David A. Brat

Representative from Virginia

HOUSEREPUBLICAN2013–2019ID B001290

LegislationHEADLINE

2%with Dems

of 1,795 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

2%with Dems

of 1,795 · both combined

Steepest move

−5 pts

2013 → 2015

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 ↓2013

2017–18115th Congress

Sat as a Republican

2.1%with Democrats

of 821 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2013 → 2015, −5 pts — within one party label.

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 21, 2018S. 3628National Flood Insurance Program Extention ActLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 21, 2018H.Con.Res. 148Correct Enrollment to S. 3628LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 21, 2018noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Republican majority

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Dec 21, 2018H.R. 7388National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 21, 2018S. 3456To redesignate Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge as the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 21, 2018H.R. 62879/11 Memorial ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 21, 2018S. 1934Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 21, 2018S. 512Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 21, 2018S. 3247Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic and Empowerment ActLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 821 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress1% · 511 votes

Economics and Public Finance4.1% · 370 votes

Government Operations and Politics0% · 130 votes

Armed Forces and National Security5.8% · 120 votes

Finance and Financial Sector1.1% · 94 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 70 votes

Energy0% · 48 votes

Law0% · 47 votes

Taxation0% · 45 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 43 votes

Health0% · 40 votes

Transportation and Public Works2.5% · 40 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement17.4% · 23 votes

Education0% · 23 votes

Water Resources Development0% · 19 votes

Immigration5.9% · 17 votes

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 17 votes

Labor and Employment0% · 15 votes

Agriculture and Food14.3% · 14 votes

Emergency Management7.7% · 13 votes

International Affairs0% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Housing and Community Development— · 9 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5 votes

Social Welfare— · 5 votes

Commerce— · 4 votes

Native Americans— · 3 votes

Animals— · 2 votes

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Families, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

113th · 2013115th · 2017

Republican · House · VA113th–115th

Term datesexact

David A. Brat

Representative from Virginia

HOUSER2013–20193 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

2.3%with Democrats

of 1,795 votes · 97.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested2%of 1,795 · combined

Steepest move−5 pts2013→15, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020132017

2017–18 · 115th · Republican · of 821 votes2.1%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

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Latest 6 shown · 821 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career

Congress1% · 511

Economics and Public Finance4.1% · 370

Government Operations and Politics0% · 130

Armed Forces and National Security5.8% · 120

Finance and Financial Sector1.1% · 94

Environmental Protection0% · 70

Energy0% · 48

Law0% · 47

Taxation0% · 45

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 43

Health0% · 40

Transportation and Public Works2.5% · 40

Crime and Law Enforcement17.4% · 23

Education0% · 23

Water Resources Development0% · 19

Immigration5.9% · 17

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 17

Labor and Employment0% · 15

Agriculture and Food14.3% · 14

Emergency Management7.7% · 13

International Affairs0% · 12

Housing and Community Development— · 9

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5

Social Welfare— · 5

Commerce— · 4

Native Americans— · 3

Animals— · 2

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Families, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

113th · 2013115th · 2017

Republican113th–115th

Party switchers

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