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Mel Reynolds

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1993–1997ID R000178
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LegislationHEADLINE
98%with Dems
of 890 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
98%with Dems
of 890 · both combined
Steepest move
−1 pts
1993 → 1995
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 ↓1993
1995–96104th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
97.2%with Democrats
of 282 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1993 → 1995, −1 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
Jun 22, 1995H.Res. 170Providing for the consideration of H.R. 1868, Foreign Operations Appropriations for FY 1996LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 22, 1995H.Res. 170Providing for the consideration of H.R. 1868, Foreign Operations Appropriations for FY 1996LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 22, 1995H.R. 1854Legislative Branch Appropriations for fiscal year 1996LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textLegislative Branch Appropriations for fiscal year 1996Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored
Jun 22, 1995H.R. 1854Legislative Branch Appropriations for fiscal year 1996LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 22, 1995H.R. 1854No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 22, 1995H.R. 1854No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 22, 1995H.R. 1854No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 22, 1995H.R. 1854No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 22, 1995H.R. 1854No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 282 contested votes scored in the 104th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance98.3% · 174 votes
Congress100% · 155 votes
Government Operations and Politics96% · 75 votes
Armed Forces and National Security97% · 66 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement98.4% · 64 votes
International Affairs95.6% · 45 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.6% · 42 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 33 votes
Environmental Protection96.6% · 29 votes
Health100% · 23 votes
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 18 votes
Education100% · 14 votes
Commerce100% · 12 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Water Resources Development— · 8 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6 votes
Social Welfare— · 6 votes
Law— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Taxation— · 4 votes
Transportation and Public Works— · 4 votes
Energy— · 3 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 2 votes
Native Americans— · 2 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 1 vote
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 1 vote

They also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Immigration, Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

2 Congresses
103rd · 1993104th · 1995
Democrat · House · IL103rd–104th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Mel Reynolds

Representative from Illinois
HOUSED1993–19972 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
98%with Democrats
of 890 votes · 2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested98%of 890 · combined
Steepest move−1 pts1993→95, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019931995
1995–96 · 104th · Democrat · of 282 votes97.2%

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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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 282 contested votes scored in the 104th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance98.3% · 174
Congress100% · 155
Government Operations and Politics96% · 75
Armed Forces and National Security97% · 66
Crime and Law Enforcement98.4% · 64
International Affairs95.6% · 45
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.6% · 42
Labor and Employment100% · 33
Environmental Protection96.6% · 29
Health100% · 23
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 18
Education100% · 14
Commerce100% · 12
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 10
Water Resources Development— · 8
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6
Social Welfare— · 6
Law— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Taxation— · 4
Transportation and Public Works— · 4
Energy— · 3
Housing and Community Development— · 2
Native Americans— · 2
Agriculture and Food— · 1
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 1

Also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Immigration, Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

103rd · 1993104th · 1995
Democrat103rd–104th

Party switchers

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