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Daniel David Rostenkowski

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1959–1995ID R000458
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LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Dems
of 5,906 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
90%with Dems
of 5,906 · both combined
Steepest move
−11 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓195919651971197719831989
1993–94103rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
95.4%with Democrats
of 626 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −11 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

4 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
Nov 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 29, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 7, 1994H.Res. 579PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textPROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 7, 1994S. 1569MINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.Res. 568WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 21LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 626 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance87.9% · 1,168 votes
Congress93.8% · 640 votes
Armed Forces and National Security83.8% · 388 votes
International Affairs91% · 332 votes
Government Operations and Politics85% · 300 votes
Energy82.5% · 154 votes
Labor and Employment98% · 147 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance82.6% · 138 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources93.8% · 130 votes
Transportation and Public Works86.1% · 115 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement87.3% · 110 votes
Agriculture and Food83.3% · 102 votes
Science, Technology, Communications94.2% · 86 votes
Education95.1% · 82 votes
Housing and Community Development98.8% · 80 votes
Health89.3% · 75 votes
Taxation87.3% · 71 votes
Environmental Protection82.6% · 69 votes
Law88.9% · 54 votes
Finance and Financial Sector81.3% · 48 votes
Social Welfare91.3% · 46 votes
Commerce97.8% · 45 votes
Water Resources Development82.9% · 41 votes
Immigration97.3% · 37 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues87.5% · 32 votes
Native Americans100% · 25 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 14 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
District of Columbia91.7% · 12 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commemorations— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Families— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Depletion allowances— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 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
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 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

They also voted in 71 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, 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, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, 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

18 Congresses
86th · 1959103rd · 1993
Democrat · House · IL86th–103rd
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Daniel David Rostenkowski

Representative from Illinois
HOUSED1959–199518 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Democrats
of 5,906 votes · 10% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested90%of 5,906 · combined
Steepest move−11 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019591993
1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 626 votes95.4%

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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 626 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance87.9% · 1,168
Congress93.8% · 640
Armed Forces and National Security83.8% · 388
International Affairs91% · 332
Government Operations and Politics85% · 300
Energy82.5% · 154
Labor and Employment98% · 147
Foreign Trade and International Finance82.6% · 138
Public Lands and Natural Resources93.8% · 130
Transportation and Public Works86.1% · 115
Crime and Law Enforcement87.3% · 110
Agriculture and Food83.3% · 102
Science, Technology, Communications94.2% · 86
Education95.1% · 82
Housing and Community Development98.8% · 80
Health89.3% · 75
Taxation87.3% · 71
Environmental Protection82.6% · 69
Law88.9% · 54
Finance and Financial Sector81.3% · 48
Social Welfare91.3% · 46
Commerce97.8% · 45
Water Resources Development82.9% · 41
Immigration97.3% · 37
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues87.5% · 32
Native Americans100% · 25
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 14
Industrial relations100% · 14
District of Columbia91.7% · 12
Mines and mineral resources100% · 11
Commemorations— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Families— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Private Legislation— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Independent regulatory commissions— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Public works— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Social Sciences and History— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Congressional-executive relations— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Depletion allowances— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Lobbying— · 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

Also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, 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, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, 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

86th · 1959103rd · 1993
Democrat86th–103rd

Party switchers

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