Mark Deli Siljander

Representative from Michigan

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–1987ID S000409

LegislationHEADLINE

10%with Dems

of 1,160 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

10%with Dems

of 1,160 · both combined

Steepest move

−1 pts

1983 → 1985

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 ↓1981

1985–8699th Congress

Sat as a Republican

9.4%with Democrats

of 470 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, −1 pts — within one party label.

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 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 2127No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2127), 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

Open roll call

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 470 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance8.8% · 317 votes

Armed Forces and National Security8.3% · 144 votes

Congress6.7% · 75 votes

International Affairs12% · 75 votes

Government Operations and Politics10.1% · 69 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance8.3% · 60 votes

Agriculture and Food24.1% · 54 votes

Science, Technology, Communications4.2% · 48 votes

Labor and Employment6.5% · 31 votes

Transportation and Public Works19.4% · 31 votes

Housing and Community Development3.3% · 30 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources19.2% · 26 votes

Immigration13% · 23 votes

Taxation8.7% · 23 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 22 votes

Education5.6% · 18 votes

Health18.8% · 16 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement13.3% · 15 votes

Social Welfare7.7% · 13 votes

Law0% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes

Native Americans— · 8 votes

Water Resources Development— · 8 votes

Energy— · 7 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes

Commerce— · 5 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes

Commemorations— · 3 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Families— · 1 vote

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

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

Service record

3 Congresses

97th · 198199th · 1985

Republican · House · MI97th–99th

Term datesexact

Mark Deli Siljander

Representative from Michigan

HOUSER1981–19873 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

10%with Democrats

of 1,160 votes · 90% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested10%of 1,160 · combined

Steepest move−1 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019811985

1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 470 votes9.4%

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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 · 470 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance8.8% · 317

Armed Forces and National Security8.3% · 144

Congress6.7% · 75

International Affairs12% · 75

Government Operations and Politics10.1% · 69

Foreign Trade and International Finance8.3% · 60

Agriculture and Food24.1% · 54

Science, Technology, Communications4.2% · 48

Labor and Employment6.5% · 31

Transportation and Public Works19.4% · 31

Housing and Community Development3.3% · 30

Public Lands and Natural Resources19.2% · 26

Immigration13% · 23

Taxation8.7% · 23

Environmental Protection0% · 22

Education5.6% · 18

Health18.8% · 16

Crime and Law Enforcement13.3% · 15

Social Welfare7.7% · 13

Law0% · 11

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9

Native Americans— · 8

Water Resources Development— · 8

Energy— · 7

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6

Commerce— · 5

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4

Commemorations— · 3

Private Legislation— · 2

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Families— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

Service record

97th · 198199th · 1985

Republican97th–99th

Party switchers

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