Ellen O'Kane Tauscher

Representative from California

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1997–2011ID T000057

LegislationHEADLINE

92%with Dems

of 4,090 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

92%with Dems

of 4,090 · both combined

Steepest move

+7 pts

2001 → 2003

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 ↓199720032009

2009–10111th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

99.1%with Democrats

of 217 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2001 → 2003, +7 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

7 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

Jun 26, 2009H.R. 2454American Clean Energy and Security ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Jun 26, 2009H.R. 2454No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Jun 26, 2009H.R. 2996Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation, 2010LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textDepartment of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation, 2010Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Jun 26, 2009H.R. 2996No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 217 contested votes scored in the 111th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress96.7% · 1,139 votes

Economics and Public Finance92.1% · 928 votes

Armed Forces and National Security86.4% · 184 votes

Taxation85.9% · 170 votes

International Affairs86% · 136 votes

Government Operations and Politics89.1% · 129 votes

Health94% · 117 votes

Education93.1% · 101 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.9% · 97 votes

Finance and Financial Sector67.7% · 96 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement89.7% · 87 votes

Labor and Employment89.5% · 86 votes

Law75.6% · 82 votes

Energy98.8% · 80 votes

Housing and Community Development86.8% · 76 votes

Emergency Management98.6% · 70 votes

Transportation and Public Works91.9% · 62 votes

Agriculture and Food93.9% · 49 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance55.8% · 43 votes

Commerce81.6% · 38 votes

Science, Technology, Communications88.6% · 35 votes

Commemorations100% · 25 votes

Immigration87% · 23 votes

Native Americans94.4% · 18 votes

Social Welfare82.4% · 17 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 16 votes

Water Resources Development93.3% · 15 votes

Animals100% · 13 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues92.3% · 13 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 7 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

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

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

Service record

7 Congresses

105th · 1997111th · 2009

Democrat · House · CA105th–111th

Term datesexact

Ellen O'Kane Tauscher

Representative from California

HOUSED1997–20117 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

91.7%with Democrats

of 4,090 votes · 8.3% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested92%of 4,090 · combined

Steepest move+7 pts2001→03, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019972009

2009–10 · 111th · Democrat · of 217 votes99.1%

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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 217 contested votes scored in the 111th

By policy area

career

Congress96.7% · 1,139

Economics and Public Finance92.1% · 928

Armed Forces and National Security86.4% · 184

Taxation85.9% · 170

International Affairs86% · 136

Government Operations and Politics89.1% · 129

Health94% · 117

Education93.1% · 101

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.9% · 97

Finance and Financial Sector67.7% · 96

Crime and Law Enforcement89.7% · 87

Labor and Employment89.5% · 86

Law75.6% · 82

Energy98.8% · 80

Housing and Community Development86.8% · 76

Emergency Management98.6% · 70

Transportation and Public Works91.9% · 62

Agriculture and Food93.9% · 49

Foreign Trade and International Finance55.8% · 43

Commerce81.6% · 38

Science, Technology, Communications88.6% · 35

Commemorations100% · 25

Immigration87% · 23

Native Americans94.4% · 18

Social Welfare82.4% · 17

Environmental Protection100% · 16

Water Resources Development93.3% · 15

Animals100% · 13

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues92.3% · 13

Families— · 7

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

Service record

105th · 1997111th · 2009

Democrat105th–111th

Party switchers

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