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Martin Anthony Russo

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1993ID R000543
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LegislationHEADLINE
79%with Dems
of 4,169 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
79%with Dems
of 4,169 · both combined
Steepest move
−17 pts
1975 → 1977
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 ↓197519811987
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
89.7%with Democrats
of 478 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, −17 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 3100LOUISIANA LAND CONVEYANCELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textREVENUE ACT OF 1992Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 12CABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5334HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 478 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance68.7% · 977 votes
Congress87.7% · 470 votes
Armed Forces and National Security91.2% · 352 votes
International Affairs69.5% · 315 votes
Government Operations and Politics70.4% · 277 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance75.7% · 140 votes
Energy85% · 127 votes
Labor and Employment95.8% · 118 votes
Agriculture and Food69.9% · 103 votes
Transportation and Public Works82.8% · 99 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.2% · 90 votes
Housing and Community Development79.7% · 74 votes
Taxation79.5% · 73 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement65.3% · 72 votes
Science, Technology, Communications86.1% · 72 votes
Education80.6% · 67 votes
Environmental Protection84.4% · 64 votes
Health82.7% · 52 votes
Finance and Financial Sector74.5% · 47 votes
Law84.8% · 46 votes
Social Welfare86.4% · 44 votes
Commerce92.9% · 42 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues71.4% · 35 votes
Immigration66.7% · 33 votes
Water Resources Development78.8% · 33 votes
Native Americans100% · 20 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Families— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Power resources— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 67 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, 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, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
94th · 1975102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · IL94th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Martin Anthony Russo

Representative from Illinois
HOUSED1975–19939 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
78.6%with Democrats
of 4,169 votes · 21.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested79%of 4,169 · combined
Steepest move−17 pts1975→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 478 votes89.7%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 478 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance68.7% · 977
Congress87.7% · 470
Armed Forces and National Security91.2% · 352
International Affairs69.5% · 315
Government Operations and Politics70.4% · 277
Foreign Trade and International Finance75.7% · 140
Energy85% · 127
Labor and Employment95.8% · 118
Agriculture and Food69.9% · 103
Transportation and Public Works82.8% · 99
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.2% · 90
Housing and Community Development79.7% · 74
Taxation79.5% · 73
Crime and Law Enforcement65.3% · 72
Science, Technology, Communications86.1% · 72
Education80.6% · 67
Environmental Protection84.4% · 64
Health82.7% · 52
Finance and Financial Sector74.5% · 47
Law84.8% · 46
Social Welfare86.4% · 44
Commerce92.9% · 42
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues71.4% · 35
Immigration66.7% · 33
Water Resources Development78.8% · 33
Native Americans100% · 20
Industrial relations100% · 14
Families— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Private Legislation— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Emergency Management— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Power resources— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 67 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, 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, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 1975102nd · 1991
Democrat94th–102nd

Party switchers

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