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Dana Rohrabacher

Representative from California
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1989–2019ID R000409
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LegislationHEADLINE
7%with Dems
of 10,944 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
7%with Dems
of 10,944 · both combined
Steepest move
−6 pts
1989 → 1991
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 ↓19891995200120072013
2017–18115th Congress
Sat as a Republican
6%with Democrats
of 812 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, −6 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
Dec 21, 2018S. 3628National Flood Insurance Program Extention ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018H.Con.Res. 148Correct Enrollment to S. 3628LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Dec 21, 2018H.R. 7388National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 21, 2018S. 3456To redesignate Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge as the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018H.R. 62879/11 Memorial ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 1934Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 21, 2018S. 512Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 3247Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic and Empowerment ActLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 812 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress1.2% · 2,706 votes
Economics and Public Finance9.9% · 2,555 votes
Armed Forces and National Security19.1% · 717 votes
Government Operations and Politics2.2% · 509 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources3.2% · 348 votes
Finance and Financial Sector8.8% · 297 votes
International Affairs14.2% · 296 votes
Taxation3.5% · 284 votes
Energy6% · 282 votes
Health4.3% · 277 votes
Environmental Protection3.1% · 260 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement8.4% · 237 votes
Labor and Employment2.4% · 208 votes
Education4.4% · 182 votes
Transportation and Public Works7.3% · 178 votes
Emergency Management4.8% · 165 votes
Law6.7% · 149 votes
Agriculture and Food17.2% · 134 votes
Science, Technology, Communications3.8% · 130 votes
Housing and Community Development5.1% · 118 votes
Water Resources Development5.3% · 95 votes
Commerce14.6% · 89 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance31.6% · 76 votes
Immigration20.3% · 69 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues4.5% · 44 votes
Social Welfare0% · 42 votes
Native Americans5% · 40 votes
Commemorations5% · 20 votes
Animals0% · 18 votes
Families0% · 16 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

15 Congresses
101st · 1989115th · 2017
Republican · House · CA101st–115th
Term datesexact
Members · California
DR

Dana Rohrabacher

Representative from California
HOUSER1989–201915 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
6.8%with Democrats
of 10,944 votes · 93.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested7%of 10,944 · combined
Steepest move−6 pts1989→91, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019892017
2017–18 · 115th · Republican · of 812 votes6%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 · 812 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career
Congress1.2% · 2,706
Economics and Public Finance9.9% · 2,555
Armed Forces and National Security19.1% · 717
Government Operations and Politics2.2% · 509
Public Lands and Natural Resources3.2% · 348
Finance and Financial Sector8.8% · 297
International Affairs14.2% · 296
Taxation3.5% · 284
Energy6% · 282
Health4.3% · 277
Environmental Protection3.1% · 260
Crime and Law Enforcement8.4% · 237
Labor and Employment2.4% · 208
Education4.4% · 182
Transportation and Public Works7.3% · 178
Emergency Management4.8% · 165
Law6.7% · 149
Agriculture and Food17.2% · 134
Science, Technology, Communications3.8% · 130
Housing and Community Development5.1% · 118
Water Resources Development5.3% · 95
Commerce14.6% · 89
Foreign Trade and International Finance31.6% · 76
Immigration20.3% · 69
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues4.5% · 44
Social Welfare0% · 42
Native Americans5% · 40
Commemorations5% · 20
Animals0% · 18
Families0% · 16
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 10
Sports and Recreation— · 2

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

Service record

101st · 1989115th · 2017
Republican101st–115th

Party switchers

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