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Theodore Marshall Risenhoover

Representative from Oklahoma
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1979ID R000268
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LegislationHEADLINE
51%with Dems
of 971 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
51%with Dems
of 971 · both combined
Steepest move
−5 pts
1975 → 1977
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 ↓1975
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
48.9%with Democrats
of 519 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, −5 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
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 4018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 11274No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 11274), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12929No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 14104No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978S. 2534No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 12370No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 12370No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 519 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance51.9% · 189 votes
Congress71.6% · 88 votes
Government Operations and Politics63.3% · 79 votes
Energy24.3% · 70 votes
International Affairs19.1% · 68 votes
Taxation58.6% · 29 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources46.2% · 26 votes
Agriculture and Food60.9% · 23 votes
Armed Forces and National Security39.1% · 23 votes
Labor and Employment60% · 20 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance47.4% · 19 votes
Environmental Protection16.7% · 18 votes
Law50% · 18 votes
Transportation and Public Works50% · 18 votes
Education64.3% · 14 votes
Industrial relations85.7% · 14 votes
Finance and Financial Sector38.5% · 13 votes
Commerce27.3% · 11 votes
Social Welfare54.5% · 11 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement30% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Lobbying— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Health— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Credit— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 77 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, Chemicals, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disabled, District of Columbia, Earthquakes, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Immigration, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Political representation, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Water Resources Development, Witnesses.

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

Service record

2 Congresses
94th · 197595th · 1977
Democrat · House · OK94th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Oklahoma
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Theodore Marshall Risenhoover

Representative from Oklahoma
HOUSED1975–19792 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
51.5%with Democrats
of 971 votes · 48.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested51%of 971 · combined
Steepest move−5 pts1975→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 519 votes48.9%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 519 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance51.9% · 189
Congress71.6% · 88
Government Operations and Politics63.3% · 79
Energy24.3% · 70
International Affairs19.1% · 68
Taxation58.6% · 29
Public Lands and Natural Resources46.2% · 26
Agriculture and Food60.9% · 23
Armed Forces and National Security39.1% · 23
Labor and Employment60% · 20
Foreign Trade and International Finance47.4% · 19
Environmental Protection16.7% · 18
Law50% · 18
Transportation and Public Works50% · 18
Education64.3% · 14
Industrial relations85.7% · 14
Finance and Financial Sector38.5% · 13
Commerce27.3% · 11
Social Welfare54.5% · 11
Crime and Law Enforcement30% · 10
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Lobbying— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Health— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Housing and Community Development— · 5
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Mines and mineral resources— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Embargo— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Private Legislation— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Credit— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 77 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, Chemicals, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disabled, District of Columbia, Earthquakes, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Immigration, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Political representation, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Water Resources Development, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197595th · 1977
Democrat94th–95th

Party switchers

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