Rod Blum

Representative from Iowa

HOUSEREPUBLICAN2015–2019ID B001294

LegislationHEADLINE

8%with Dems

of 1,783 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

8%with Dems

of 1,783 · both combined

Steepest move

+4 pts

2015 → 2017

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 ↓2015

2017–18115th Congress

Sat as a Republican

9.5%with Democrats

of 804 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2015 → 2017, +4 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 20, 2018H.R. 6602To reauthorize the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 2018H.R. 695Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 20, 2018H.R. 2606Stigler Act AmendmentsLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textStigler Act AmendmentsParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Dec 20, 2018H.R. 88Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Designation ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 20, 2018H.Res. 1183Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 20, 2018noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 20, 2018S. 3777Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 2018S. 3444Community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs as the “Douglas Fournet Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 804 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress0.8% · 500 votes

Economics and Public Finance10.2% · 371 votes

Armed Forces and National Security15.6% · 141 votes

Government Operations and Politics5.3% · 132 votes

Finance and Financial Sector7.5% · 93 votes

Environmental Protection6.7% · 60 votes

Energy4.3% · 47 votes

Law4.3% · 47 votes

Taxation4.5% · 44 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources5.1% · 39 votes

Transportation and Public Works2.6% · 39 votes

Health5.6% · 36 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement4.3% · 23 votes

Education9.1% · 22 votes

Water Resources Development10.5% · 19 votes

Science, Technology, Communications12.5% · 16 votes

Immigration20% · 15 votes

Labor and Employment6.7% · 15 votes

Agriculture and Food7.1% · 14 votes

Emergency Management0% · 13 votes

International Affairs8.3% · 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— · 4 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

2 Congresses

114th · 2015115th · 2017

Republican · House · IA114th–115th

Term datesexact

Rod Blum

Representative from Iowa

HOUSER2015–20192 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

7.5%with Democrats

of 1,783 votes · 92.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested8%of 1,783 · combined

Steepest move+4 pts2015→17, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020152017

2017–18 · 115th · Republican · of 804 votes9.5%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

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Latest 6 shown · 804 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career

Congress0.8% · 500

Economics and Public Finance10.2% · 371

Armed Forces and National Security15.6% · 141

Government Operations and Politics5.3% · 132

Finance and Financial Sector7.5% · 93

Environmental Protection6.7% · 60

Energy4.3% · 47

Law4.3% · 47

Taxation4.5% · 44

Public Lands and Natural Resources5.1% · 39

Transportation and Public Works2.6% · 39

Health5.6% · 36

Crime and Law Enforcement4.3% · 23

Education9.1% · 22

Water Resources Development10.5% · 19

Science, Technology, Communications12.5% · 16

Immigration20% · 15

Labor and Employment6.7% · 15

Agriculture and Food7.1% · 14

Emergency Management0% · 13

International Affairs8.3% · 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— · 4

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

114th · 2015115th · 2017

Republican114th–115th

Party switchers

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