on congressional initiatives in funds authorized or made available to the Department of Defense.LEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textRequiring the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an annual report and to provide notice to the public on congressional initiatives in funds authorized or made available to the Department of Defense.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
YEAVoted against both majorities — not scored
Dec 8, 2006H.Res. 1091Condemning in the strongest terms Iran’s commitment to hold an international Holocaust denial conferenceLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 8, 2006H.R. 6111Tax Relief and Health Care ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 8, 2006H.R. 6111No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 8, 2006H.Res. 1088Expressing support for Lebanon’s democratic institutions and condemning the recent terrorist assassination of Lebanese parliamentarian and Industry Minister Pierre Amine GemayelLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 8, 2006H.Res. 1099Relating to consideration of the bill H.R. 6111 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 8, 2006H.Res. 1101Waiving all points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 5682 and against its consideration.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 565 contested votes scored in the 109th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance11.7% · 1,253 votes
Congress1.8% · 1,105 votes
Armed Forces and National Security20% · 250 votes
Government Operations and Politics10.6% · 227 votes
International Affairs10.2% · 215 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement5.8% · 172 votes
Taxation1.2% · 163 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources3% · 135 votes
Health3.1% · 128 votes
Labor and Employment4% · 126 votes
Law0% · 98 votes
Finance and Financial Sector12.9% · 85 votes
Education10.8% · 83 votes
Energy2.9% · 68 votes
Science, Technology, Communications4.8% · 63 votes
Transportation and Public Works10.2% · 59 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance6.5% · 46 votes
Commerce11.4% · 44 votes
Environmental Protection2.6% · 39 votes
Immigration5.4% · 37 votes
Social Welfare3.1% · 32 votes
Water Resources Development20.7% · 29 votes
Agriculture and Food17.9% · 28 votes
Housing and Community Development7.4% · 27 votes
Emergency Management4% · 25 votes
Commemorations5% · 20 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues5.6% · 18 votes
Native Americans0% · 13 votes
Families0% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
102nd · 1991109th · 2005
Republican · House · IA102nd–109th
Term datesexact
Members · Iowa
JN

James Allen Nussle

Representative from Iowa
HOUSER1991–20078 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
7.3%with Democrats
of 4,824 votes · 92.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested7%of 4,824 · combined
Steepest move+5 pts1995→97, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019912005
2005–06 · 109th · Republican · of 565 votes5.5%

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 majorityNay
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 565 contested votes scored in the 109th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance11.7% · 1,253
Congress1.8% · 1,105
Armed Forces and National Security20% · 250
Government Operations and Politics10.6% · 227
International Affairs10.2% · 215
Crime and Law Enforcement5.8% · 172
Taxation1.2% · 163
Public Lands and Natural Resources3% · 135
Health3.1% · 128
Labor and Employment4% · 126
Law0% · 98
Finance and Financial Sector12.9% · 85
Education10.8% · 83
Energy2.9% · 68
Science, Technology, Communications4.8% · 63
Transportation and Public Works10.2% · 59
Foreign Trade and International Finance6.5% · 46
Commerce11.4% · 44
Environmental Protection2.6% · 39
Immigration5.4% · 37
Social Welfare3.1% · 32
Water Resources Development20.7% · 29
Agriculture and Food17.9% · 28
Housing and Community Development7.4% · 27
Emergency Management4% · 25
Commemorations5% · 20
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues5.6% · 18
Native Americans0% · 13
Families0% · 10
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Animals— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

Service record

102nd · 1991109th · 2005
Republican102nd–109th

Party switchers

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