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Steven Harvey Schiff

Representative from New Mexico
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1989–1999ID S000125
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LegislationHEADLINE
24%with Dems
of 2,570 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
24%with Dems
of 2,570 · both combined
Steepest move
−11 pts
1991 → 1993
still a Republican

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 ↓19891995
1997–98105th Congress
Sat as a Republican
21.2%with Democrats
of 33 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1991 → 1993, −11 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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
Mar 21, 1997H.Res. 91House Committees Funding ResolutionLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 21, 1997H.Res. 91House Committees Funding ResolutionLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 21, 1997H.Res. 105Providing for consideration of H. Res. 91, Committee Funding for the 105th Congress.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textProviding for consideration of H. Res. 91, Committee Funding for the 105th Congress.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Mar 21, 1997noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 20, 1997H.Res. 101Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 91), House Committees Funding ResolutionLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 20, 1997H.R. 1122Partial-Birth Abortion Ban ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 20, 1997H.R. 1122Partial-Birth Abortion Ban ActLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 20, 1997H.R. 1122Partial-Birth Abortion Ban ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 20, 1997H.Res. 100Providing for the consideration of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 33 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance29.7% · 646 votes
Congress4.9% · 494 votes
Armed Forces and National Security20% · 185 votes
Government Operations and Politics24.5% · 151 votes
International Affairs42.9% · 140 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement11.8% · 110 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources31.8% · 88 votes
Labor and Employment19% · 84 votes
Science, Technology, Communications13.2% · 53 votes
Health54.3% · 46 votes
Environmental Protection20% · 45 votes
Finance and Financial Sector13.5% · 37 votes
Water Resources Development38.2% · 34 votes
Transportation and Public Works41.9% · 31 votes
Commerce33.3% · 27 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues66.7% · 24 votes
Education37.5% · 24 votes
Immigration54.2% · 24 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance39.1% · 23 votes
Taxation11.1% · 18 votes
Agriculture and Food35.3% · 17 votes
Energy11.8% · 17 votes
Law25% · 16 votes
Housing and Community Development18.2% · 11 votes
Families30% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Native Americans— · 9 votes
Social Welfare— · 9 votes
Emergency Management— · 3 votes

They also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Commemorations, Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

5 Congresses
101st · 1989105th · 1997
Republican · House · NM101st–105th
Term datesexact
Members · New Mexico
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Steven Harvey Schiff

Representative from New Mexico
HOUSER1989–19995 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
24%with Democrats
of 2,570 votes · 76% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested24%of 2,570 · combined
Steepest move−11 pts1991→93, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019891997
1997–98 · 105th · Republican · of 33 votes21.2%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 33 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance29.7% · 646
Congress4.9% · 494
Armed Forces and National Security20% · 185
Government Operations and Politics24.5% · 151
International Affairs42.9% · 140
Crime and Law Enforcement11.8% · 110
Public Lands and Natural Resources31.8% · 88
Labor and Employment19% · 84
Science, Technology, Communications13.2% · 53
Health54.3% · 46
Environmental Protection20% · 45
Finance and Financial Sector13.5% · 37
Water Resources Development38.2% · 34
Transportation and Public Works41.9% · 31
Commerce33.3% · 27
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues66.7% · 24
Education37.5% · 24
Immigration54.2% · 24
Foreign Trade and International Finance39.1% · 23
Taxation11.1% · 18
Agriculture and Food35.3% · 17
Energy11.8% · 17
Law25% · 16
Housing and Community Development18.2% · 11
Families30% · 10
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Native Americans— · 9
Social Welfare— · 9
Emergency Management— · 3

Also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Commemorations, Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

101st · 1989105th · 1997
Republican101st–105th

Party switchers

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