Timothy Joseph Penny

Representative from Minnesota

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1983–1995ID P000215

LegislationHEADLINE

64%with Dems

of 3,198 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

64%with Dems

of 3,198 · both combined

Steepest move

−21 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 ↓19831989

1993–94103rd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

60.2%with Democrats

of 688 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, −21 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

5 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

Nov 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 29, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 7, 1994S. 1569MINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textMINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 6, 1994H.Res. 568WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 21LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 688 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance45.6% · 783 votes

Congress79.8% · 387 votes

Armed Forces and National Security79.1% · 349 votes

International Affairs76.2% · 202 votes

Government Operations and Politics66% · 153 votes

Labor and Employment54.3% · 116 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources69.3% · 114 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance55.9% · 102 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement57.1% · 91 votes

Science, Technology, Communications41.6% · 77 votes

Housing and Community Development53.3% · 60 votes

Transportation and Public Works71.2% · 59 votes

Agriculture and Food70.7% · 58 votes

Health50% · 58 votes

Education59.6% · 52 votes

Environmental Protection57.4% · 47 votes

Immigration76.3% · 38 votes

Water Resources Development57.9% · 38 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues75% · 36 votes

Finance and Financial Sector63.6% · 33 votes

Social Welfare30.3% · 33 votes

Taxation75% · 28 votes

Energy77.8% · 27 votes

Commerce38.1% · 21 votes

Law70% · 20 votes

Native Americans45% · 20 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 9 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes

Commemorations— · 6 votes

Emergency Management— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

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

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

Service record

6 Congresses

98th · 1983103rd · 1993

Democrat · House · MN98th–103rd

Term datesexact

Timothy Joseph Penny

Representative from Minnesota

HOUSED1983–19956 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

63.7%with Democrats

of 3,198 votes · 36.3% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested64%of 3,198 · combined

Steepest move−21 pts1983→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019831993

1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 688 votes60.2%

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 majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 688 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance45.6% · 783

Congress79.8% · 387

Armed Forces and National Security79.1% · 349

International Affairs76.2% · 202

Government Operations and Politics66% · 153

Labor and Employment54.3% · 116

Public Lands and Natural Resources69.3% · 114

Foreign Trade and International Finance55.9% · 102

Crime and Law Enforcement57.1% · 91

Science, Technology, Communications41.6% · 77

Housing and Community Development53.3% · 60

Transportation and Public Works71.2% · 59

Agriculture and Food70.7% · 58

Health50% · 58

Education59.6% · 52

Environmental Protection57.4% · 47

Immigration76.3% · 38

Water Resources Development57.9% · 38

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues75% · 36

Finance and Financial Sector63.6% · 33

Social Welfare30.3% · 33

Taxation75% · 28

Energy77.8% · 27

Commerce38.1% · 21

Law70% · 20

Native Americans45% · 20

Families— · 9

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8

Commemorations— · 6

Emergency Management— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 1

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

Service record

98th · 1983103rd · 1993

Democrat98th–103rd

Party switchers

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