Thomas Joseph Ridge

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1983–1995ID R000243

LegislationHEADLINE

32%with Dems

of 2,981 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

32%with Dems

of 2,981 · both combined

Steepest move

−8 pts

1983 → 1985

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 ↓19831989

1993–94103rd Congress

Sat as a Republican

23.2%with Democrats

of 586 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, −8 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

4 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

Nov 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 7, 1994H.Res. 579PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 7, 1994S. 1569MINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textMINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 6, 1994H.Res. 568WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 21LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 586 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance28.7% · 717 votes

Congress12.1% · 364 votes

Armed Forces and National Security46.3% · 339 votes

International Affairs30.1% · 196 votes

Government Operations and Politics33.1% · 145 votes

Labor and Employment50% · 114 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance54.5% · 99 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources50.5% · 91 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement21.7% · 83 votes

Science, Technology, Communications32.1% · 78 votes

Agriculture and Food50% · 58 votes

Housing and Community Development39.7% · 58 votes

Health61.1% · 54 votes

Transportation and Public Works53.8% · 52 votes

Environmental Protection26.1% · 46 votes

Education37.2% · 43 votes

Immigration21.1% · 38 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues33.3% · 36 votes

Water Resources Development30.6% · 36 votes

Finance and Financial Sector22.6% · 31 votes

Social Welfare16.1% · 31 votes

Taxation22.2% · 27 votes

Energy50% · 24 votes

Commerce28.6% · 21 votes

Law40% · 20 votes

Native Americans45% · 20 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 9 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes

Commemorations— · 4 votes

Emergency Management— · 3 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 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: Animals, Private Legislation.

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

Service record

6 Congresses

98th · 1983103rd · 1993

Republican · House · PA98th–103rd

Term datesexact

Thomas Joseph Ridge

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSER1983–19956 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

31.9%with Democrats

of 2,981 votes · 68.1% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested32%of 2,981 · combined

Steepest move−8 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019831993

1993–94 · 103rd · Republican · of 586 votes23.2%

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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 · 586 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance28.7% · 717

Congress12.1% · 364

Armed Forces and National Security46.3% · 339

International Affairs30.1% · 196

Government Operations and Politics33.1% · 145

Labor and Employment50% · 114

Foreign Trade and International Finance54.5% · 99

Public Lands and Natural Resources50.5% · 91

Crime and Law Enforcement21.7% · 83

Science, Technology, Communications32.1% · 78

Agriculture and Food50% · 58

Housing and Community Development39.7% · 58

Health61.1% · 54

Transportation and Public Works53.8% · 52

Environmental Protection26.1% · 46

Education37.2% · 43

Immigration21.1% · 38

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues33.3% · 36

Water Resources Development30.6% · 36

Finance and Financial Sector22.6% · 31

Social Welfare16.1% · 31

Taxation22.2% · 27

Energy50% · 24

Commerce28.6% · 21

Law40% · 20

Native Americans45% · 20

Families— · 9

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8

Commemorations— · 4

Emergency Management— · 3

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

Service record

98th · 1983103rd · 1993

Republican98th–103rd

Party switchers

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