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Craig Anthony Washington

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1989–1995ID W000177
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LegislationHEADLINE
95%with Dems
of 1,005 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
95%with Dems
of 1,005 · both combined
Steepest move
+1 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
96.3%with Democrats
of 347 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1991 → 1993, +1 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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 TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 4, 1994S. 21CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTIONLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 4, 1994S. 21CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTIONLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1994S. 21CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTIONLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1994S. 21CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTIONLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1994S. 21CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTIONLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1994S. 21CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTIONLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1994S. 21CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTIONLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 347 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance94.8% · 230 votes
Congress94.7% · 206 votes
Armed Forces and National Security91.8% · 73 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement97.7% · 43 votes
Government Operations and Politics95.3% · 43 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 41 votes
International Affairs92.5% · 40 votes
Health97.1% · 34 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 31 votes
Science, Technology, Communications96.7% · 30 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 20 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 18 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues86.7% · 15 votes
Education100% · 14 votes
Water Resources Development91.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Immigration— · 9 votes
Law— · 9 votes
Transportation and Public Works— · 9 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 8 votes
Commerce— · 8 votes
Energy— · 8 votes
Environmental Protection— · 8 votes
Native Americans— · 8 votes
Families— · 7 votes
Taxation— · 7 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 2 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote

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 · TX101st–103rd
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
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Craig Anthony Washington

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1989–19953 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
95.2%with Democrats
of 1,005 votes · 4.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested95%of 1,005 · combined
Steepest move+1 pts1991→93, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019891993
1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 347 votes96.3%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 347 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance94.8% · 230
Congress94.7% · 206
Armed Forces and National Security91.8% · 73
Crime and Law Enforcement97.7% · 43
Government Operations and Politics95.3% · 43
Labor and Employment100% · 41
International Affairs92.5% · 40
Health97.1% · 34
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 31
Science, Technology, Communications96.7% · 30
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 20
Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 18
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues86.7% · 15
Education100% · 14
Water Resources Development91.7% · 12
Immigration— · 9
Law— · 9
Transportation and Public Works— · 9
Agriculture and Food— · 8
Commerce— · 8
Energy— · 8
Environmental Protection— · 8
Native Americans— · 8
Families— · 7
Taxation— · 7
Housing and Community Development— · 2
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1

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

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