Donald Lawrence Ritter

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1993ID R000277

LegislationHEADLINE

22%with Dems

of 3,233 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

22%with Dems

of 3,233 · 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 ↓197919851991

1991–92102nd Congress

Sat as a Republican

23.4%with Democrats

of 525 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

1 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 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textEXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992S. 12CABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 525 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance16% · 802 votes

Congress11% · 390 votes

Armed Forces and National Security24.4% · 336 votes

International Affairs18.2% · 242 votes

Government Operations and Politics17.8% · 202 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance41.2% · 119 votes

Labor and Employment37.4% · 99 votes

Agriculture and Food29.1% · 79 votes

Transportation and Public Works35.9% · 78 votes

Science, Technology, Communications35.1% · 77 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources44.3% · 70 votes

Housing and Community Development23.9% · 67 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement19.7% · 61 votes

Education16.4% · 61 votes

Health29.4% · 51 votes

Energy14.6% · 48 votes

Environmental Protection21.7% · 46 votes

Taxation15.9% · 44 votes

Immigration2.6% · 39 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues8.1% · 37 votes

Social Welfare27.8% · 36 votes

Water Resources Development21.9% · 32 votes

Finance and Financial Sector25.8% · 31 votes

Law6.9% · 29 votes

Commerce21.4% · 28 votes

Native Americans10.5% · 19 votes

Families33.3% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes

Commemorations— · 6 votes

Emergency Management— · 4 votes

Private Legislation— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals.

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

Service record

7 Congresses

96th · 1979102nd · 1991

Republican · House · PA96th–102nd

Term datesexact

Donald Lawrence Ritter

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSER1979–19937 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

22.3%with Democrats

of 3,233 votes · 77.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested22%of 3,233 · combined

Steepest move+8 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791991

1991–92 · 102nd · Republican · of 525 votes23.4%

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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 · 525 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance16% · 802

Congress11% · 390

Armed Forces and National Security24.4% · 336

International Affairs18.2% · 242

Government Operations and Politics17.8% · 202

Foreign Trade and International Finance41.2% · 119

Labor and Employment37.4% · 99

Agriculture and Food29.1% · 79

Transportation and Public Works35.9% · 78

Science, Technology, Communications35.1% · 77

Public Lands and Natural Resources44.3% · 70

Housing and Community Development23.9% · 67

Crime and Law Enforcement19.7% · 61

Education16.4% · 61

Health29.4% · 51

Energy14.6% · 48

Environmental Protection21.7% · 46

Taxation15.9% · 44

Immigration2.6% · 39

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues8.1% · 37

Social Welfare27.8% · 36

Water Resources Development21.9% · 32

Finance and Financial Sector25.8% · 31

Law6.9% · 29

Commerce21.4% · 28

Native Americans10.5% · 19

Families33.3% · 12

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6

Commemorations— · 6

Emergency Management— · 4

Private Legislation— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals.

Service record

96th · 1979102nd · 1991

Republican96th–102nd

Party switchers

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