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Virginia Dodd Smith

Representative from Nebraska
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1975–1991ID S000622
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LegislationHEADLINE
22%with Dems
of 3,860 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
22%with Dems
of 3,860 · both combined
Steepest move
+9 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 ↓197519811987
1989–90101st Congress
Sat as a Republican
32.1%with Democrats
of 458 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +9 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 27, 1990S. 280NIOBRARA RIVER DESIGNATIONLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 27, 1990H.R. 4793SMALL BUSINESS REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 27, 1990S. 3266CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textCRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1990Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 27, 1990H.J.Res. 687MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1991LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 27, 1990H.R. 5769INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION, FY 1991LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 27, 1990H.R. 5114FOREIGN ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATIONS, 1991LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 27, 1990S. 358IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 27, 1990H.R. 5399LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATION, FY 1991LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 26, 1990H.R. 5835OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 458 contested votes scored in the 101st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance26.9% · 901 votes
Congress14.8% · 372 votes
Armed Forces and National Security30.2% · 338 votes
International Affairs12.5% · 304 votes
Government Operations and Politics17.2% · 274 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance24.6% · 130 votes
Energy10.5% · 124 votes
Agriculture and Food44.3% · 106 votes
Labor and Employment12.6% · 103 votes
Transportation and Public Works28% · 100 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources20.9% · 86 votes
Housing and Community Development15.3% · 72 votes
Education25.7% · 70 votes
Science, Technology, Communications17.4% · 69 votes
Taxation13.2% · 68 votes
Environmental Protection10.8% · 65 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement16.1% · 56 votes
Health23.4% · 47 votes
Social Welfare27.7% · 47 votes
Law14.6% · 41 votes
Immigration16.2% · 37 votes
Commerce14.3% · 35 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20.6% · 34 votes
Finance and Financial Sector17.6% · 34 votes
Water Resources Development66.7% · 30 votes
Native Americans0% · 18 votes
Industrial relations7.1% · 14 votes
Families20% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7 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
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 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
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
Financial disclosure— · 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

8 Congresses
94th · 1975101st · 1989
Republican · House · NE94th–101st
Term datesexact
Members · Nebraska
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Virginia Dodd Smith

Representative from Nebraska
HOUSER1975–19918 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
21.7%with Democrats
of 3,860 votes · 78.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested22%of 3,860 · combined
Steepest move+9 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019751989
1989–90 · 101st · Republican · of 458 votes32.1%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 458 contested votes scored in the 101st

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance26.9% · 901
Congress14.8% · 372
Armed Forces and National Security30.2% · 338
International Affairs12.5% · 304
Government Operations and Politics17.2% · 274
Foreign Trade and International Finance24.6% · 130
Energy10.5% · 124
Agriculture and Food44.3% · 106
Labor and Employment12.6% · 103
Transportation and Public Works28% · 100
Public Lands and Natural Resources20.9% · 86
Housing and Community Development15.3% · 72
Education25.7% · 70
Science, Technology, Communications17.4% · 69
Taxation13.2% · 68
Environmental Protection10.8% · 65
Crime and Law Enforcement16.1% · 56
Health23.4% · 47
Social Welfare27.7% · 47
Law14.6% · 41
Immigration16.2% · 37
Commerce14.3% · 35
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20.6% · 34
Finance and Financial Sector17.6% · 34
Water Resources Development66.7% · 30
Native Americans0% · 18
Industrial relations7.1% · 14
Families20% · 10
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 8
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Commemorations— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Emergency Management— · 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
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
Financial disclosure— · 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 · 1975101st · 1989
Republican94th–101st

Party switchers

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