Charles Elson (Buddy) Roemer III

Representative from Louisiana

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1981–1989ID R000384

LegislationHEADLINE

32%with Dems

of 1,392 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

32%with Dems

of 1,392 · both combined

Steepest move

+5 pts

1983 → 1985

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 ↓19811987

1987–88100th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

34.2%with Democrats

of 117 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +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

Mar 16, 1988noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Feb 3, 1988noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1987H.R. 1467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 1467), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.

Where this lands

YEAVoted against both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Dec 15, 1987H.R. 1720No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 15, 1987H.R. 1777No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 15, 1987noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Nov 19, 1987H.R. 3100No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Nov 19, 1987H.R. 3100No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 19, 1987H.R. 3100No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 117 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance19.3% · 383 votes

Armed Forces and National Security33% · 176 votes

Congress41.1% · 107 votes

International Affairs27.4% · 84 votes

Government Operations and Politics34.6% · 81 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance43.2% · 74 votes

Agriculture and Food43.6% · 55 votes

Science, Technology, Communications22% · 50 votes

Housing and Community Development42.9% · 42 votes

Labor and Employment17.5% · 40 votes

Transportation and Public Works44.1% · 34 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources71% · 31 votes

Environmental Protection51.9% · 27 votes

Taxation34.6% · 26 votes

Immigration29.2% · 24 votes

Social Welfare52.4% · 21 votes

Education35% · 20 votes

Health31.6% · 19 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement20% · 15 votes

Energy33.3% · 12 votes

Law41.7% · 12 votes

Water Resources Development80% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commerce— · 8 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7 votes

Native Americans— · 7 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Commemorations— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Families— · 1 vote

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

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

Service record

4 Congresses

97th · 1981100th · 1987

Democrat · House · LA97th–100th

Term datesexact

Charles Elson (Buddy) Roemer III

Representative from Louisiana

HOUSED1981–19894 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

32.5%with Democrats

of 1,392 votes · 67.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested32%of 1,392 · combined

Steepest move+5 pts1983→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019811987

1987–88 · 100th · Democrat · of 117 votes34.2%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 117 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance19.3% · 383

Armed Forces and National Security33% · 176

Congress41.1% · 107

International Affairs27.4% · 84

Government Operations and Politics34.6% · 81

Foreign Trade and International Finance43.2% · 74

Agriculture and Food43.6% · 55

Science, Technology, Communications22% · 50

Housing and Community Development42.9% · 42

Labor and Employment17.5% · 40

Transportation and Public Works44.1% · 34

Public Lands and Natural Resources71% · 31

Environmental Protection51.9% · 27

Taxation34.6% · 26

Immigration29.2% · 24

Social Welfare52.4% · 21

Education35% · 20

Health31.6% · 19

Crime and Law Enforcement20% · 15

Energy33.3% · 12

Law41.7% · 12

Water Resources Development80% · 10

Commerce— · 8

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7

Native Americans— · 7

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Commemorations— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 3

Private Legislation— · 2

Families— · 1

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

Service record

97th · 1981100th · 1987

Democrat97th–100th

Party switchers

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