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Robert A. Roe

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1969–1993ID R000383
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LegislationHEADLINE
87%with Dems
of 4,765 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
87%with Dems
of 4,765 · both combined
Steepest move
+6 pts
1981 → 1983
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 ↓1969197519811987
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
89.8%with Democrats
of 481 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, +6 pts — while still a Democrat.
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. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textREVENUE ACT OF 1992Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYDEM 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 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM 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 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 12CABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5334HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 603WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5334; HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 481 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance87.7% · 1,015 votes
Congress95.4% · 522 votes
Armed Forces and National Security84.7% · 353 votes
International Affairs81.1% · 317 votes
Government Operations and Politics83.3% · 293 votes
Energy86.4% · 154 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance83.7% · 141 votes
Labor and Employment97.6% · 127 votes
Transportation and Public Works88.5% · 113 votes
Agriculture and Food83.8% · 105 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.7% · 96 votes
Science, Technology, Communications89.3% · 84 votes
Education88.5% · 78 votes
Housing and Community Development94.8% · 77 votes
Taxation67.6% · 74 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement83.1% · 71 votes
Health78.7% · 61 votes
Environmental Protection86.7% · 60 votes
Law88.3% · 60 votes
Social Welfare91.7% · 48 votes
Commerce93.6% · 47 votes
Finance and Financial Sector93.3% · 45 votes
Immigration80% · 40 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.4% · 38 votes
Water Resources Development97.1% · 34 votes
Native Americans95.7% · 23 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14 votes
District of Columbia84.6% · 13 votes
Industrial relations100% · 13 votes
Families83.3% · 12 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 11 votes
Commemorations100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 2 votes
Embargo— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 73 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Income tax, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

12 Congresses
91st · 1969102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · NJ91st–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · New Jersey
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Robert A. Roe

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSED1969–199312 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
87.3%with Democrats
of 4,765 votes · 12.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested87%of 4,765 · combined
Steepest move+6 pts1981→83, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019691991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 481 votes89.8%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 481 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance87.7% · 1,015
Congress95.4% · 522
Armed Forces and National Security84.7% · 353
International Affairs81.1% · 317
Government Operations and Politics83.3% · 293
Energy86.4% · 154
Foreign Trade and International Finance83.7% · 141
Labor and Employment97.6% · 127
Transportation and Public Works88.5% · 113
Agriculture and Food83.8% · 105
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.7% · 96
Science, Technology, Communications89.3% · 84
Education88.5% · 78
Housing and Community Development94.8% · 77
Taxation67.6% · 74
Crime and Law Enforcement83.1% · 71
Health78.7% · 61
Environmental Protection86.7% · 60
Law88.3% · 60
Social Welfare91.7% · 48
Commerce93.6% · 47
Finance and Financial Sector93.3% · 45
Immigration80% · 40
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.4% · 38
Water Resources Development97.1% · 34
Native Americans95.7% · 23
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14
District of Columbia84.6% · 13
Industrial relations100% · 13
Families83.3% · 12
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 11
Commemorations100% · 10
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Private Legislation— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Credit— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 2
Embargo— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Youth— · 2
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 73 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Income tax, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

91st · 1969102nd · 1991
Democrat91st–102nd

Party switchers

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