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Ralph Straus Regula

Representative from Ohio
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1973–2009ID R000141
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LegislationHEADLINE
21%with Dems
of 10,288 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
21%with Dems
of 10,288 · both combined
Steepest move
+12 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓197319791985199119972003
2007–08110th Congress
Sat as a Republican
18.1%with Democrats
of 1,090 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +12 pts — within one party label.
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
Dec 10, 2008H.R. 7321Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 2008H.R. 7321No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1534Providing for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textProviding for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1534Providing for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 10, 2008noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1533Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of Rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on RulesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1533Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of Rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on RulesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 3, 2008H.R. 6867Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 3, 2008S. 3197National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 1,090 contested votes scored in the 110th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance28% · 2,413 votes
Congress7% · 1,932 votes
Armed Forces and National Security24.9% · 662 votes
International Affairs24.5% · 551 votes
Government Operations and Politics22.1% · 547 votes
Labor and Employment31.6% · 275 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources35.8% · 260 votes
Taxation9.4% · 256 votes
Energy20.2% · 253 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement14.8% · 237 votes
Health20.1% · 209 votes
Transportation and Public Works33% · 194 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance42.9% · 191 votes
Education21.7% · 189 votes
Agriculture and Food29.8% · 168 votes
Housing and Community Development23.9% · 155 votes
Law15.8% · 152 votes
Science, Technology, Communications17% · 147 votes
Finance and Financial Sector15.7% · 140 votes
Environmental Protection21.7% · 115 votes
Commerce14.6% · 103 votes
Social Welfare18.5% · 81 votes
Emergency Management18.7% · 75 votes
Immigration20% · 75 votes
Water Resources Development46.9% · 64 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues23.7% · 59 votes
Native Americans18.6% · 43 votes
Commemorations14.3% · 35 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion33.3% · 21 votes
Families23.8% · 21 votes
District of Columbia60% · 15 votes
Industrial relations35.7% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources71.4% · 14 votes
Animals54.5% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 67 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

18 Congresses
93rd · 1973110th · 2007
Republican · House · OH93rd–110th
Term datesexact
Members · Ohio
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Ralph Straus Regula

Representative from Ohio
HOUSER1973–200918 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
21.2%with Democrats
of 10,288 votes · 78.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested21%of 10,288 · combined
Steepest move+12 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019732007
2007–08 · 110th · Republican · of 1090 votes18.1%

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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 · 1,090 contested votes scored in the 110th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance28% · 2,413
Congress7% · 1,932
Armed Forces and National Security24.9% · 662
International Affairs24.5% · 551
Government Operations and Politics22.1% · 547
Labor and Employment31.6% · 275
Public Lands and Natural Resources35.8% · 260
Taxation9.4% · 256
Energy20.2% · 253
Crime and Law Enforcement14.8% · 237
Health20.1% · 209
Transportation and Public Works33% · 194
Foreign Trade and International Finance42.9% · 191
Education21.7% · 189
Agriculture and Food29.8% · 168
Housing and Community Development23.9% · 155
Law15.8% · 152
Science, Technology, Communications17% · 147
Finance and Financial Sector15.7% · 140
Environmental Protection21.7% · 115
Commerce14.6% · 103
Social Welfare18.5% · 81
Emergency Management18.7% · 75
Immigration20% · 75
Water Resources Development46.9% · 64
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues23.7% · 59
Native Americans18.6% · 43
Commemorations14.3% · 35
Arts, Culture, Religion33.3% · 21
Families23.8% · 21
District of Columbia60% · 15
Industrial relations35.7% · 14
Mines and mineral resources71.4% · 14
Animals54.5% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Sports and Recreation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 67 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 1973110th · 2007
Republican93rd–110th

Party switchers

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