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Lionel Van Deerlin

Representative from California
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1963–1981ID V000024
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LegislationHEADLINE
89%with Dems
of 2,648 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
89%with Dems
of 2,648 · both combined
Steepest move
−15 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓196319691975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
94.4%with Democrats
of 498 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −15 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8105), 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
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7591No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 498 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance90.3% · 400 votes
Congress91.4% · 245 votes
International Affairs93.3% · 149 votes
Government Operations and Politics88.7% · 133 votes
Energy90% · 130 votes
Transportation and Public Works84.6% · 52 votes
Labor and Employment98% · 51 votes
Armed Forces and National Security64.4% · 45 votes
Education90.9% · 44 votes
Taxation85.7% · 42 votes
Agriculture and Food73.2% · 41 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance86.1% · 36 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.4% · 36 votes
Health92.9% · 28 votes
Commerce92.3% · 26 votes
Law88.5% · 26 votes
Environmental Protection87.5% · 24 votes
Housing and Community Development95% · 20 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement72.2% · 18 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 18 votes
Industrial relations92.9% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14 votes
Social Welfare84.6% · 13 votes
District of Columbia91.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Income tax— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 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
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 77 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, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Congressional oversight, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, 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, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rivers, 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

9 Congresses
88th · 196396th · 1979
Democrat · House · CA88th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · California
LD

Lionel Van Deerlin

Representative from California
HOUSED1963–19819 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
89%with Democrats
of 2,648 votes · 11% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested89%of 2,648 · combined
Steepest move−15 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019631979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 498 votes94.4%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 498 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance90.3% · 400
Congress91.4% · 245
International Affairs93.3% · 149
Government Operations and Politics88.7% · 133
Energy90% · 130
Transportation and Public Works84.6% · 52
Labor and Employment98% · 51
Armed Forces and National Security64.4% · 45
Education90.9% · 44
Taxation85.7% · 42
Agriculture and Food73.2% · 41
Foreign Trade and International Finance86.1% · 36
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.4% · 36
Health92.9% · 28
Commerce92.3% · 26
Law88.5% · 26
Environmental Protection87.5% · 24
Housing and Community Development95% · 20
Crime and Law Enforcement72.2% · 18
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 18
Industrial relations92.9% · 14
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14
Social Welfare84.6% · 13
District of Columbia91.7% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Vietnamese Conflict— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Income tax— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Real property— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 77 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, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Congressional oversight, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, 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, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

88th · 196396th · 1979
Democrat88th–96th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor