Cedric Richmond

Representative from Louisiana

HOUSEDEMOCRAT2011–2023ID R000588

LegislationHEADLINE

95%with Dems

of 4,186 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

95%with Dems

of 4,186 · both combined

Steepest move

+3 pts

2013 → 2015

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 ↓20112017

2021–22117th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

100%with Democrats

of 14 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2013 → 2015, +3 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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

Jan 13, 2021H.Res. 24Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanorsLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Jan 13, 2021H.Res. 41Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 24) impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanorsLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textProviding for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 24) impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanorsParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Jan 12, 2021H.Res. 21Calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments of the Cabinet to activate section 4 of the 25th Amendment to declare President Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting PresidentLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Jan 12, 2021H.Res. 38Providing for consideration of H. Res. 21LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Jan 7, 2021noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Jan 6, 2021noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Jan 4, 2021H.Res. 8Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 14 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress99.3% · 1,060 votes

Economics and Public Finance92.6% · 919 votes

Armed Forces and National Security91.4% · 360 votes

Government Operations and Politics99.5% · 206 votes

Environmental Protection92.7% · 193 votes

Energy82.8% · 180 votes

Finance and Financial Sector96.4% · 167 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources93.9% · 164 votes

Health95.5% · 112 votes

Emergency Management95.6% · 91 votes

Taxation98.8% · 86 votes

Transportation and Public Works93.7% · 79 votes

Education100% · 55 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement96.3% · 54 votes

Agriculture and Food73.1% · 52 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 50 votes

Water Resources Development100% · 43 votes

Immigration100% · 39 votes

International Affairs97.3% · 37 votes

Law100% · 33 votes

Housing and Community Development100% · 31 votes

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 29 votes

Commerce90.9% · 22 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance85.7% · 14 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 13 votes

Native Americans100% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Social Welfare— · 7 votes

Animals— · 4 votes

Families— · 3 votes

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

6 Congresses

112th · 2011117th · 2021

Democrat · House · LA112th–117th

Term datesexact

Cedric Richmond

Representative from Louisiana

HOUSED2011–20236 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

95%with Democrats

of 4,186 votes · 5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested95%of 4,186 · combined

Steepest move+3 pts2013→15, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020112021

2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 14 votes100%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 14 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career

Congress99.3% · 1,060

Economics and Public Finance92.6% · 919

Armed Forces and National Security91.4% · 360

Government Operations and Politics99.5% · 206

Environmental Protection92.7% · 193

Energy82.8% · 180

Finance and Financial Sector96.4% · 167

Public Lands and Natural Resources93.9% · 164

Health95.5% · 112

Emergency Management95.6% · 91

Taxation98.8% · 86

Transportation and Public Works93.7% · 79

Education100% · 55

Crime and Law Enforcement96.3% · 54

Agriculture and Food73.1% · 52

Labor and Employment100% · 50

Water Resources Development100% · 43

Immigration100% · 39

International Affairs97.3% · 37

Law100% · 33

Housing and Community Development100% · 31

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 29

Commerce90.9% · 22

Foreign Trade and International Finance85.7% · 14

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 13

Native Americans100% · 12

Social Welfare— · 7

Animals— · 4

Families— · 3

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

112th · 2011117th · 2021

Democrat112th–117th

Party switchers

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