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Lee M Zeldin

Representative from New York
HOUSEREPUBLICAN2015–2023ID Z000017
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LegislationHEADLINE
8%with Dems
of 2,945 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
8%with Dems
of 2,945 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 pts
2019 → 2021
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 ↓20152021
2021–22117th Congress
Sat as a Republican
4.5%with Democrats
of 509 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2019 → 2021, −7 pts — within one party label.
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 purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP 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 purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP 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
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 509 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress0.2% · 816 votes
Economics and Public Finance21.8% · 541 votes
Armed Forces and National Security8.9% · 259 votes
Government Operations and Politics1.5% · 204 votes
Finance and Financial Sector2.3% · 131 votes
Environmental Protection10.6% · 85 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources2.4% · 84 votes
Health3.9% · 77 votes
Labor and Employment12.7% · 71 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement5.7% · 70 votes
Transportation and Public Works26.2% · 61 votes
Energy5.2% · 58 votes
Law2% · 51 votes
Taxation14.3% · 49 votes
International Affairs4.4% · 45 votes
Immigration2.3% · 43 votes
Science, Technology, Communications7.9% · 38 votes
Education3.2% · 31 votes
Emergency Management4% · 25 votes
Water Resources Development5.3% · 19 votes
Agriculture and Food12.5% · 16 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues6.3% · 16 votes
Commerce0% · 13 votes
Native Americans23.1% · 13 votes
Housing and Community Development8.3% · 12 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance10% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Social Welfare— · 9 votes
Families— · 7 votes
Animals— · 6 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, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

4 Congresses
114th · 2015117th · 2021
Republican · House · NY114th–117th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
LZ

Lee M Zeldin

Representative from New York
HOUSER2015–20234 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
8.3%with Democrats
of 2,945 votes · 91.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested8%of 2,945 · combined
Steepest move−7 pts2019→21, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020152021
2021–22 · 117th · Republican · of 509 votes4.5%

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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 509 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career
Congress0.2% · 816
Economics and Public Finance21.8% · 541
Armed Forces and National Security8.9% · 259
Government Operations and Politics1.5% · 204
Finance and Financial Sector2.3% · 131
Environmental Protection10.6% · 85
Public Lands and Natural Resources2.4% · 84
Health3.9% · 77
Labor and Employment12.7% · 71
Crime and Law Enforcement5.7% · 70
Transportation and Public Works26.2% · 61
Energy5.2% · 58
Law2% · 51
Taxation14.3% · 49
International Affairs4.4% · 45
Immigration2.3% · 43
Science, Technology, Communications7.9% · 38
Education3.2% · 31
Emergency Management4% · 25
Water Resources Development5.3% · 19
Agriculture and Food12.5% · 16
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues6.3% · 16
Commerce0% · 13
Native Americans23.1% · 13
Housing and Community Development8.3% · 12
Foreign Trade and International Finance10% · 10
Social Welfare— · 9
Families— · 7
Animals— · 6

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

Service record

114th · 2015117th · 2021
Republican114th–117th

Party switchers

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