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Clair Walter Burgener

Representative from California
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1973–1983ID B001080
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LegislationHEADLINE
13%with Dems
of 2,196 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
13%with Dems
of 2,196 · both combined
Steepest move
+3 pts
1975 → 1977
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 ↓19731979
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
14.2%with Democrats
of 247 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, +3 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
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7356No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1982noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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 17, 1982H.Res. 621No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 247 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance13.6% · 485 votes
Congress12.3% · 269 votes
Government Operations and Politics15.5% · 174 votes
International Affairs1.9% · 155 votes
Energy6.8% · 133 votes
Armed Forces and National Security14.5% · 69 votes
Transportation and Public Works17.5% · 63 votes
Labor and Employment8.5% · 59 votes
Agriculture and Food13.2% · 53 votes
Taxation10.2% · 49 votes
Education17% · 47 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources19% · 42 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance17.1% · 41 votes
Law12.2% · 41 votes
Health16.7% · 30 votes
Environmental Protection3.4% · 29 votes
Commerce10.7% · 28 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement8.3% · 24 votes
Housing and Community Development19% · 21 votes
Finance and Financial Sector5.6% · 18 votes
Science, Technology, Communications31.3% · 16 votes
Social Welfare0% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources35.7% · 14 votes
District of Columbia7.7% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Immigration— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Petroleum industry— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Coins and coinage— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 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
Revenue sharing— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Youth— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 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, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, 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, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, 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

5 Congresses
93rd · 197397th · 1981
Republican · House · CA93rd–97th
Term datesexact
Members · California
CB

Clair Walter Burgener

Representative from California
HOUSER1973–19835 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
12.5%with Democrats
of 2,196 votes · 87.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested13%of 2,196 · combined
Steepest move+3 pts1975→77, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019731981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 247 votes14.2%

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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 · 247 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance13.6% · 485
Congress12.3% · 269
Government Operations and Politics15.5% · 174
International Affairs1.9% · 155
Energy6.8% · 133
Armed Forces and National Security14.5% · 69
Transportation and Public Works17.5% · 63
Labor and Employment8.5% · 59
Agriculture and Food13.2% · 53
Taxation10.2% · 49
Education17% · 47
Public Lands and Natural Resources19% · 42
Foreign Trade and International Finance17.1% · 41
Law12.2% · 41
Health16.7% · 30
Environmental Protection3.4% · 29
Commerce10.7% · 28
Crime and Law Enforcement8.3% · 24
Housing and Community Development19% · 21
Finance and Financial Sector5.6% · 18
Science, Technology, Communications31.3% · 16
Social Welfare0% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources35.7% · 14
District of Columbia7.7% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Native Americans— · 6
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Immigration— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Petroleum industry— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Coins and coinage— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Revenue sharing— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Youth— · 1

Also voted in 69 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, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, 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, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 197397th · 1981
Republican93rd–97th

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