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Lester Lionel Wolff

Representative from New York
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1965–1981ID W000680
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LegislationHEADLINE
83%with Dems
of 2,565 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
83%with Dems
of 2,565 · both combined
Steepest move
+7 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓196519711977
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
86.5%with Democrats
of 497 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +7 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 11, 1980S. 1097No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · 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
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6417), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
YEAVoted against both majorities — not scored
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.Res. 802No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 3, 1980H.R. 8378No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 3, 1980H.Res. 822No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 3, 1980H.Res. 821No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 497 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance83.5% · 394 votes
Congress93.2% · 235 votes
International Affairs79.9% · 154 votes
Government Operations and Politics87.2% · 148 votes
Energy80.5% · 128 votes
Transportation and Public Works89.1% · 55 votes
Labor and Employment92.6% · 54 votes
Education76.7% · 43 votes
Agriculture and Food64.3% · 42 votes
Taxation69% · 42 votes
Armed Forces and National Security85% · 40 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance71.1% · 38 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources90.3% · 31 votes
Health96.4% · 28 votes
Environmental Protection85.2% · 27 votes
Law92.6% · 27 votes
Commerce84.6% · 26 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement90.5% · 21 votes
Housing and Community Development75% · 20 votes
Finance and Financial Sector76.5% · 17 votes
Social Welfare81.3% · 16 votes
Mines and mineral resources92.9% · 14 votes
District of Columbia84.6% · 13 votes
Industrial relations100% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 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
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 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
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Coins and coinage— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 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
Heating— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 72 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, Barber and beauty shops, 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, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, 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, Recreation areas, Referendum, 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

8 Congresses
89th · 196596th · 1979
Democrat · House · NY89th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
LW

Lester Lionel Wolff

Representative from New York
HOUSED1965–19818 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
83.3%with Democrats
of 2,565 votes · 16.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested83%of 2,565 · combined
Steepest move+7 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019651979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 497 votes86.5%

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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 · 497 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance83.5% · 394
Congress93.2% · 235
International Affairs79.9% · 154
Government Operations and Politics87.2% · 148
Energy80.5% · 128
Transportation and Public Works89.1% · 55
Labor and Employment92.6% · 54
Education76.7% · 43
Agriculture and Food64.3% · 42
Taxation69% · 42
Armed Forces and National Security85% · 40
Foreign Trade and International Finance71.1% · 38
Public Lands and Natural Resources90.3% · 31
Health96.4% · 28
Environmental Protection85.2% · 27
Law92.6% · 27
Commerce84.6% · 26
Crime and Law Enforcement90.5% · 21
Housing and Community Development75% · 20
Finance and Financial Sector76.5% · 17
Social Welfare81.3% · 16
Mines and mineral resources92.9% · 14
District of Columbia84.6% · 13
Industrial relations100% · 12
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Coins and coinage— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 72 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, Barber and beauty shops, 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, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, 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, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 196596th · 1979
Democrat89th–96th

Party switchers

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