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Fernand Joseph St. Germain

Representative from Rhode Island
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1961–1989ID S000762
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LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Dems
of 4,360 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
90%with Dems
of 4,360 · both combined
Steepest move
−9 pts
1975 → 1977
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 ↓19611967197319791985
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
95.4%with Democrats
of 460 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, −9 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 21, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5560No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 4333No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4333), 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 20, 1988S. 2840No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 20, 1988H.R. 515No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 19, 1988S. 2752No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 19, 1988S. 2752No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1988H.R. 4416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1988H.R. 4585No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 460 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance88.8% · 806 votes
Congress89.9% · 345 votes
Armed Forces and National Security92.2% · 282 votes
International Affairs89.6% · 270 votes
Government Operations and Politics89.3% · 234 votes
Energy87.9% · 140 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance95.4% · 109 votes
Labor and Employment97% · 99 votes
Agriculture and Food81.1% · 95 votes
Transportation and Public Works87.8% · 90 votes
Housing and Community Development95.9% · 74 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.9% · 72 votes
Taxation77.9% · 68 votes
Education89.2% · 65 votes
Environmental Protection90.4% · 52 votes
Science, Technology, Communications90% · 50 votes
Health87.5% · 48 votes
Social Welfare93.8% · 48 votes
Law91.1% · 45 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement83.7% · 43 votes
Commerce97.1% · 35 votes
Immigration79.3% · 29 votes
Finance and Financial Sector92% · 25 votes
Native Americans88.2% · 17 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues86.7% · 15 votes
District of Columbia86.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Water Resources Development84.6% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 12 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 8 votes
Lobbying— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Families— · 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
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 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
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 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 of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 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, 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, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, 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, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, 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

14 Congresses
87th · 1961100th · 1987
Democrat · House · RI87th–100th
Term datesexact
Members · Rhode Island
FG

Fernand Joseph St. Germain

Representative from Rhode Island
HOUSED1961–198914 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
89.9%with Democrats
of 4,360 votes · 10.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested90%of 4,360 · combined
Steepest move−9 pts1975→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019611987
1987–88 · 100th · Democrat · of 460 votes95.4%

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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 · 460 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance88.8% · 806
Congress89.9% · 345
Armed Forces and National Security92.2% · 282
International Affairs89.6% · 270
Government Operations and Politics89.3% · 234
Energy87.9% · 140
Foreign Trade and International Finance95.4% · 109
Labor and Employment97% · 99
Agriculture and Food81.1% · 95
Transportation and Public Works87.8% · 90
Housing and Community Development95.9% · 74
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.9% · 72
Taxation77.9% · 68
Education89.2% · 65
Environmental Protection90.4% · 52
Science, Technology, Communications90% · 50
Health87.5% · 48
Social Welfare93.8% · 48
Law91.1% · 45
Crime and Law Enforcement83.7% · 43
Commerce97.1% · 35
Immigration79.3% · 29
Finance and Financial Sector92% · 25
Native Americans88.2% · 17
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues86.7% · 15
District of Columbia86.7% · 15
Industrial relations100% · 14
Water Resources Development84.6% · 13
Mines and mineral resources100% · 12
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Commemorations— · 8
Lobbying— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Families— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Emergency Management— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 69 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, 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, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, 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, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

87th · 1961100th · 1987
Democrat87th–100th

Party switchers

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