Lynn A. Westmoreland

Representative from Georgia

HOUSEREPUBLICAN2005–2017ID W000796

LegislationHEADLINE

2%with Dems

of 5,116 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

2%with Dems

of 5,116 · both combined

Steepest move

+1 pts

2009 → 2011

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 ↓20052011

2015–16114th Congress

Sat as a Republican

3.3%with Democrats

of 821 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2009 → 2011, +1 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

3 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

Sep 28, 2016H.R. 6094Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Sep 28, 2016H.R. 5325Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Sep 28, 2016H.R. 5303Water Resources Development ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textWater Resources Development ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

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Sep 28, 2016H.R. 5303Water Resources Development ActLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Sep 28, 2016H.R. 5303No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Sep 28, 2016H.R. 5303No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 28, 2016H.R. 5303No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Sep 28, 2016S. 3283To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Pueblo, Colorado, as the “PFC James Dunn VA Clinic”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 28, 2016H.Res. 897Providing for consideration of H.R. 5303, the Water Resources Development Act of 2016; and for consideration of H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act; providing for proceedings during the period from September 29, 2016, through November 11, 2016LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 821 contested votes scored in the 114th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress0.6% · 1,353 votes

Economics and Public Finance4.3% · 1,150 votes

Armed Forces and National Security5.5% · 383 votes

Energy0.5% · 206 votes

Environmental Protection1.1% · 185 votes

Government Operations and Politics0.5% · 185 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources0.6% · 180 votes

Finance and Financial Sector1.5% · 137 votes

Emergency Management3.1% · 130 votes

Health0.8% · 121 votes

Taxation0.8% · 120 votes

Transportation and Public Works3.7% · 108 votes

Agriculture and Food6.1% · 99 votes

Education1.1% · 90 votes

Housing and Community Development1.1% · 88 votes

Labor and Employment0% · 69 votes

International Affairs3.6% · 56 votes

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 53 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 48 votes

Law0% · 44 votes

Water Resources Development0% · 44 votes

Commerce7.5% · 40 votes

Native Americans3.8% · 26 votes

Immigration0% · 25 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance8.7% · 23 votes

Commemorations0% · 14 votes

Animals0% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7 votes

Social Welfare— · 6 votes

Families— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

6 Congresses

109th · 2005114th · 2015

Republican · House · GA109th–114th

Term datesexact

Lynn A. Westmoreland

Representative from Georgia

HOUSER2005–20176 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

2.3%with Democrats

of 5,116 votes · 97.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested2%of 5,116 · combined

Steepest move+1 pts2009→11, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020052015

2015–16 · 114th · Republican · of 821 votes3.3%

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 majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

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Latest 6 shown · 821 contested votes scored in the 114th

By policy area

career

Congress0.6% · 1,353

Economics and Public Finance4.3% · 1,150

Armed Forces and National Security5.5% · 383

Energy0.5% · 206

Environmental Protection1.1% · 185

Government Operations and Politics0.5% · 185

Public Lands and Natural Resources0.6% · 180

Finance and Financial Sector1.5% · 137

Emergency Management3.1% · 130

Health0.8% · 121

Taxation0.8% · 120

Transportation and Public Works3.7% · 108

Agriculture and Food6.1% · 99

Education1.1% · 90

Housing and Community Development1.1% · 88

Labor and Employment0% · 69

International Affairs3.6% · 56

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 53

Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 48

Law0% · 44

Water Resources Development0% · 44

Commerce7.5% · 40

Native Americans3.8% · 26

Immigration0% · 25

Foreign Trade and International Finance8.7% · 23

Commemorations0% · 14

Animals0% · 12

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7

Social Welfare— · 6

Families— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

109th · 2005114th · 2015

Republican109th–114th

Party switchers

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