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Bernice Frederic Sisk

Representative from California
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1955–1979ID S000454
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LegislationHEADLINE
81%with Dems
of 2,345 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
81%with Dems
of 2,345 · both combined
Steepest move
−17 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓1955196119671973
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
67.6%with Democrats
of 448 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −17 pts — while still a Democrat.
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 14, 1978H.Res. 1439No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1439No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978S. 1487No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 1487), 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
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 7010No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 10173No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 11274No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1425No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12929No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 14104No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 448 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance75.1% · 245 votes
Congress84.8% · 138 votes
Energy56.1% · 98 votes
Government Operations and Politics76.2% · 84 votes
International Affairs62.7% · 67 votes
Labor and Employment90% · 40 votes
Transportation and Public Works77.8% · 36 votes
Armed Forces and National Security45.2% · 31 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources58.1% · 31 votes
Agriculture and Food83.3% · 30 votes
Law59.3% · 27 votes
Taxation77.8% · 27 votes
Environmental Protection66.7% · 18 votes
Education82.4% · 17 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance58.8% · 17 votes
Commerce87.5% · 16 votes
District of Columbia80% · 15 votes
Health76.9% · 13 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement66.7% · 12 votes
Mines and mineral resources58.3% · 12 votes
Social Welfare81.8% · 11 votes
Finance and Financial Sector40% · 10 votes
Housing and Community Development90% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Industrial relations— · 6 votes
Lobbying— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Political participation— · 2 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Coins and coinage— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Electronic surveillance— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Revenue sharing— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 74 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

12 Congresses
84th · 195595th · 1977
Democrat · House · CA84th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · California
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Bernice Frederic Sisk

Representative from California
HOUSED1955–197912 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
81.3%with Democrats
of 2,345 votes · 18.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested81%of 2,345 · combined
Steepest move−17 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019551977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 448 votes67.6%

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 · 448 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance75.1% · 245
Congress84.8% · 138
Energy56.1% · 98
Government Operations and Politics76.2% · 84
International Affairs62.7% · 67
Labor and Employment90% · 40
Transportation and Public Works77.8% · 36
Armed Forces and National Security45.2% · 31
Public Lands and Natural Resources58.1% · 31
Agriculture and Food83.3% · 30
Law59.3% · 27
Taxation77.8% · 27
Environmental Protection66.7% · 18
Education82.4% · 17
Foreign Trade and International Finance58.8% · 17
Commerce87.5% · 16
District of Columbia80% · 15
Health76.9% · 13
Crime and Law Enforcement66.7% · 12
Mines and mineral resources58.3% · 12
Social Welfare81.8% · 11
Finance and Financial Sector40% · 10
Housing and Community Development90% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Industrial relations— · 6
Lobbying— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Government securities— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Political participation— · 2
Postal rates and revenues— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Coins and coinage— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Electronic surveillance— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Revenue sharing— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 74 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

84th · 195595th · 1977
Democrat84th–95th

Party switchers

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