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Leo C. Zeferetti

Representative from New York
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1983ID Z000002
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LegislationHEADLINE
77%with Dems
of 1,814 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
77%with Dems
of 1,814 · both combined
Steepest move
−14 pts
1975 → 1977
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 ↓19751981
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
84.1%with Democrats
of 258 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, −14 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 20, 1982H.Res. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 7019No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 7019), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 16, 1982S. 1965No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 3191No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 3191No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 628No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 258 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance76.5% · 421 votes
Congress88% · 234 votes
Government Operations and Politics79.1% · 153 votes
International Affairs56.4% · 140 votes
Energy82.3% · 96 votes
Armed Forces and National Security56.7% · 60 votes
Agriculture and Food80% · 50 votes
Taxation77.6% · 49 votes
Transportation and Public Works84.4% · 45 votes
Labor and Employment84.2% · 38 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance57.1% · 35 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources85.7% · 35 votes
Education54.8% · 31 votes
Environmental Protection82.1% · 28 votes
Law60.7% · 28 votes
Commerce100% · 22 votes
Health72.7% · 22 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement61.1% · 18 votes
Finance and Financial Sector83.3% · 18 votes
Science, Technology, Communications83.3% · 18 votes
Housing and Community Development82.4% · 17 votes
Industrial relations92.9% · 14 votes
Social Welfare85.7% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 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 to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 68 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Earthquakes, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

4 Congresses
94th · 197597th · 1981
Democrat · House · NY94th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
LZ

Leo C. Zeferetti

Representative from New York
HOUSED1975–19834 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
77.4%with Democrats
of 1,814 votes · 22.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested77%of 1,814 · combined
Steepest move−14 pts1975→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751981
1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 258 votes84.1%

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
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 258 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance76.5% · 421
Congress88% · 234
Government Operations and Politics79.1% · 153
International Affairs56.4% · 140
Energy82.3% · 96
Armed Forces and National Security56.7% · 60
Agriculture and Food80% · 50
Taxation77.6% · 49
Transportation and Public Works84.4% · 45
Labor and Employment84.2% · 38
Foreign Trade and International Finance57.1% · 35
Public Lands and Natural Resources85.7% · 35
Education54.8% · 31
Environmental Protection82.1% · 28
Law60.7% · 28
Commerce100% · 22
Health72.7% · 22
Crime and Law Enforcement61.1% · 18
Finance and Financial Sector83.3% · 18
Science, Technology, Communications83.3% · 18
Housing and Community Development82.4% · 17
Industrial relations92.9% · 14
Social Welfare85.7% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Native Americans— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Mines and mineral resources— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 68 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Earthquakes, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197597th · 1981
Democrat94th–97th

Party switchers

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