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Ed Perlmutter

Representative from Colorado
HOUSEDEMOCRAT2007–2023ID P000593
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LegislationHEADLINE
93%with Dems
of 6,727 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
93%with Dems
of 6,727 · both combined
Steepest move
−13 pts
2009 → 2011
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 ↓200720132019
2021–22117th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
98.8%with Democrats
of 574 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2009 → 2011, −13 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 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 574 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress98.8% · 1,840 votes
Economics and Public Finance91.7% · 1,356 votes
Armed Forces and National Security88.1% · 506 votes
Government Operations and Politics95.6% · 317 votes
Finance and Financial Sector88.4% · 251 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources90.6% · 233 votes
Environmental Protection86.2% · 232 votes
Energy83.1% · 207 votes
Health94.5% · 183 votes
Emergency Management82.8% · 145 votes
Taxation94.5% · 128 votes
Labor and Employment97.6% · 124 votes
Transportation and Public Works90.2% · 122 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement88.8% · 107 votes
Education96.1% · 103 votes
Agriculture and Food91.1% · 101 votes
Housing and Community Development95.7% · 94 votes
Science, Technology, Communications93.6% · 78 votes
International Affairs95.6% · 68 votes
Law100% · 62 votes
Water Resources Development96.2% · 52 votes
Commerce91.8% · 49 votes
Immigration100% · 49 votes
Native Americans91.4% · 35 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 26 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance91.7% · 24 votes
Animals94.4% · 18 votes
Social Welfare100% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Families— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 5 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: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
110th · 2007117th · 2021
Democrat · House · CO110th–117th
Term datesexact
Members · Colorado
EP

Ed Perlmutter

Representative from Colorado
HOUSED2007–20238 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
93%with Democrats
of 6,727 votes · 7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested93%of 6,727 · combined
Steepest move−13 pts2009→11, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020072021
2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 574 votes98.8%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 574 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career
Congress98.8% · 1,840
Economics and Public Finance91.7% · 1,356
Armed Forces and National Security88.1% · 506
Government Operations and Politics95.6% · 317
Finance and Financial Sector88.4% · 251
Public Lands and Natural Resources90.6% · 233
Environmental Protection86.2% · 232
Energy83.1% · 207
Health94.5% · 183
Emergency Management82.8% · 145
Taxation94.5% · 128
Labor and Employment97.6% · 124
Transportation and Public Works90.2% · 122
Crime and Law Enforcement88.8% · 107
Education96.1% · 103
Agriculture and Food91.1% · 101
Housing and Community Development95.7% · 94
Science, Technology, Communications93.6% · 78
International Affairs95.6% · 68
Law100% · 62
Water Resources Development96.2% · 52
Commerce91.8% · 49
Immigration100% · 49
Native Americans91.4% · 35
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 26
Foreign Trade and International Finance91.7% · 24
Animals94.4% · 18
Social Welfare100% · 14
Families— · 9
Commemorations— · 5
Sports and Recreation— · 1

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

Service record

110th · 2007117th · 2021
Democrat110th–117th

Party switchers

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