David Wu

Representative from Oregon

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1999–2013ID W000793

LegislationHEADLINE

92%with Dems

of 4,499 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

92%with Dems

of 4,499 · both combined

Steepest move

+5 pts

2001 → 2003

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 ↓199920052011

2011–12112th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

92.8%with Democrats

of 526 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2001 → 2003, +5 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

Aug 1, 2011H.R. 2480Administration Conference of the United States Reauthorization Act of 2011LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Aug 1, 2011S. 365To make a technical amendment to the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Aug 1, 2011noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Aug 1, 2011H.Res. 384Providing for consideration of S. 365, to make a technical amendment to the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Aug 1, 2011H.R. 1933To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areasLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Aug 1, 2011H.R. 398To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Aug 1, 2011H.R. 2715To provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jul 30, 2011H.R. 2693To cut spending, maintain existing commitments, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 526 contested votes scored in the 112th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress96.7% · 1,251 votes

Economics and Public Finance91.6% · 1,093 votes

Armed Forces and National Security87.2% · 235 votes

Taxation88.5% · 174 votes

Health91.6% · 143 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources95.2% · 125 votes

Finance and Financial Sector91.9% · 111 votes

Emergency Management90.2% · 102 votes

Energy99% · 100 votes

Government Operations and Politics86.9% · 99 votes

International Affairs83.2% · 95 votes

Education92.2% · 90 votes

Labor and Employment90.5% · 84 votes

Housing and Community Development100% · 80 votes

Transportation and Public Works88.2% · 76 votes

Law84.7% · 72 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement84.3% · 70 votes

Agriculture and Food90.3% · 62 votes

Environmental Protection96.2% · 53 votes

Science, Technology, Communications90.6% · 53 votes

Commerce84.6% · 39 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance76.5% · 34 votes

Native Americans95.5% · 22 votes

Immigration90% · 20 votes

Commemorations94.7% · 19 votes

Animals100% · 16 votes

Social Welfare75% · 16 votes

Water Resources Development100% · 14 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues90% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 7 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

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

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

Service record

7 Congresses

106th · 1999112th · 2011

Democrat · House · OR106th–112th

Term datesexact

David Wu

Representative from Oregon

HOUSED1999–20137 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

92.1%with Democrats

of 4,499 votes · 7.9% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested92%of 4,499 · combined

Steepest move+5 pts2001→03, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019992011

2011–12 · 112th · Democrat · of 526 votes92.8%

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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 majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 526 contested votes scored in the 112th

By policy area

career

Congress96.7% · 1,251

Economics and Public Finance91.6% · 1,093

Armed Forces and National Security87.2% · 235

Taxation88.5% · 174

Health91.6% · 143

Public Lands and Natural Resources95.2% · 125

Finance and Financial Sector91.9% · 111

Emergency Management90.2% · 102

Energy99% · 100

Government Operations and Politics86.9% · 99

International Affairs83.2% · 95

Education92.2% · 90

Labor and Employment90.5% · 84

Housing and Community Development100% · 80

Transportation and Public Works88.2% · 76

Law84.7% · 72

Crime and Law Enforcement84.3% · 70

Agriculture and Food90.3% · 62

Environmental Protection96.2% · 53

Science, Technology, Communications90.6% · 53

Commerce84.6% · 39

Foreign Trade and International Finance76.5% · 34

Native Americans95.5% · 22

Immigration90% · 20

Commemorations94.7% · 19

Animals100% · 16

Social Welfare75% · 16

Water Resources Development100% · 14

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues90% · 10

Families— · 7

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

Service record

106th · 1999112th · 2011

Democrat106th–112th

Party switchers

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