John Yarmuth

Representative from Kentucky

HOUSEDEMOCRAT2007–2023ID Y000062

LegislationHEADLINE

98%with Dems

of 6,709 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

98%with Dems

of 6,709 · both combined

Steepest move

+4 pts

2017 → 2019

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 ↓200720132019

2021–22117th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

99.8%with Democrats

of 548 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2017 → 2019, +4 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

Dec 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Dec 22, 2022S. 1942National Heritage Area ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022H.R. 9640Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 21, 2022H.Res. 1529Providing for consideration of H.R. 9640, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for examination and disclosure with respect to Presidential income tax returns; S. 1942, the National Heritage Area Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 15, 2022H.R. 1948VA Employee Fairness ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 15, 2022H.R. 8393Puerto Rico Status ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 15, 2022H.R. 8393Puerto Rico Status ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 548 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress99.8% · 1,852 votes

Economics and Public Finance96.6% · 1,309 votes

Armed Forces and National Security97.4% · 529 votes

Government Operations and Politics98.8% · 321 votes

Finance and Financial Sector98% · 256 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources99.6% · 239 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 220 votes

Energy98.2% · 217 votes

Health98.9% · 180 votes

Emergency Management94.5% · 146 votes

Taxation97.7% · 132 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 124 votes

Transportation and Public Works94.8% · 115 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement96.2% · 104 votes

Education98.1% · 104 votes

Agriculture and Food95% · 101 votes

Housing and Community Development97.9% · 94 votes

Science, Technology, Communications97.4% · 78 votes

International Affairs98.5% · 67 votes

Law100% · 61 votes

Water Resources Development96.4% · 55 votes

Commerce98% · 50 votes

Immigration100% · 48 votes

Native Americans100% · 33 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 28 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance95.8% · 24 votes

Animals100% · 17 votes

Social Welfare100% · 14 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 8 votes

Commemorations— · 4 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

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

8 Congresses

110th · 2007117th · 2021

Democrat · House · KY110th–117th

Term datesexact

John Yarmuth

Representative from Kentucky

HOUSED2007–20238 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

97.9%with Democrats

of 6,709 votes · 2.1% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested98%of 6,709 · combined

Steepest move+4 pts2017→19, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020072021

2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 548 votes99.8%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 548 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career

Congress99.8% · 1,852

Economics and Public Finance96.6% · 1,309

Armed Forces and National Security97.4% · 529

Government Operations and Politics98.8% · 321

Finance and Financial Sector98% · 256

Public Lands and Natural Resources99.6% · 239

Environmental Protection100% · 220

Energy98.2% · 217

Health98.9% · 180

Emergency Management94.5% · 146

Taxation97.7% · 132

Labor and Employment100% · 124

Transportation and Public Works94.8% · 115

Crime and Law Enforcement96.2% · 104

Education98.1% · 104

Agriculture and Food95% · 101

Housing and Community Development97.9% · 94

Science, Technology, Communications97.4% · 78

International Affairs98.5% · 67

Law100% · 61

Water Resources Development96.4% · 55

Commerce98% · 50

Immigration100% · 48

Native Americans100% · 33

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 28

Foreign Trade and International Finance95.8% · 24

Animals100% · 17

Social Welfare100% · 14

Families— · 8

Commemorations— · 4

Sports and Recreation— · 1

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

Service record

110th · 2007117th · 2021

Democrat110th–117th

Party switchers

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