Brian Baird

Representative from Washington

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1999–2011ID B001229

LegislationHEADLINE

91%with Dems

of 3,894 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

91%with Dems

of 3,894 · both combined

Steepest move

−6 pts

2007 → 2009

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 ↓19992005

2009–10111th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

88.5%with Democrats

of 736 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2007 → 2009, −6 pts — while still a Democrat.

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 17, 2010H.R. 4853Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part IIILEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 16, 2010H.R. 4853No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 16, 2010S. 987To protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textTo protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Dec 16, 2010H.Res. 1766Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4853) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust FundLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 15, 2010H.R. 6205“Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 15, 2010S.Con.Res. 72Recognizing the 45th anniversary of the White House Fellows ProgramLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 15, 2010H.Res. 1759Expressing support for designation of January 23rd as “Ed Roberts Day”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 15, 2010H.R. 5446“Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 736 contested votes scored in the 111th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress93.3% · 1,138 votes

Economics and Public Finance91.9% · 885 votes

Armed Forces and National Security88.8% · 170 votes

Taxation88.6% · 167 votes

Health93.4% · 121 votes

Finance and Financial Sector87.6% · 105 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources90.2% · 102 votes

Government Operations and Politics92.6% · 94 votes

International Affairs87.6% · 89 votes

Energy97.7% · 87 votes

Education91.9% · 86 votes

Labor and Employment90.2% · 82 votes

Emergency Management84.4% · 77 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement81.7% · 71 votes

Law76.1% · 71 votes

Agriculture and Food90.2% · 61 votes

Transportation and Public Works87% · 54 votes

Housing and Community Development100% · 52 votes

Science, Technology, Communications93.6% · 47 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance71.4% · 35 votes

Commerce90.9% · 33 votes

Native Americans90.9% · 22 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 20 votes

Immigration85% · 20 votes

Social Welfare81.3% · 16 votes

Animals100% · 14 votes

Commemorations57.1% · 14 votes

Water Resources Development92.9% · 14 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes

Families— · 7 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

6 Congresses

106th · 1999111th · 2009

Democrat · House · WA106th–111th

Term datesexact

Brian Baird

Representative from Washington

HOUSED1999–20116 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

91.1%with Democrats

of 3,894 votes · 8.9% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested91%of 3,894 · combined

Steepest move−6 pts2007→09, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019992009

2009–10 · 111th · Democrat · of 736 votes88.5%

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 · 736 contested votes scored in the 111th

By policy area

career

Congress93.3% · 1,138

Economics and Public Finance91.9% · 885

Armed Forces and National Security88.8% · 170

Taxation88.6% · 167

Health93.4% · 121

Finance and Financial Sector87.6% · 105

Public Lands and Natural Resources90.2% · 102

Government Operations and Politics92.6% · 94

International Affairs87.6% · 89

Energy97.7% · 87

Education91.9% · 86

Labor and Employment90.2% · 82

Emergency Management84.4% · 77

Crime and Law Enforcement81.7% · 71

Law76.1% · 71

Agriculture and Food90.2% · 61

Transportation and Public Works87% · 54

Housing and Community Development100% · 52

Science, Technology, Communications93.6% · 47

Foreign Trade and International Finance71.4% · 35

Commerce90.9% · 33

Native Americans90.9% · 22

Environmental Protection100% · 20

Immigration85% · 20

Social Welfare81.3% · 16

Animals100% · 14

Commemorations57.1% · 14

Water Resources Development92.9% · 14

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9

Families— · 7

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

Service record

106th · 1999111th · 2009

Democrat106th–111th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th