Esteban Edward Torres

Representative from California

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1983–1999ID T000316

LegislationHEADLINE

96%with Dems

of 4,416 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

96%with Dems

of 4,416 · both combined

Steepest move

−3 pts

1993 → 1995

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 ↓198319891995

1997–98105th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

95.7%with Democrats

of 541 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1993 → 1995, −3 pts — while still a Democrat.

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 ManagersLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

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

NAYSided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

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

Dec 19, 1998noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP 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 1999LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 541 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance96% · 1,092 votes

Congress98.8% · 661 votes

Armed Forces and National Security92.5% · 412 votes

International Affairs95.3% · 299 votes

Government Operations and Politics96.7% · 272 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement98.6% · 142 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources96.3% · 136 votes

Labor and Employment98.5% · 131 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance94.4% · 108 votes

Science, Technology, Communications97.8% · 89 votes

Housing and Community Development100% · 78 votes

Health97.3% · 73 votes

Education98.6% · 69 votes

Transportation and Public Works94.2% · 69 votes

Environmental Protection96.9% · 64 votes

Agriculture and Food88.9% · 63 votes

Finance and Financial Sector87.3% · 55 votes

Water Resources Development92.3% · 52 votes

Immigration98% · 51 votes

Taxation96.1% · 51 votes

Social Welfare96% · 50 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 46 votes

Commerce90% · 40 votes

Law97.2% · 36 votes

Energy96.4% · 28 votes

Native Americans100% · 25 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 12 votes

Families100% · 12 votes

Commemorations100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Emergency Management— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Animals— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

8 Congresses

98th · 1983105th · 1997

Democrat · House · CA98th–105th

Term datesexact

Esteban Edward Torres

Representative from California

HOUSED1983–19998 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

96.3%with Democrats

of 4,416 votes · 3.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested96%of 4,416 · combined

Steepest move−3 pts1993→95, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019831997

1997–98 · 105th · Democrat · of 541 votes95.7%

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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 541 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance96% · 1,092

Congress98.8% · 661

Armed Forces and National Security92.5% · 412

International Affairs95.3% · 299

Government Operations and Politics96.7% · 272

Crime and Law Enforcement98.6% · 142

Public Lands and Natural Resources96.3% · 136

Labor and Employment98.5% · 131

Foreign Trade and International Finance94.4% · 108

Science, Technology, Communications97.8% · 89

Housing and Community Development100% · 78

Health97.3% · 73

Education98.6% · 69

Transportation and Public Works94.2% · 69

Environmental Protection96.9% · 64

Agriculture and Food88.9% · 63

Finance and Financial Sector87.3% · 55

Water Resources Development92.3% · 52

Immigration98% · 51

Taxation96.1% · 51

Social Welfare96% · 50

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 46

Commerce90% · 40

Law97.2% · 36

Energy96.4% · 28

Native Americans100% · 25

Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 12

Families100% · 12

Commemorations100% · 10

Emergency Management— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Animals— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

98th · 1983105th · 1997

Democrat98th–105th

Party switchers

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