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David Conner Treen

Representative from Louisiana
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1973–1981ID T000362
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LegislationHEADLINE
12%with Dems
of 1,560 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
12%with Dems
of 1,560 · both combined
Steepest move
+6 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓19731979
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Republican
20.5%with Democrats
of 127 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +6 pts — within one party label.
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
Feb 26, 1980S.Con.Res. 72No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 11, 1980H.R. 6374No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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
Feb 6, 1980H.R. 5507No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Feb 6, 1980H.R. 5507No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Feb 5, 1980H.R. 4788No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 5, 1980H.R. 4788No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1979H.J.Res. 467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1979H.R. 2585No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 127 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance11.9% · 295 votes
Congress16.3% · 172 votes
International Affairs15.3% · 131 votes
Energy8.2% · 110 votes
Government Operations and Politics11.8% · 102 votes
Labor and Employment11.6% · 43 votes
Transportation and Public Works4.8% · 42 votes
Armed Forces and National Security14.6% · 41 votes
Taxation5.4% · 37 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources24.2% · 33 votes
Agriculture and Food35.5% · 31 votes
Law6.9% · 29 votes
Education10.7% · 28 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance11.1% · 27 votes
Commerce13% · 23 votes
Environmental Protection21.7% · 23 votes
Health5.6% · 18 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 17 votes
District of Columbia0% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector6.7% · 15 votes
Housing and Community Development7.1% · 14 votes
Industrial relations7.1% · 14 votes
Social Welfare0% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources0% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 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
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 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 74 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, Barber and beauty shops, 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, Domestic relations, Droughts, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, 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, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal service, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, 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

4 Congresses
93rd · 197396th · 1979
Republican · House · LA93rd–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Louisiana
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David Conner Treen

Representative from Louisiana
HOUSER1973–19814 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
12.3%with Democrats
of 1,560 votes · 87.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested12%of 1,560 · combined
Steepest move+6 pts1977→79, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019731979
1979–80 · 96th · Republican · of 127 votes20.5%

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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 · 127 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance11.9% · 295
Congress16.3% · 172
International Affairs15.3% · 131
Energy8.2% · 110
Government Operations and Politics11.8% · 102
Labor and Employment11.6% · 43
Transportation and Public Works4.8% · 42
Armed Forces and National Security14.6% · 41
Taxation5.4% · 37
Public Lands and Natural Resources24.2% · 33
Agriculture and Food35.5% · 31
Law6.9% · 29
Education10.7% · 28
Foreign Trade and International Finance11.1% · 27
Commerce13% · 23
Environmental Protection21.7% · 23
Health5.6% · 18
Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 17
District of Columbia0% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector6.7% · 15
Housing and Community Development7.1% · 14
Industrial relations7.1% · 14
Social Welfare0% · 13
Mines and mineral resources0% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Black lung— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Vietnamese Conflict— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 74 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, Barber and beauty shops, 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, Domestic relations, Droughts, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, 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, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal service, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 197396th · 1979
Republican93rd–96th

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