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Douglas Wayne Owens

Representative from Utah
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1973–1993ID O000156
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LegislationHEADLINE
88%with Dems
of 1,784 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
88%with Dems
of 1,784 · both combined
Steepest move
−8 pts
1989 → 1991
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 ↓1973197919851991
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
84.3%with Democrats
of 503 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, −8 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNATIONAL PARK SERVICEParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Oct 5, 1992S. 3100LOUISIANA LAND CONVEYANCELEGISLATIONYEADEM 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 · 503 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance84.4% · 378 votes
Congress91.8% · 243 votes
Armed Forces and National Security90.8% · 185 votes
International Affairs87% · 123 votes
Government Operations and Politics85.6% · 90 votes
Labor and Employment94% · 67 votes
Energy84.3% · 51 votes
Transportation and Public Works90.7% · 43 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement85.7% · 42 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.1% · 42 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance82.9% · 41 votes
Law96.7% · 30 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues92.9% · 28 votes
Housing and Community Development96.4% · 28 votes
Health92.6% · 27 votes
Finance and Financial Sector68% · 25 votes
Science, Technology, Communications92% · 25 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 23 votes
Education76.2% · 21 votes
Social Welfare89.5% · 19 votes
Water Resources Development94.7% · 19 votes
Agriculture and Food56.3% · 16 votes
Commerce75% · 16 votes
Immigration93.8% · 16 votes
District of Columbia100% · 15 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Native Americans— · 9 votes
Taxation— · 9 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 8 votes
Commemorations— · 7 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 6 votes
Families— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 3 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Coins and coinage— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Private Legislation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote

They also voted in 22 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Child welfare, Credit, Disabled, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Executive reorganization, Impeachments, Lotteries, Minorities, Monuments and memorials, Motor vehicles, Narcotics, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Rivers, Sports and Recreation, Territories (U.S.), Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Youth.

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

Service record

4 Congresses
93rd · 1973102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · UT93rd–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Utah
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Douglas Wayne Owens

Representative from Utah
HOUSED1973–19934 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
88.1%with Democrats
of 1,784 votes · 11.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested88%of 1,784 · combined
Steepest move−8 pts1989→91, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019731991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 503 votes84.3%

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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 503 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance84.4% · 378
Congress91.8% · 243
Armed Forces and National Security90.8% · 185
International Affairs87% · 123
Government Operations and Politics85.6% · 90
Labor and Employment94% · 67
Energy84.3% · 51
Transportation and Public Works90.7% · 43
Crime and Law Enforcement85.7% · 42
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.1% · 42
Foreign Trade and International Finance82.9% · 41
Law96.7% · 30
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues92.9% · 28
Housing and Community Development96.4% · 28
Health92.6% · 27
Finance and Financial Sector68% · 25
Science, Technology, Communications92% · 25
Environmental Protection100% · 23
Education76.2% · 21
Social Welfare89.5% · 19
Water Resources Development94.7% · 19
Agriculture and Food56.3% · 16
Commerce75% · 16
Immigration93.8% · 16
District of Columbia100% · 15
Native Americans— · 9
Taxation— · 9
Mines and mineral resources— · 8
Commemorations— · 7
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 6
Families— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Emergency Management— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Vietnamese Conflict— · 3
Public works— · 2
Real property— · 2
Coins and coinage— · 1
Gold— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Private Legislation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1

Also voted in 22 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Child welfare, Credit, Disabled, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Executive reorganization, Impeachments, Lotteries, Minorities, Monuments and memorials, Motor vehicles, Narcotics, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Rivers, Sports and Recreation, Territories (U.S.), Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Youth.

Service record

93rd · 1973102nd · 1991
Democrat93rd–102nd

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