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Mary Rose Oakar

Representative from Ohio
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1977–1993ID O000001
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LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Dems
of 3,689 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
90%with Dems
of 3,689 · both combined
Steepest move
+7 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓197719831989
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
94%with Democrats
of 481 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +7 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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
Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 481 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance88% · 901 votes
Congress93% · 428 votes
Armed Forces and National Security89.7% · 331 votes
International Affairs82.1% · 291 votes
Government Operations and Politics92% · 238 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance91.5% · 129 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 116 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.7% · 92 votes
Transportation and Public Works95.3% · 86 votes
Agriculture and Food86.6% · 82 votes
Energy86.5% · 74 votes
Science, Technology, Communications92.9% · 70 votes
Education88.4% · 69 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 68 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement98.5% · 65 votes
Environmental Protection84.7% · 59 votes
Taxation83% · 53 votes
Health84.6% · 52 votes
Social Welfare97.7% · 44 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues92.3% · 39 votes
Immigration89.7% · 39 votes
Finance and Financial Sector75.7% · 37 votes
Law80% · 35 votes
Commerce97% · 33 votes
Water Resources Development100% · 31 votes
Native Americans95.2% · 21 votes
Industrial relations100% · 13 votes
Families83.3% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Commemorations— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Municipal finance— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 45 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Disabled, Domestic relations, 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, Solar energy, Terrorism, Tobacco.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
95th · 1977102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · OH95th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Ohio
MO

Mary Rose Oakar

Representative from Ohio
HOUSED1977–19938 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
90.2%with Democrats
of 3,689 votes · 9.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested90%of 3,689 · combined
Steepest move+7 pts1983→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019771991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 481 votes94%

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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 · 481 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance88% · 901
Congress93% · 428
Armed Forces and National Security89.7% · 331
International Affairs82.1% · 291
Government Operations and Politics92% · 238
Foreign Trade and International Finance91.5% · 129
Labor and Employment100% · 116
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.7% · 92
Transportation and Public Works95.3% · 86
Agriculture and Food86.6% · 82
Energy86.5% · 74
Science, Technology, Communications92.9% · 70
Education88.4% · 69
Housing and Community Development100% · 68
Crime and Law Enforcement98.5% · 65
Environmental Protection84.7% · 59
Taxation83% · 53
Health84.6% · 52
Social Welfare97.7% · 44
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues92.3% · 39
Immigration89.7% · 39
Finance and Financial Sector75.7% · 37
Law80% · 35
Commerce97% · 33
Water Resources Development100% · 31
Native Americans95.2% · 21
Industrial relations100% · 13
Families83.3% · 12
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Commemorations— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Emergency Management— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Embargo— · 3
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Municipal finance— · 2
Public works— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Museums— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 45 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Disabled, Domestic relations, 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, Solar energy, Terrorism, Tobacco.

Service record

95th · 1977102nd · 1991
Democrat95th–102nd

Party switchers

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