Beto O'Rourke

Representative from Texas

HOUSEDEMOCRAT2013–2019ID O000170

LegislationHEADLINE

95%with Dems

of 2,592 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

95%with Dems

of 2,592 · both combined

Steepest move

−5 pts

2015 → 2017

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 ↓2013

2017–18115th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

91.9%with Democrats

of 813 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2015 → 2017, −5 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

Dec 21, 2018S. 3628National Flood Insurance Program Extention ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 21, 2018H.Con.Res. 148Correct Enrollment to S. 3628LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 21, 2018noneNo 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

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Dec 21, 2018H.R. 7388National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 21, 2018S. 3456To redesignate Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge as the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 21, 2018H.R. 62879/11 Memorial ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 21, 2018S. 1934Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 21, 2018S. 512Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 21, 2018S. 3247Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic and Empowerment ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 813 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress99.4% · 692 votes

Economics and Public Finance94.7% · 525 votes

Armed Forces and National Security91.7% · 228 votes

Government Operations and Politics98.8% · 168 votes

Finance and Financial Sector92.9% · 126 votes

Energy96.3% · 109 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 98 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources95.8% · 72 votes

Taxation92.4% · 66 votes

Health85.9% · 64 votes

Agriculture and Food86% · 50 votes

Law100% · 49 votes

Transportation and Public Works97.8% · 45 votes

Education100% · 39 votes

Emergency Management92.3% · 39 votes

Water Resources Development100% · 36 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement91.3% · 23 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 22 votes

Immigration100% · 18 votes

Science, Technology, Communications88.9% · 18 votes

International Affairs100% · 13 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commerce— · 8 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 8 votes

Native Americans— · 7 votes

Social Welfare— · 7 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 4 votes

Animals— · 2 votes

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Families, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

113th · 2013115th · 2017

Democrat · House · TX113th–115th

Term datesexact

Beto O'Rourke

Representative from Texas

HOUSED2013–20193 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

94.9%with Democrats

of 2,592 votes · 5.1% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested95%of 2,592 · combined

Steepest move−5 pts2015→17, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020132017

2017–18 · 115th · Democrat · of 813 votes91.9%

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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

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Latest 6 shown · 813 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career

Congress99.4% · 692

Economics and Public Finance94.7% · 525

Armed Forces and National Security91.7% · 228

Government Operations and Politics98.8% · 168

Finance and Financial Sector92.9% · 126

Energy96.3% · 109

Environmental Protection100% · 98

Public Lands and Natural Resources95.8% · 72

Taxation92.4% · 66

Health85.9% · 64

Agriculture and Food86% · 50

Law100% · 49

Transportation and Public Works97.8% · 45

Education100% · 39

Emergency Management92.3% · 39

Water Resources Development100% · 36

Crime and Law Enforcement91.3% · 23

Labor and Employment100% · 22

Immigration100% · 18

Science, Technology, Communications88.9% · 18

International Affairs100% · 13

Commerce— · 8

Housing and Community Development— · 8

Native Americans— · 7

Social Welfare— · 7

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 4

Animals— · 2

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Families, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

113th · 2013115th · 2017

Democrat113th–115th

Party switchers

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