Richard Alan (Rick) White

Representative from Washington

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1995–1999ID W000391

LegislationHEADLINE

10%with Dems

of 1,477 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

10%with Dems

of 1,477 · both combined

Steepest move

+4 pts

1995 → 1997

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 ↓1995

1997–98105th Congress

Sat as a Republican

11.7%with Democrats

of 598 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1995 → 1997, +4 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

7 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 19, 1998H.Res. 614Appointment of ManagersLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 611), 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

Open roll call

Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 19, 1998noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 18, 1998noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1998H.Res. 612Supporting United States Troops in the Persian GulfLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 598 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance12.4% · 379 votes

Congress1% · 311 votes

Government Operations and Politics10.5% · 133 votes

International Affairs24.5% · 106 votes

Armed Forces and National Security19.2% · 78 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 54 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources24.1% · 29 votes

Taxation3.7% · 27 votes

Environmental Protection8% · 25 votes

Finance and Financial Sector12% · 25 votes

Labor and Employment0% · 25 votes

Commerce22.7% · 22 votes

Law9.5% · 21 votes

Education10% · 20 votes

Health0% · 19 votes

Housing and Community Development5.3% · 19 votes

Social Welfare5.6% · 18 votes

Immigration31.3% · 16 votes

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 16 votes

Transportation and Public Works0% · 16 votes

Water Resources Development7.7% · 13 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues18.2% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 9 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 7 votes

Energy— · 7 votes

Commemorations— · 5 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes

Native Americans— · 4 votes

Families— · 3 votes

Animals— · 1 vote

Emergency Management— · 1 vote

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

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

Service record

2 Congresses

104th · 1995105th · 1997

Republican · House · WA104th–105th

Term datesexact

Richard Alan (Rick) White

Representative from Washington

HOUSER1995–19992 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

9.6%with Democrats

of 1,477 votes · 90.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested10%of 1,477 · combined

Steepest move+4 pts1995→97, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019951997

1997–98 · 105th · Republican · of 598 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 · 598 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance12.4% · 379

Congress1% · 311

Government Operations and Politics10.5% · 133

International Affairs24.5% · 106

Armed Forces and National Security19.2% · 78

Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 54

Public Lands and Natural Resources24.1% · 29

Taxation3.7% · 27

Environmental Protection8% · 25

Finance and Financial Sector12% · 25

Labor and Employment0% · 25

Commerce22.7% · 22

Law9.5% · 21

Education10% · 20

Health0% · 19

Housing and Community Development5.3% · 19

Social Welfare5.6% · 18

Immigration31.3% · 16

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 16

Transportation and Public Works0% · 16

Water Resources Development7.7% · 13

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues18.2% · 11

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 9

Agriculture and Food— · 7

Energy— · 7

Commemorations— · 5

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4

Native Americans— · 4

Families— · 3

Animals— · 1

Emergency Management— · 1

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

Service record

104th · 1995105th · 1997

Republican104th–105th

Party switchers

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