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Gus Yatron

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1969–1993ID Y000014
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LegislationHEADLINE
74%with Dems
of 4,884 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
74%with Dems
of 4,884 · both combined
Steepest move
+18 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓1969197519811987
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
84.5%with Democrats
of 453 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +18 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 3100LOUISIANA LAND CONVEYANCELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 12CABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textCABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT OF 1992Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5334HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 603WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5334; HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 776COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACTLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 776COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACTLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 602WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5504; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR F.Y. 1993LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 601WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 776; COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACTLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 453 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance69% · 1,045 votes
Congress82.7% · 526 votes
Armed Forces and National Security73% · 370 votes
International Affairs66.5% · 331 votes
Government Operations and Politics74.2% · 302 votes
Energy65.9% · 164 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance70.1% · 137 votes
Labor and Employment90.4% · 135 votes
Agriculture and Food72.3% · 112 votes
Transportation and Public Works80.6% · 103 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources84% · 100 votes
Science, Technology, Communications75% · 80 votes
Education67.1% · 79 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement45.5% · 77 votes
Housing and Community Development89.3% · 75 votes
Taxation69.3% · 75 votes
Environmental Protection76.1% · 67 votes
Health69.5% · 59 votes
Law62.3% · 53 votes
Commerce79.6% · 49 votes
Finance and Financial Sector69.4% · 49 votes
Social Welfare87.5% · 48 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues71.8% · 39 votes
Immigration45.9% · 37 votes
Water Resources Development81.8% · 33 votes
Native Americans70% · 20 votes
District of Columbia93.3% · 15 votes
Industrial relations92.9% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources84.6% · 13 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion75% · 12 votes
Families83.3% · 12 votes
Commemorations80% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 5 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 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
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 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
Youth— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 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, 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, Heating, Human rights, 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, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, 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

12 Congresses
91st · 1969102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · PA91st–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Pennsylvania
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Gus Yatron

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSED1969–199312 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
74.2%with Democrats
of 4,884 votes · 25.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested74%of 4,884 · combined
Steepest move+18 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019691991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 453 votes84.5%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 453 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance69% · 1,045
Congress82.7% · 526
Armed Forces and National Security73% · 370
International Affairs66.5% · 331
Government Operations and Politics74.2% · 302
Energy65.9% · 164
Foreign Trade and International Finance70.1% · 137
Labor and Employment90.4% · 135
Agriculture and Food72.3% · 112
Transportation and Public Works80.6% · 103
Public Lands and Natural Resources84% · 100
Science, Technology, Communications75% · 80
Education67.1% · 79
Crime and Law Enforcement45.5% · 77
Housing and Community Development89.3% · 75
Taxation69.3% · 75
Environmental Protection76.1% · 67
Health69.5% · 59
Law62.3% · 53
Commerce79.6% · 49
Finance and Financial Sector69.4% · 49
Social Welfare87.5% · 48
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues71.8% · 39
Immigration45.9% · 37
Water Resources Development81.8% · 33
Native Americans70% · 20
District of Columbia93.3% · 15
Industrial relations92.9% · 14
Mines and mineral resources84.6% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion75% · 12
Families83.3% · 12
Commemorations80% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 5
Emergency Management— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Public works— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Youth— · 1

Also voted in 71 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, 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, Heating, Human rights, 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, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

91st · 1969102nd · 1991
Democrat91st–102nd

Party switchers

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