Margaret Scafati Roukema

Representative from New Jersey

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–2003ID R000465

LegislationHEADLINE

32%with Dems

of 5,645 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

32%with Dems

of 5,645 · both combined

Steepest move

+10 pts

1981 → 1983

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 ↓1981198719931999

2001–02107th Congress

Sat as a Republican

16.7%with Democrats

of 275 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, +10 pts — within one party label.

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

Jul 26, 2002H.R. 5005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Jul 26, 2002H.R. 5005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5005), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Jul 26, 2002H.R. 5005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Jul 26, 2002H.R. 5005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Jul 26, 2002H.R. 5005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Jul 26, 2002H.R. 5005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 275 contested votes scored in the 107th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance36.2% · 1,457 votes

Congress13.4% · 903 votes

Armed Forces and National Security50.1% · 481 votes

Government Operations and Politics29.9% · 334 votes

International Affairs44.7% · 333 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement29.3% · 184 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources67.1% · 161 votes

Labor and Employment32.3% · 155 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance52.5% · 122 votes

Science, Technology, Communications23.9% · 117 votes

Taxation16.4% · 116 votes

Health42.4% · 99 votes

Education22.4% · 98 votes

Transportation and Public Works47.3% · 91 votes

Environmental Protection51.3% · 80 votes

Finance and Financial Sector28.8% · 80 votes

Housing and Community Development28.8% · 80 votes

Agriculture and Food25.6% · 78 votes

Law22.7% · 75 votes

Immigration21.4% · 56 votes

Water Resources Development43.6% · 55 votes

Social Welfare11.3% · 53 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues48% · 50 votes

Commerce26.1% · 46 votes

Energy45.7% · 46 votes

Native Americans0% · 26 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion28.6% · 14 votes

Commemorations23.1% · 13 votes

Families25% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Emergency Management— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Animals— · 1 vote

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

Service record

11 Congresses

97th · 1981107th · 2001

Republican · House · NJ97th–107th

Term datesexact

Margaret Scafati Roukema

Representative from New Jersey

HOUSER1981–200311 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

32.1%with Democrats

of 5,645 votes · 67.9% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested32%of 5,645 · combined

Steepest move+10 pts1981→83, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019812001

2001–02 · 107th · Republican · of 275 votes16.7%

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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 · 275 contested votes scored in the 107th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance36.2% · 1,457

Congress13.4% · 903

Armed Forces and National Security50.1% · 481

Government Operations and Politics29.9% · 334

International Affairs44.7% · 333

Crime and Law Enforcement29.3% · 184

Public Lands and Natural Resources67.1% · 161

Labor and Employment32.3% · 155

Foreign Trade and International Finance52.5% · 122

Science, Technology, Communications23.9% · 117

Taxation16.4% · 116

Health42.4% · 99

Education22.4% · 98

Transportation and Public Works47.3% · 91

Environmental Protection51.3% · 80

Finance and Financial Sector28.8% · 80

Housing and Community Development28.8% · 80

Agriculture and Food25.6% · 78

Law22.7% · 75

Immigration21.4% · 56

Water Resources Development43.6% · 55

Social Welfare11.3% · 53

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues48% · 50

Commerce26.1% · 46

Energy45.7% · 46

Native Americans0% · 26

Arts, Culture, Religion28.6% · 14

Commemorations23.1% · 13

Families25% · 12

Emergency Management— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 3

Private Legislation— · 2

Animals— · 1

Service record

97th · 1981107th · 2001

Republican97th–107th

Party switchers

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