Linda Smith

Representative from Washington

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1995–1999ID S000587

LegislationHEADLINE

8%with Dems

of 1,456 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

8%with Dems

of 1,456 · both combined

Steepest move

+5 pts

1995 → 1997

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 ↓1995

1997–98105th Congress

Sat as a Republican

11.1%with Democrats

of 595 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1995 → 1997, +5 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

6 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

Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 614Appointment of ManagersLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 611), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 18, 1998noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1998H.Res. 612Supporting United States Troops in the Persian GulfLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 20, 1998H.R. 4328Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 1999LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 595 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance10.2% · 373 votes

Congress2.9% · 313 votes

Government Operations and Politics18.3% · 131 votes

International Affairs5.7% · 105 votes

Armed Forces and National Security13.8% · 80 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement6.3% · 48 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources3.4% · 29 votes

Taxation11.1% · 27 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 25 votes

Finance and Financial Sector8% · 25 votes

Labor and Employment12% · 25 votes

Commerce4.5% · 22 votes

Law0% · 21 votes

Housing and Community Development5.3% · 19 votes

Education0% · 18 votes

Social Welfare5.6% · 18 votes

Transportation and Public Works41.2% · 17 votes

Health0% · 16 votes

Immigration12.5% · 16 votes

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 16 votes

Water Resources Development23.1% · 13 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 8 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 7 votes

Energy— · 7 votes

Commemorations— · 5 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes

Native Americans— · 4 votes

Families— · 3 votes

Animals— · 1 vote

Emergency Management— · 1 vote

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

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

Service record

2 Congresses

104th · 1995105th · 1997

Republican · House · WA104th–105th

Term datesexact

Linda Smith

Representative from Washington

HOUSER1995–19992 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

8.3%with Democrats

of 1,456 votes · 91.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested8%of 1,456 · combined

Steepest move+5 pts1995→97, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019951997

1997–98 · 105th · Republican · of 595 votes11.1%

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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 · 595 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance10.2% · 373

Congress2.9% · 313

Government Operations and Politics18.3% · 131

International Affairs5.7% · 105

Armed Forces and National Security13.8% · 80

Crime and Law Enforcement6.3% · 48

Public Lands and Natural Resources3.4% · 29

Taxation11.1% · 27

Environmental Protection0% · 25

Finance and Financial Sector8% · 25

Labor and Employment12% · 25

Commerce4.5% · 22

Law0% · 21

Housing and Community Development5.3% · 19

Education0% · 18

Social Welfare5.6% · 18

Transportation and Public Works41.2% · 17

Health0% · 16

Immigration12.5% · 16

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 16

Water Resources Development23.1% · 13

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 11

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 8

Agriculture and Food— · 7

Energy— · 7

Commemorations— · 5

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4

Native Americans— · 4

Families— · 3

Animals— · 1

Emergency Management— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Sports and Recreation.

Service record

104th · 1995105th · 1997

Republican104th–105th

Party switchers

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