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Richard Lawrence Ottinger

Representative from New York
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1965–1985ID O000134
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LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Dems
of 2,824 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
90%with Dems
of 2,824 · both combined
Steepest move
+8 pts
1969 → 1975
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 ↓1965197119771983
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
94.3%with Democrats
of 441 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1975, +8 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 10, 1984H.R. 6028No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 4, 1984H.Res. 603No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1984H.R. 5492No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5492), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Oct 3, 1984H.R. 6023No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 3, 1984H.R. 3795No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 3, 1984H.R. 5377No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 3, 1984H.Res. 595No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 2, 1984H.Res. 599No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1984H.R. 5690No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 441 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance89.2% · 556 votes
Congress92.6% · 272 votes
Government Operations and Politics91.4% · 185 votes
International Affairs96.7% · 182 votes
Armed Forces and National Security93.1% · 116 votes
Energy94.7% · 114 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance90.4% · 73 votes
Agriculture and Food80.9% · 68 votes
Education93.1% · 58 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources93% · 57 votes
Taxation77.2% · 57 votes
Transportation and Public Works91.1% · 56 votes
Labor and Employment94% · 50 votes
Science, Technology, Communications97.4% · 39 votes
Environmental Protection97.3% · 37 votes
Health97.1% · 34 votes
Law100% · 30 votes
Housing and Community Development96.6% · 29 votes
Commerce95.8% · 24 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement87% · 23 votes
Finance and Financial Sector90.5% · 21 votes
Social Welfare85% · 20 votes
Immigration80% · 15 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues90% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Native Americans— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Water Resources Development— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 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
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Executive reorganization— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 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 to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 65 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, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
89th · 196598th · 1983
Democrat · House · NY89th–98th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
RO

Richard Lawrence Ottinger

Representative from New York
HOUSED1965–19858 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
90.1%with Democrats
of 2,824 votes · 9.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested90%of 2,824 · combined
Steepest move+8 pts1969→75, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019651983
1983–84 · 98th · Democrat · of 441 votes94.3%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 441 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance89.2% · 556
Congress92.6% · 272
Government Operations and Politics91.4% · 185
International Affairs96.7% · 182
Armed Forces and National Security93.1% · 116
Energy94.7% · 114
Foreign Trade and International Finance90.4% · 73
Agriculture and Food80.9% · 68
Education93.1% · 58
Public Lands and Natural Resources93% · 57
Taxation77.2% · 57
Transportation and Public Works91.1% · 56
Labor and Employment94% · 50
Science, Technology, Communications97.4% · 39
Environmental Protection97.3% · 37
Health97.1% · 34
Law100% · 30
Housing and Community Development96.6% · 29
Commerce95.8% · 24
Crime and Law Enforcement87% · 23
Finance and Financial Sector90.5% · 21
Social Welfare85% · 20
Immigration80% · 15
Industrial relations100% · 14
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues90% · 10
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Native Americans— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Water Resources Development— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Executive reorganization— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 65 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, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 196598th · 1983
Democrat89th–98th

Party switchers

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