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George Kenneth (G.K.) Butterfield Jr.

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSEDEMOCRAT2003–2023ID B001251
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LegislationHEADLINE
96%with Dems
of 7,358 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
96%with Dems
of 7,358 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 pts
2009 → 2011
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 ↓2003200920152021
2021–22117th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
98.4%with Democrats
of 568 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2009 → 2011, −7 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 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 purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM 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 purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM 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
YEASided with the Democratic 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 · 568 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress99.4% · 2,016 votes
Economics and Public Finance95.1% · 1,505 votes
Armed Forces and National Security89.9% · 577 votes
Government Operations and Politics98.1% · 309 votes
Finance and Financial Sector96.5% · 257 votes
Energy96.8% · 247 votes
Environmental Protection89.7% · 232 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.4% · 229 votes
Health95.3% · 193 votes
Emergency Management96.5% · 173 votes
Taxation96.8% · 156 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 142 votes
Transportation and Public Works94.8% · 135 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement96.7% · 120 votes
Agriculture and Food82% · 111 votes
Education97.1% · 104 votes
Housing and Community Development97.9% · 94 votes
International Affairs91% · 89 votes
Law98.8% · 86 votes
Science, Technology, Communications95.1% · 81 votes
Immigration97% · 67 votes
Commerce90.7% · 54 votes
Water Resources Development100% · 53 votes
Native Americans100% · 35 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance93.5% · 31 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues96.6% · 29 votes
Animals84.2% · 19 votes
Social Welfare100% · 15 votes
Families100% · 11 votes
Commemorations100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Sports and Recreation— · 2 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, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

10 Congresses
108th · 2003117th · 2021
Democrat · House · NC108th–117th
Term datesexact
Members · North Carolina
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George Kenneth (G.K.) Butterfield Jr.

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSED2003–202310 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
95.9%with Democrats
of 7,358 votes · 4.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested96%of 7,358 · combined
Steepest move−7 pts2009→11, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020032021
2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 568 votes98.4%

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 · 568 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career
Congress99.4% · 2,016
Economics and Public Finance95.1% · 1,505
Armed Forces and National Security89.9% · 577
Government Operations and Politics98.1% · 309
Finance and Financial Sector96.5% · 257
Energy96.8% · 247
Environmental Protection89.7% · 232
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.4% · 229
Health95.3% · 193
Emergency Management96.5% · 173
Taxation96.8% · 156
Labor and Employment100% · 142
Transportation and Public Works94.8% · 135
Crime and Law Enforcement96.7% · 120
Agriculture and Food82% · 111
Education97.1% · 104
Housing and Community Development97.9% · 94
International Affairs91% · 89
Law98.8% · 86
Science, Technology, Communications95.1% · 81
Immigration97% · 67
Commerce90.7% · 54
Water Resources Development100% · 53
Native Americans100% · 35
Foreign Trade and International Finance93.5% · 31
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues96.6% · 29
Animals84.2% · 19
Social Welfare100% · 15
Families100% · 11
Commemorations100% · 10
Sports and Recreation— · 2

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

Service record

108th · 2003117th · 2021
Democrat108th–117th

Party switchers

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