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Shirley Neil Pettis

Representative from California
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1975–1979ID P000273
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LegislationHEADLINE
22%with Dems
of 934 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
22%with Dems
of 934 · both combined
Steepest move
+8 pts
1975 → 1977
still a Republican

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 ↓1975
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Republican
25.9%with Democrats
of 478 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, +8 pts — within one party label.
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
Sep 27, 1978H.R. 1No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 27, 1978H.R. 1No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 27, 1978H.R. 1No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 1), 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
Sep 27, 1978H.R. 1No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 27, 1978H.R. 1No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 26, 1978H.R. 13125No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 26, 1978H.J.Res. 1139No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 26, 1978H.R. 12005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 26, 1978S. 2727No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 478 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance21.5% · 181 votes
Congress31.7% · 82 votes
Government Operations and Politics19.5% · 82 votes
Energy9.2% · 76 votes
International Affairs35.8% · 67 votes
Taxation0% · 30 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources33.3% · 27 votes
Armed Forces and National Security13% · 23 votes
Transportation and Public Works21.7% · 23 votes
Labor and Employment13.6% · 22 votes
Environmental Protection11.8% · 17 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance35.3% · 17 votes
Law35.3% · 17 votes
Agriculture and Food0% · 16 votes
Commerce21.4% · 14 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Education33.3% · 12 votes
Finance and Financial Sector25% · 12 votes
Social Welfare27.3% · 11 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement10% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Health— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 5 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 3 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Revenue sharing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Home repair and improvement— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Income tax— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Public works— · 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 75 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Earthquakes, Electronic surveillance, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Immigration, Import restrictions, Insect control, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, 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, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Water Resources Development, Witnesses.

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

Service record

2 Congresses
94th · 197595th · 1977
Republican · House · CA94th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · California
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Shirley Neil Pettis

Representative from California
HOUSER1975–19792 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
22.3%with Democrats
of 934 votes · 77.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested22%of 934 · combined
Steepest move+8 pts1975→77, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019751977
1977–78 · 95th · Republican · of 478 votes25.9%

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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
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 478 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance21.5% · 181
Congress31.7% · 82
Government Operations and Politics19.5% · 82
Energy9.2% · 76
International Affairs35.8% · 67
Taxation0% · 30
Public Lands and Natural Resources33.3% · 27
Armed Forces and National Security13% · 23
Transportation and Public Works21.7% · 23
Labor and Employment13.6% · 22
Environmental Protection11.8% · 17
Foreign Trade and International Finance35.3% · 17
Law35.3% · 17
Agriculture and Food0% · 16
Commerce21.4% · 14
Industrial relations0% · 14
Education33.3% · 12
Finance and Financial Sector25% · 12
Social Welfare27.3% · 11
Crime and Law Enforcement10% · 10
Lobbying— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Health— · 7
Black lung— · 5
Housing and Community Development— · 5
Mines and mineral resources— · 5
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Private Legislation— · 3
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Revenue sharing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Home repair and improvement— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Income tax— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Public works— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 75 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Earthquakes, Electronic surveillance, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Immigration, Import restrictions, Insect control, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, 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, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Water Resources Development, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197595th · 1977
Republican94th–95th

Party switchers

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