Loretta Sanchez

Representative from California

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1997–2017ID S000030

LegislationHEADLINE

95%with Dems

of 7,106 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

95%with Dems

of 7,106 · both combined

Steepest move

+5 pts

1997 → 1999

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 ↓1997200320092015

2015–16114th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

95.9%with Democrats

of 740 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1997 → 1999, +5 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Dec 1, 2016H.R. 6392Systemic Risk Designation Improvement ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 1, 2016H.R. 6392Systemic Risk Designation Improvement ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 1, 2016H.Res. 937Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 2943) the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textProviding for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 2943) the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Dec 1, 2016H.Res. 933Providing amounts for further expenses of the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the One Hundred Fourteenth CongressLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Nov 30, 2016H.R. 6393Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 30, 2016H.R. 34Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 30, 2016H.R. 5047To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor to provide information to veterans and members of the Armed Forces about articulation agreements between institutions of higher learning, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 740 contested votes scored in the 114th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress98.3% · 1,847 votes

Economics and Public Finance93.3% · 1,692 votes

Armed Forces and National Security85.3% · 436 votes

Government Operations and Politics94.7% · 265 votes

Taxation89.3% · 244 votes

Energy98.2% · 220 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.2% · 219 votes

Finance and Financial Sector90.7% · 205 votes

Health94.3% · 192 votes

Environmental Protection98.2% · 166 votes

Emergency Management96.9% · 160 votes

International Affairs88.4% · 147 votes

Education98.6% · 139 votes

Transportation and Public Works95.4% · 130 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement91.1% · 112 votes

Labor and Employment98.2% · 112 votes

Agriculture and Food95.2% · 104 votes

Housing and Community Development93.2% · 103 votes

Law91.5% · 94 votes

Science, Technology, Communications94% · 67 votes

Commerce93% · 57 votes

Water Resources Development98% · 50 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance89.8% · 49 votes

Immigration96.4% · 28 votes

Commemorations76% · 25 votes

Native Americans96% · 25 votes

Social Welfare94.4% · 18 votes

Animals94.1% · 17 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues93.8% · 16 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 7 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

10 Congresses

105th · 1997114th · 2015

Democrat · House · CA105th–114th

Term datesexact

Loretta Sanchez

Representative from California

HOUSED1997–201710 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

94.6%with Democrats

of 7,106 votes · 5.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested95%of 7,106 · combined

Steepest move+5 pts1997→99, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019972015

2015–16 · 114th · Democrat · of 740 votes95.9%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 740 contested votes scored in the 114th

By policy area

career

Congress98.3% · 1,847

Economics and Public Finance93.3% · 1,692

Armed Forces and National Security85.3% · 436

Government Operations and Politics94.7% · 265

Taxation89.3% · 244

Energy98.2% · 220

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.2% · 219

Finance and Financial Sector90.7% · 205

Health94.3% · 192

Environmental Protection98.2% · 166

Emergency Management96.9% · 160

International Affairs88.4% · 147

Education98.6% · 139

Transportation and Public Works95.4% · 130

Crime and Law Enforcement91.1% · 112

Labor and Employment98.2% · 112

Agriculture and Food95.2% · 104

Housing and Community Development93.2% · 103

Law91.5% · 94

Science, Technology, Communications94% · 67

Commerce93% · 57

Water Resources Development98% · 50

Foreign Trade and International Finance89.8% · 49

Immigration96.4% · 28

Commemorations76% · 25

Native Americans96% · 25

Social Welfare94.4% · 18

Animals94.1% · 17

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues93.8% · 16

Families— · 7

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

Service record

105th · 1997114th · 2015

Democrat105th–114th

Party switchers

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