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Corinne Claiborne (Lindy) Boggs

Representative from Louisiana
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1973–1991ID B000592
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LegislationHEADLINE
83%with Dems
of 3,994 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
83%with Dems
of 3,994 · both combined
Steepest move
−9 pts
1973 → 1975
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 ↓197319791985
1989–90101st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
85.7%with Democrats
of 426 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, −9 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 27, 1990S. 280NIOBRARA RIVER DESIGNATIONLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 27, 1990H.R. 4793SMALL BUSINESS REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 27, 1990S. 3266CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textCRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1990Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 27, 1990H.J.Res. 687MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1991LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 27, 1990H.R. 5769INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION, FY 1991LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 27, 1990H.R. 5114FOREIGN ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATIONS, 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 27, 1990S. 358IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 27, 1990H.R. 5399LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATION, FY 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 26, 1990H.R. 5835OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 426 contested votes scored in the 101st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance85.5% · 940 votes
Congress91.4% · 396 votes
Armed Forces and National Security70.7% · 321 votes
International Affairs85.6% · 299 votes
Government Operations and Politics78.9% · 280 votes
Energy57.8% · 147 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance84.1% · 126 votes
Labor and Employment90.2% · 122 votes
Transportation and Public Works90.6% · 106 votes
Agriculture and Food83% · 100 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources86.4% · 81 votes
Education83.3% · 72 votes
Housing and Community Development95.8% · 71 votes
Taxation63.2% · 68 votes
Science, Technology, Communications93.5% · 62 votes
Environmental Protection62.3% · 61 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement87.3% · 55 votes
Health78% · 50 votes
Law83.7% · 49 votes
Social Welfare82.6% · 46 votes
Commerce90.7% · 43 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues85.3% · 34 votes
Immigration78.8% · 33 votes
Finance and Financial Sector87.5% · 32 votes
Water Resources Development88.9% · 27 votes
Native Americans100% · 17 votes
Mines and mineral resources64.3% · 14 votes
District of Columbia84.6% · 13 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 11 votes
Commemorations70% · 10 votes
Families80% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Industrial relations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Lobbying— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Emergency Management— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Political participation— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Revenue sharing— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 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

They also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
93rd · 1973101st · 1989
Democrat · House · LA93rd–101st
Term datesexact
Members · Louisiana
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Corinne Claiborne (Lindy) Boggs

Representative from Louisiana
HOUSED1973–19919 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
82.8%with Democrats
of 3,994 votes · 17.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested83%of 3,994 · combined
Steepest move−9 pts1973→75, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019731989
1989–90 · 101st · Democrat · of 426 votes85.7%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 426 contested votes scored in the 101st

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance85.5% · 940
Congress91.4% · 396
Armed Forces and National Security70.7% · 321
International Affairs85.6% · 299
Government Operations and Politics78.9% · 280
Energy57.8% · 147
Foreign Trade and International Finance84.1% · 126
Labor and Employment90.2% · 122
Transportation and Public Works90.6% · 106
Agriculture and Food83% · 100
Public Lands and Natural Resources86.4% · 81
Education83.3% · 72
Housing and Community Development95.8% · 71
Taxation63.2% · 68
Science, Technology, Communications93.5% · 62
Environmental Protection62.3% · 61
Crime and Law Enforcement87.3% · 55
Health78% · 50
Law83.7% · 49
Social Welfare82.6% · 46
Commerce90.7% · 43
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues85.3% · 34
Immigration78.8% · 33
Finance and Financial Sector87.5% · 32
Water Resources Development88.9% · 27
Native Americans100% · 17
Mines and mineral resources64.3% · 14
District of Columbia84.6% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 11
Commemorations70% · 10
Families80% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Industrial relations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Public works— · 5
Vietnamese Conflict— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Lobbying— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Emergency Management— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Political participation— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Revenue sharing— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 1973101st · 1989
Democrat93rd–101st

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor