Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier

Representative from California

HOUSEDEMOCRAT2007–2023ID S001175

LegislationHEADLINE

97%with Dems

of 5,612 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

97%with Dems

of 5,612 · both combined

Steepest move

+4 pts

2017 → 2019

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 ↓200720132019

2021–22117th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

98.7%with Democrats

of 548 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2017 → 2019, +4 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 1942National Heritage Area ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 548 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress99.5% · 1,509 votes

Economics and Public Finance96% · 1,151 votes

Armed Forces and National Security92.7% · 463 votes

Government Operations and Politics99% · 286 votes

Finance and Financial Sector96.9% · 229 votes

Environmental Protection99.5% · 210 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.5% · 205 votes

Energy98.9% · 185 votes

Health98.8% · 160 votes

Transportation and Public Works99.1% · 108 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 106 votes

Taxation98.1% · 104 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement97% · 100 votes

Emergency Management92.1% · 89 votes

Agriculture and Food88.2% · 76 votes

Education98.7% · 76 votes

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 64 votes

Law100% · 58 votes

International Affairs100% · 57 votes

Water Resources Development100% · 50 votes

Immigration97.6% · 42 votes

Housing and Community Development100% · 41 votes

Commerce100% · 33 votes

Native Americans100% · 26 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues92% · 25 votes

Animals100% · 16 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance93.8% · 16 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Social Welfare— · 8 votes

Families— · 7 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Commemorations, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

8 Congresses

110th · 2007117th · 2021

Democrat · House · CA110th–117th

Term datesexact

Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie) Speier

Representative from California

HOUSED2007–20238 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

97.1%with Democrats

of 5,612 votes · 2.9% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested97%of 5,612 · combined

Steepest move+4 pts2017→19, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020072021

2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 548 votes98.7%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 548 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career

Congress99.5% · 1,509

Economics and Public Finance96% · 1,151

Armed Forces and National Security92.7% · 463

Government Operations and Politics99% · 286

Finance and Financial Sector96.9% · 229

Environmental Protection99.5% · 210

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.5% · 205

Energy98.9% · 185

Health98.8% · 160

Transportation and Public Works99.1% · 108

Labor and Employment100% · 106

Taxation98.1% · 104

Crime and Law Enforcement97% · 100

Emergency Management92.1% · 89

Agriculture and Food88.2% · 76

Education98.7% · 76

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 64

Law100% · 58

International Affairs100% · 57

Water Resources Development100% · 50

Immigration97.6% · 42

Housing and Community Development100% · 41

Commerce100% · 33

Native Americans100% · 26

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues92% · 25

Animals100% · 16

Foreign Trade and International Finance93.8% · 16

Social Welfare— · 8

Families— · 7

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Commemorations, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

110th · 2007117th · 2021

Democrat110th–117th

Party switchers

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