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Harold Lowell Runnels

Representative from New Mexico
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1971–1981ID R000510
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LegislationHEADLINE
25%with Dems
of 1,826 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
25%with Dems
of 1,826 · both combined
Steepest move
−17 pts
1973 → 1975
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 ↓19711977
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
17.4%with Democrats
of 344 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, −17 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
Jul 31, 1980H.R. 7831No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jul 31, 1980H.R. 7831No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jul 30, 1980H.J.Res. 575No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 575), 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
Jul 28, 1980S. 658No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 28, 1980S. 1916No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jul 25, 1980H.R. 7631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jul 23, 1980H.R. 7584No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jul 22, 1980H.R. 7584No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jul 22, 1980H.R. 7584No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 344 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance21% · 347 votes
Congress33.2% · 193 votes
International Affairs10.1% · 139 votes
Government Operations and Politics21.8% · 119 votes
Energy12.8% · 117 votes
Armed Forces and National Security39.5% · 38 votes
Education31.6% · 38 votes
Labor and Employment26.3% · 38 votes
Taxation16.7% · 36 votes
Transportation and Public Works19.4% · 36 votes
Agriculture and Food33.3% · 33 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance6.7% · 30 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources16.7% · 30 votes
Law10.7% · 28 votes
Environmental Protection20.8% · 24 votes
Health13% · 23 votes
Commerce5.3% · 19 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement26.3% · 19 votes
District of Columbia6.7% · 15 votes
Housing and Community Development33.3% · 15 votes
Industrial relations21.4% · 14 votes
Social Welfare28.6% · 14 votes
Finance and Financial Sector8.3% · 12 votes
Mines and mineral resources25% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Lobbying— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Families— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Petroleum industry— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 72 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, 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, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Museums, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, 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

5 Congresses
92nd · 197196th · 1979
Democrat · House · NM92nd–96th
Term datesexact
Members · New Mexico
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Harold Lowell Runnels

Representative from New Mexico
HOUSED1971–19815 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
24.9%with Democrats
of 1,826 votes · 75.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested25%of 1,826 · combined
Steepest move−17 pts1973→75, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019711979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 344 votes17.4%

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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 344 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance21% · 347
Congress33.2% · 193
International Affairs10.1% · 139
Government Operations and Politics21.8% · 119
Energy12.8% · 117
Armed Forces and National Security39.5% · 38
Education31.6% · 38
Labor and Employment26.3% · 38
Taxation16.7% · 36
Transportation and Public Works19.4% · 36
Agriculture and Food33.3% · 33
Foreign Trade and International Finance6.7% · 30
Public Lands and Natural Resources16.7% · 30
Law10.7% · 28
Environmental Protection20.8% · 24
Health13% · 23
Commerce5.3% · 19
Crime and Law Enforcement26.3% · 19
District of Columbia6.7% · 15
Housing and Community Development33.3% · 15
Industrial relations21.4% · 14
Social Welfare28.6% · 14
Finance and Financial Sector8.3% · 12
Mines and mineral resources25% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Lobbying— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Families— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Petroleum industry— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 72 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, 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, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Museums, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

92nd · 197196th · 1979
Democrat92nd–96th

Party switchers

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