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Leo Joseph Ryan

Representative from California
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1973–1979ID R000558
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LegislationHEADLINE
81%with Dems
of 1,330 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
81%with Dems
of 1,330 · both combined
Steepest move
+5 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 ↓1973
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
81.7%with Democrats
of 529 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, +5 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
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13750No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 12467), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 14, 1978S. 2493No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12250No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1439No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1439No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 7010No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978S. 3151No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 529 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance83.8% · 247 votes
Congress85.9% · 135 votes
Government Operations and Politics75.8% · 99 votes
Energy75.3% · 97 votes
International Affairs86% · 86 votes
Transportation and Public Works67.6% · 37 votes
Labor and Employment86.1% · 36 votes
Armed Forces and National Security88.2% · 34 votes
Agriculture and Food80.6% · 31 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources86.7% · 30 votes
Taxation79.3% · 29 votes
Law85.7% · 28 votes
Commerce75% · 20 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance85% · 20 votes
Environmental Protection89.5% · 19 votes
Education81.3% · 16 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement80% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector76.9% · 13 votes
Health84.6% · 13 votes
Industrial relations92.3% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 13 votes
District of Columbia81.8% · 11 votes
Social Welfare72.7% · 11 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 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
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Animals— · 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
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 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 74 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, Aquaculture, 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, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, 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, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, 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, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses, Youth.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
93rd · 197395th · 1977
Democrat · House · CA93rd–95th
Term datesexact
Members · California
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Leo Joseph Ryan

Representative from California
HOUSED1973–19793 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
81.1%with Democrats
of 1,330 votes · 18.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested81%of 1,330 · combined
Steepest move+5 pts1973→75, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019731977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 529 votes81.7%

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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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 529 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance83.8% · 247
Congress85.9% · 135
Government Operations and Politics75.8% · 99
Energy75.3% · 97
International Affairs86% · 86
Transportation and Public Works67.6% · 37
Labor and Employment86.1% · 36
Armed Forces and National Security88.2% · 34
Agriculture and Food80.6% · 31
Public Lands and Natural Resources86.7% · 30
Taxation79.3% · 29
Law85.7% · 28
Commerce75% · 20
Foreign Trade and International Finance85% · 20
Environmental Protection89.5% · 19
Education81.3% · 16
Crime and Law Enforcement80% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector76.9% · 13
Health84.6% · 13
Industrial relations92.3% · 13
Mines and mineral resources100% · 13
District of Columbia81.8% · 11
Social Welfare72.7% · 11
Housing and Community Development100% · 10
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Black lung— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Congressional-executive relations— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 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
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Native Americans— · 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 74 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, 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, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, 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, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, 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, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses, Youth.

Service record

93rd · 197395th · 1977
Democrat93rd–95th

Party switchers

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