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Eldon Dean Rudd

Representative from Arizona
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1977–1987ID R000495
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LegislationHEADLINE
12%with Dems
of 2,214 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
12%with Dems
of 2,214 · both combined
Steepest move
+16 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓19771983
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Republican
29%with Democrats
of 434 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +16 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
Oct 8, 1986H.J.Res. 750No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 8, 1986H.R. 2005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 8, 1986H.J.Res. 748No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 748), 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
Oct 8, 1986H.R. 2005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 8, 1986H.R. 2005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 8, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 8, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 7, 1986H.R. 2868No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 7, 1986H.R. 5215No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 434 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance18.7% · 579 votes
Congress15.7% · 235 votes
International Affairs6.2% · 193 votes
Armed Forces and National Security10.4% · 164 votes
Government Operations and Politics6.4% · 157 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance10.3% · 78 votes
Agriculture and Food14.5% · 62 votes
Energy1.7% · 59 votes
Transportation and Public Works10.7% · 56 votes
Labor and Employment7.3% · 55 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources9.3% · 54 votes
Education8.2% · 49 votes
Science, Technology, Communications10.2% · 49 votes
Housing and Community Development11.4% · 44 votes
Taxation9.5% · 42 votes
Environmental Protection7.5% · 40 votes
Health6.5% · 31 votes
Social Welfare12% · 25 votes
Law0% · 23 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement10.5% · 19 votes
Commerce5.9% · 17 votes
Immigration12.5% · 16 votes
Industrial relations0% · 13 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 12 votes
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 11 votes
Native Americans30% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Water Resources Development— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes
Commemorations— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 45 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Terrorism, Tobacco.

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

Service record

5 Congresses
95th · 197799th · 1985
Republican · House · AZ95th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Arizona
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Eldon Dean Rudd

Representative from Arizona
HOUSER1977–19875 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
12.1%with Democrats
of 2,214 votes · 87.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested12%of 2,214 · combined
Steepest move+16 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019771985
1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 434 votes29%

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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 · 434 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance18.7% · 579
Congress15.7% · 235
International Affairs6.2% · 193
Armed Forces and National Security10.4% · 164
Government Operations and Politics6.4% · 157
Foreign Trade and International Finance10.3% · 78
Agriculture and Food14.5% · 62
Energy1.7% · 59
Transportation and Public Works10.7% · 56
Labor and Employment7.3% · 55
Public Lands and Natural Resources9.3% · 54
Education8.2% · 49
Science, Technology, Communications10.2% · 49
Housing and Community Development11.4% · 44
Taxation9.5% · 42
Environmental Protection7.5% · 40
Health6.5% · 31
Social Welfare12% · 25
Law0% · 23
Crime and Law Enforcement10.5% · 19
Commerce5.9% · 17
Immigration12.5% · 16
Industrial relations0% · 13
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 12
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 11
Native Americans30% · 10
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Water Resources Development— · 6
Private Legislation— · 5
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3
Commemorations— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Independent regulatory commissions— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Museums— · 2
Public works— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 45 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Terrorism, Tobacco.

Service record

95th · 197799th · 1985
Republican95th–99th

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