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Frederick William Richmond

Representative from New York
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1983ID R000232
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LegislationHEADLINE
96%with Dems
of 1,750 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
96%with Dems
of 1,750 · both combined
Steepest move
+1 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓19751981
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
97%with Democrats
of 201 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +1 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Aug 19, 1982H.R. 4961No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 19, 1982H.Res. 569No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Aug 19, 1982H.Res. 569No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 569), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Aug 19, 1982H.Res. 571No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Aug 19, 1982noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 18, 1982S. 2248No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Aug 18, 1982H.R. 6863No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 18, 1982H.R. 6863No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Aug 18, 1982H.R. 6863No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 201 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance93.2% · 385 votes
Congress98.2% · 220 votes
Government Operations and Politics92.2% · 154 votes
International Affairs97.1% · 140 votes
Energy98.1% · 105 votes
Armed Forces and National Security94.6% · 56 votes
Agriculture and Food90.6% · 53 votes
Taxation97.9% · 47 votes
Education92.1% · 38 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 37 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance94.3% · 35 votes
Transportation and Public Works88.6% · 35 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources90.6% · 32 votes
Law100% · 26 votes
Commerce100% · 21 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 21 votes
Health100% · 21 votes
Science, Technology, Communications95.2% · 21 votes
Finance and Financial Sector94.1% · 17 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 16 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 15 votes
Social Welfare100% · 15 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
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
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, 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, Embargo, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, 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, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal service, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

4 Congresses
94th · 197597th · 1981
Democrat · House · NY94th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
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Frederick William Richmond

Representative from New York
HOUSED1975–19834 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
95.8%with Democrats
of 1,750 votes · 4.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested96%of 1,750 · combined
Steepest move+1 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751981
1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 201 votes97%

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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 201 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance93.2% · 385
Congress98.2% · 220
Government Operations and Politics92.2% · 154
International Affairs97.1% · 140
Energy98.1% · 105
Armed Forces and National Security94.6% · 56
Agriculture and Food90.6% · 53
Taxation97.9% · 47
Education92.1% · 38
Labor and Employment100% · 37
Foreign Trade and International Finance94.3% · 35
Transportation and Public Works88.6% · 35
Public Lands and Natural Resources90.6% · 32
Law100% · 26
Commerce100% · 21
Environmental Protection100% · 21
Health100% · 21
Science, Technology, Communications95.2% · 21
Finance and Financial Sector94.1% · 17
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 16
Housing and Community Development100% · 15
Social Welfare100% · 15
Industrial relations100% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, 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, Embargo, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, 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, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal service, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197597th · 1981
Democrat94th–97th

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