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Philip Riley Sharp

Representative from Indiana
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1995ID S000294
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LegislationHEADLINE
79%with Dems
of 5,011 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
79%with Dems
of 5,011 · both combined
Steepest move
+8 pts
1991 → 1993
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 ↓1975198119871993
1993–94103rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
93%with Democrats
of 631 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1991 → 1993, +8 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

4 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
Nov 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 29, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 7, 1994H.Res. 579PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textPROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 7, 1994S. 1569MINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.Res. 568WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 21LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 631 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance68.2% · 1,181 votes
Congress83.5% · 613 votes
Armed Forces and National Security84.4% · 403 votes
International Affairs89.8% · 342 votes
Government Operations and Politics76% · 321 votes
Labor and Employment85.9% · 149 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.5% · 145 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance76.9% · 143 votes
Energy82% · 133 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement75% · 112 votes
Agriculture and Food66% · 106 votes
Transportation and Public Works79.2% · 106 votes
Science, Technology, Communications78.4% · 102 votes
Education78.5% · 93 votes
Housing and Community Development82.9% · 76 votes
Environmental Protection84% · 75 votes
Taxation85.3% · 75 votes
Health87.8% · 74 votes
Law85.7% · 49 votes
Finance and Financial Sector68.8% · 48 votes
Social Welfare79.2% · 48 votes
Commerce79.1% · 43 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues90.2% · 41 votes
Immigration80.5% · 41 votes
Water Resources Development68.4% · 38 votes
Native Americans96% · 25 votes
Industrial relations78.6% · 14 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion83.3% · 12 votes
Families83.3% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Commemorations— · 5 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 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
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 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
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
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 64 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, 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

10 Congresses
94th · 1975103rd · 1993
Democrat · House · IN94th–103rd
Term datesexact
Members · Indiana
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Philip Riley Sharp

Representative from Indiana
HOUSED1975–199510 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
79.2%with Democrats
of 5,011 votes · 20.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested79%of 5,011 · combined
Steepest move+8 pts1991→93, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751993
1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 631 votes93%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 · 631 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance68.2% · 1,181
Congress83.5% · 613
Armed Forces and National Security84.4% · 403
International Affairs89.8% · 342
Government Operations and Politics76% · 321
Labor and Employment85.9% · 149
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.5% · 145
Foreign Trade and International Finance76.9% · 143
Energy82% · 133
Crime and Law Enforcement75% · 112
Agriculture and Food66% · 106
Transportation and Public Works79.2% · 106
Science, Technology, Communications78.4% · 102
Education78.5% · 93
Housing and Community Development82.9% · 76
Environmental Protection84% · 75
Taxation85.3% · 75
Health87.8% · 74
Law85.7% · 49
Finance and Financial Sector68.8% · 48
Social Welfare79.2% · 48
Commerce79.1% · 43
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues90.2% · 41
Immigration80.5% · 41
Water Resources Development68.4% · 38
Native Americans96% · 25
Industrial relations78.6% · 14
Arts, Culture, Religion83.3% · 12
Families83.3% · 12
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Commemorations— · 5
Emergency Management— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 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
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 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
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 64 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, 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 · 1975103rd · 1993
Democrat94th–103rd

Party switchers

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