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Edwin Van Wyck Zschau

Representative from California
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1983–1987ID Z000014
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LegislationHEADLINE
22%with Dems
of 920 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
22%with Dems
of 920 · both combined
Steepest move
−10 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓1983
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Republican
16.7%with Democrats
of 454 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, −10 pts — within one party label.
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
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6), 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
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 2127No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 454 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance13.8% · 247 votes
Armed Forces and National Security39.3% · 107 votes
International Affairs27.8% · 72 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance36.2% · 58 votes
Congress18% · 50 votes
Government Operations and Politics16.3% · 49 votes
Agriculture and Food14.3% · 42 votes
Science, Technology, Communications22.2% · 36 votes
Labor and Employment3.8% · 26 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources45.8% · 24 votes
Housing and Community Development9.1% · 22 votes
Transportation and Public Works4.5% · 22 votes
Education10.5% · 19 votes
Immigration42.1% · 19 votes
Environmental Protection11.1% · 18 votes
Taxation5.9% · 17 votes
Social Welfare14.3% · 14 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement46.2% · 13 votes
Health30.8% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 8 votes
Energy— · 8 votes
Water Resources Development— · 8 votes
Commerce— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 3 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Families— · 1 vote
Law— · 1 vote
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: Emergency Management, Private Legislation.

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

Service record

2 Congresses
98th · 198399th · 1985
Republican · House · CA98th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · California
EZ

Edwin Van Wyck Zschau

Representative from California
HOUSER1983–19872 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
22%with Democrats
of 920 votes · 78% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested22%of 920 · combined
Steepest move−10 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019831985
1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 454 votes16.7%

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 · 454 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance13.8% · 247
Armed Forces and National Security39.3% · 107
International Affairs27.8% · 72
Foreign Trade and International Finance36.2% · 58
Congress18% · 50
Government Operations and Politics16.3% · 49
Agriculture and Food14.3% · 42
Science, Technology, Communications22.2% · 36
Labor and Employment3.8% · 26
Public Lands and Natural Resources45.8% · 24
Housing and Community Development9.1% · 22
Transportation and Public Works4.5% · 22
Education10.5% · 19
Immigration42.1% · 19
Environmental Protection11.1% · 18
Taxation5.9% · 17
Social Welfare14.3% · 14
Crime and Law Enforcement46.2% · 13
Health30.8% · 13
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 8
Energy— · 8
Water Resources Development— · 8
Commerce— · 6
Native Americans— · 6
Finance and Financial Sector— · 4
Commemorations— · 3
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Families— · 1
Law— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Private Legislation.

Service record

98th · 198399th · 1985
Republican98th–99th

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