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John Vincent (Vin) Weber

Representative from Minnesota
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–1993ID W000237
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LegislationHEADLINE
15%with Dems
of 2,681 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
15%with Dems
of 2,681 · both combined
Steepest move
−4 pts
1981 → 1983
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 ↓19811987
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Republican
11.7%with Democrats
of 469 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, −4 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 recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP 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
YEASided with the Republican majority
Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONNAYREP 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 1992LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 469 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance12.3% · 676 votes
Armed Forces and National Security13.9% · 332 votes
Congress4.8% · 271 votes
International Affairs12.3% · 179 votes
Government Operations and Politics14% · 157 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance28.4% · 102 votes
Labor and Employment9.8% · 82 votes
Science, Technology, Communications4.1% · 74 votes
Agriculture and Food46.3% · 67 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources42.4% · 66 votes
Transportation and Public Works10% · 60 votes
Housing and Community Development7% · 57 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement9.3% · 54 votes
Environmental Protection61.5% · 39 votes
Health5.3% · 38 votes
Immigration31.6% · 38 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues22.2% · 36 votes
Taxation11.4% · 35 votes
Social Welfare3% · 33 votes
Education15.6% · 32 votes
Water Resources Development33.3% · 30 votes
Energy39.3% · 28 votes
Finance and Financial Sector10.7% · 28 votes
Law7.7% · 26 votes
Commerce4.3% · 23 votes
Native Americans21.1% · 19 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Families— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes
Emergency Management— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
97th · 1981102nd · 1991
Republican · House · MN97th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Minnesota
JW

John Vincent (Vin) Weber

Representative from Minnesota
HOUSER1981–19936 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
14.6%with Democrats
of 2,681 votes · 85.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested15%of 2,681 · combined
Steepest move−4 pts1981→83, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019811991
1991–92 · 102nd · Republican · of 469 votes11.7%

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 · 469 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance12.3% · 676
Armed Forces and National Security13.9% · 332
Congress4.8% · 271
International Affairs12.3% · 179
Government Operations and Politics14% · 157
Foreign Trade and International Finance28.4% · 102
Labor and Employment9.8% · 82
Science, Technology, Communications4.1% · 74
Agriculture and Food46.3% · 67
Public Lands and Natural Resources42.4% · 66
Transportation and Public Works10% · 60
Housing and Community Development7% · 57
Crime and Law Enforcement9.3% · 54
Environmental Protection61.5% · 39
Health5.3% · 38
Immigration31.6% · 38
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues22.2% · 36
Taxation11.4% · 35
Social Welfare3% · 33
Education15.6% · 32
Water Resources Development33.3% · 30
Energy39.3% · 28
Finance and Financial Sector10.7% · 28
Law7.7% · 26
Commerce4.3% · 23
Native Americans21.1% · 19
Families— · 9
Commemorations— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Emergency Management— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Private Legislation— · 2

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals.

Service record

97th · 1981102nd · 1991
Republican97th–102nd

Party switchers

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