Jolene Unsoeld

Representative from Washington

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1989–1995ID U000017

LegislationHEADLINE

96%with Dems

of 1,668 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

96%with Dems

of 1,668 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 pts

1991 → 1993

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 ↓1989

1993–94103rd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

97.5%with Democrats

of 674 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1991 → 1993, +2 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

4 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

Nov 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Nov 29, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 7, 1994H.Res. 579PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textPROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

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Oct 7, 1994S. 1569MINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 6, 1994H.Res. 568WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 21LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 674 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance96.5% · 396 votes

Congress97.7% · 305 votes

Armed Forces and National Security95.8% · 120 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.6% · 82 votes

International Affairs98.7% · 79 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement82.6% · 69 votes

Government Operations and Politics97.1% · 69 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 66 votes

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 40 votes

Health100% · 35 votes

Finance and Financial Sector78.6% · 28 votes

Water Resources Development96.2% · 26 votes

Education100% · 25 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance87% · 23 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 22 votes

Transportation and Public Works95.5% · 22 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 17 votes

Commerce83.3% · 12 votes

Agriculture and Food90.9% · 11 votes

Immigration90.9% · 11 votes

Energy100% · 10 votes

Native Americans100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Law— · 9 votes

Families— · 7 votes

Taxation— · 7 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes

Emergency Management— · 3 votes

They also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation, Social Welfare, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

101st · 1989103rd · 1993

Democrat · House · WA101st–103rd

Term datesexact

Jolene Unsoeld

Representative from Washington

HOUSED1989–19953 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

96.5%with Democrats

of 1,668 votes · 3.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested96%of 1,668 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts1991→93, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019891993

1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 674 votes97.5%

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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

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Latest 6 shown · 674 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance96.5% · 396

Congress97.7% · 305

Armed Forces and National Security95.8% · 120

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.6% · 82

International Affairs98.7% · 79

Crime and Law Enforcement82.6% · 69

Government Operations and Politics97.1% · 69

Labor and Employment100% · 66

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 40

Health100% · 35

Finance and Financial Sector78.6% · 28

Water Resources Development96.2% · 26

Education100% · 25

Foreign Trade and International Finance87% · 23

Environmental Protection100% · 22

Transportation and Public Works95.5% · 22

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 17

Commerce83.3% · 12

Agriculture and Food90.9% · 11

Immigration90.9% · 11

Energy100% · 10

Native Americans100% · 10

Law— · 9

Families— · 7

Taxation— · 7

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5

Housing and Community Development— · 5

Emergency Management— · 3

Also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation, Social Welfare, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

101st · 1989103rd · 1993

Democrat101st–103rd

Party switchers

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