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Guy Adrian Vander Jagt

Representative from Michigan
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1967–1993ID V000027
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LegislationHEADLINE
21%with Dems
of 4,819 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
21%with Dems
of 4,819 · both combined
Steepest move
−11 pts
1973 → 1975
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 ↓19671973197919851991
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Republican
18.2%with Democrats
of 489 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, −11 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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
Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 3100LOUISIANA LAND CONVEYANCELEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 489 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance18.5% · 1,029 votes
Congress19.9% · 497 votes
Armed Forces and National Security14.6% · 335 votes
International Affairs22.6% · 318 votes
Government Operations and Politics17.9% · 279 votes
Energy14.7% · 143 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance31.1% · 132 votes
Labor and Employment14.5% · 131 votes
Transportation and Public Works26.6% · 109 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources35.6% · 104 votes
Agriculture and Food29.1% · 103 votes
Science, Technology, Communications20.8% · 77 votes
Education23.3% · 73 votes
Taxation15.3% · 72 votes
Housing and Community Development15.5% · 71 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement13.2% · 68 votes
Environmental Protection14.9% · 67 votes
Health24.1% · 58 votes
Law21.8% · 55 votes
Commerce15.2% · 46 votes
Finance and Financial Sector9.1% · 44 votes
Social Welfare14% · 43 votes
Immigration8.1% · 37 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues11.1% · 36 votes
Water Resources Development20.7% · 29 votes
Native Americans23.8% · 21 votes
Mines and mineral resources50% · 12 votes
District of Columbia45.5% · 11 votes
Families0% · 11 votes
Commemorations50% · 10 votes
Industrial relations30% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 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
Public works— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Credit— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal rates and revenues— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Power resources— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 70 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, 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, Economic stabilization, Embargo, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, 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

13 Congresses
90th · 1967102nd · 1991
Republican · House · MI90th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Michigan
GJ

Guy Adrian Vander Jagt

Representative from Michigan
HOUSER1967–199313 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
21.1%with Democrats
of 4,819 votes · 78.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested21%of 4,819 · combined
Steepest move−11 pts1973→75, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019671991
1991–92 · 102nd · Republican · of 489 votes18.2%

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 · 489 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance18.5% · 1,029
Congress19.9% · 497
Armed Forces and National Security14.6% · 335
International Affairs22.6% · 318
Government Operations and Politics17.9% · 279
Energy14.7% · 143
Foreign Trade and International Finance31.1% · 132
Labor and Employment14.5% · 131
Transportation and Public Works26.6% · 109
Public Lands and Natural Resources35.6% · 104
Agriculture and Food29.1% · 103
Science, Technology, Communications20.8% · 77
Education23.3% · 73
Taxation15.3% · 72
Housing and Community Development15.5% · 71
Crime and Law Enforcement13.2% · 68
Environmental Protection14.9% · 67
Health24.1% · 58
Law21.8% · 55
Commerce15.2% · 46
Finance and Financial Sector9.1% · 44
Social Welfare14% · 43
Immigration8.1% · 37
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues11.1% · 36
Water Resources Development20.7% · 29
Native Americans23.8% · 21
Mines and mineral resources50% · 12
District of Columbia45.5% · 11
Families0% · 11
Commemorations50% · 10
Industrial relations30% · 10
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Lobbying— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Credit— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal rates and revenues— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Power resources— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 70 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, 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, Economic stabilization, Embargo, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

90th · 1967102nd · 1991
Republican90th–102nd

Party switchers

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