Donald Milford Payne

Representative from New Jersey

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1989–2013ID P000149

LegislationHEADLINE

98%with Dems

of 7,550 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

98%with Dems

of 7,550 · both combined

Steepest move

−1 pts

1995 → 1997

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 ↓1989199520012007

2011–12112th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

98.2%with Democrats

of 681 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1995 → 1997, −1 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

Feb 9, 2012H.R. 3630Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 9, 2012S. 2038To prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 3, 2012H.R. 658FAA Modernization and Reform ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textFAA Modernization and Reform ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Feb 3, 2012H.R. 3578To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reform the budget baselineLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Feb 3, 2012H.R. 3578To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reform the budget baselineLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Feb 2, 2012H.R. 3582To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislationLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Feb 2, 2012H.R. 3582To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislationLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Feb 2, 2012H.R. 3582No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 681 contested votes scored in the 112th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress99.2% · 1,859 votes

Economics and Public Finance97.3% · 1,804 votes

Armed Forces and National Security95.6% · 413 votes

Government Operations and Politics97.9% · 291 votes

International Affairs96.8% · 278 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources99.6% · 226 votes

Health99% · 204 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement97.5% · 202 votes

Taxation98% · 201 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 175 votes

Finance and Financial Sector98.2% · 169 votes

Environmental Protection99.4% · 159 votes

Education100% · 133 votes

Transportation and Public Works97.3% · 111 votes

Energy98.2% · 110 votes

Housing and Community Development98.1% · 108 votes

Science, Technology, Communications99% · 104 votes

Law99% · 99 votes

Emergency Management100% · 95 votes

Agriculture and Food93.7% · 79 votes

Commerce94.4% · 72 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance97.1% · 70 votes

Water Resources Development94.2% · 52 votes

Immigration100% · 42 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.3% · 37 votes

Social Welfare96.8% · 31 votes

Native Americans96.7% · 30 votes

Commemorations100% · 23 votes

Animals100% · 17 votes

Families100% · 17 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

12 Congresses

101st · 1989112th · 2011

Democrat · House · NJ101st–112th

Term datesexact

Donald Milford Payne

Representative from New Jersey

HOUSED1989–201312 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

98.1%with Democrats

of 7,550 votes · 1.9% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested98%of 7,550 · combined

Steepest move−1 pts1995→97, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019892011

2011–12 · 112th · Democrat · of 681 votes98.2%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 681 contested votes scored in the 112th

By policy area

career

Congress99.2% · 1,859

Economics and Public Finance97.3% · 1,804

Armed Forces and National Security95.6% · 413

Government Operations and Politics97.9% · 291

International Affairs96.8% · 278

Public Lands and Natural Resources99.6% · 226

Health99% · 204

Crime and Law Enforcement97.5% · 202

Taxation98% · 201

Labor and Employment100% · 175

Finance and Financial Sector98.2% · 169

Environmental Protection99.4% · 159

Education100% · 133

Transportation and Public Works97.3% · 111

Energy98.2% · 110

Housing and Community Development98.1% · 108

Science, Technology, Communications99% · 104

Law99% · 99

Emergency Management100% · 95

Agriculture and Food93.7% · 79

Commerce94.4% · 72

Foreign Trade and International Finance97.1% · 70

Water Resources Development94.2% · 52

Immigration100% · 42

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.3% · 37

Social Welfare96.8% · 31

Native Americans96.7% · 30

Commemorations100% · 23

Animals100% · 17

Families100% · 17

Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 10

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

101st · 1989112th · 2011

Democrat101st–112th

Party switchers

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