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Adam Benjamin Jr.

Representative from Indiana
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1977–1983ID B000363
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LegislationHEADLINE
75%with Dems
of 1,349 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
75%with Dems
of 1,349 · both combined
Steepest move
+15 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 ↓1977
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
86.7%with Democrats
of 226 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +15 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
Aug 19, 1982H.R. 6968No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 19, 1982H.R. 6968No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 19, 1982H.R. 4961No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4961), 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
Aug 19, 1982H.Res. 569No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Aug 19, 1982H.Res. 569No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Aug 19, 1982H.Res. 571No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Aug 19, 1982noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 18, 1982S. 2248No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Aug 18, 1982H.R. 6863No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 226 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance80.2% · 328 votes
Congress83.4% · 193 votes
International Affairs60.9% · 128 votes
Government Operations and Politics76.3% · 118 votes
Energy71.2% · 52 votes
Armed Forces and National Security76.6% · 47 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance38.9% · 36 votes
Education82.4% · 34 votes
Labor and Employment75% · 32 votes
Transportation and Public Works65.6% · 32 votes
Agriculture and Food75.9% · 29 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources64.3% · 28 votes
Taxation68% · 25 votes
Law78.3% · 23 votes
Environmental Protection68.4% · 19 votes
Health43.8% · 16 votes
Science, Technology, Communications93.3% · 15 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement69.2% · 13 votes
Industrial relations92.3% · 13 votes
Housing and Community Development75% · 12 votes
Commerce90.9% · 11 votes
Finance and Financial Sector81.8% · 11 votes
Social Welfare72.7% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 45 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Terrorism, Tobacco.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
95th · 197797th · 1981
Democrat · House · IN95th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Indiana
AB

Adam Benjamin Jr.

Representative from Indiana
HOUSED1977–19833 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
74.9%with Democrats
of 1,349 votes · 25.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested75%of 1,349 · combined
Steepest move+15 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019771981
1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 226 votes86.7%

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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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 226 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance80.2% · 328
Congress83.4% · 193
International Affairs60.9% · 128
Government Operations and Politics76.3% · 118
Energy71.2% · 52
Armed Forces and National Security76.6% · 47
Foreign Trade and International Finance38.9% · 36
Education82.4% · 34
Labor and Employment75% · 32
Transportation and Public Works65.6% · 32
Agriculture and Food75.9% · 29
Public Lands and Natural Resources64.3% · 28
Taxation68% · 25
Law78.3% · 23
Environmental Protection68.4% · 19
Health43.8% · 16
Science, Technology, Communications93.3% · 15
Crime and Law Enforcement69.2% · 13
Industrial relations92.3% · 13
Housing and Community Development75% · 12
Commerce90.9% · 11
Finance and Financial Sector81.8% · 11
Social Welfare72.7% · 11
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Independent regulatory commissions— · 2
Museums— · 2
Public works— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 45 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Terrorism, Tobacco.

Service record

95th · 197797th · 1981
Democrat95th–97th

Party switchers

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