Bill Delahunt

Representative from Massachusetts

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1997–2011ID D000210

LegislationHEADLINE

97%with Dems

of 4,330 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

97%with Dems

of 4,330 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 pts

2001 → 2003

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 ↓199720032009

2009–10111th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

98.8%with Democrats

of 661 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2001 → 2003, +2 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 IIILEGISLATIONYEABOTH · 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 16, 2010S. 3447To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 16, 2010S. 3860To require reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetery.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 16, 2010S. 841Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 15, 2010H.R. 2965Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 661 contested votes scored in the 111th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress98.9% · 1,219 votes

Economics and Public Finance96.6% · 1,005 votes

Armed Forces and National Security97.8% · 186 votes

Taxation97.7% · 174 votes

International Affairs91.1% · 135 votes

Health96.9% · 128 votes

Government Operations and Politics96.9% · 127 votes

Finance and Financial Sector94.9% · 118 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources95.4% · 108 votes

Education99% · 105 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 91 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 87 votes

Energy98.8% · 83 votes

Law100% · 83 votes

Housing and Community Development96% · 75 votes

Emergency Management97.3% · 74 votes

Transportation and Public Works95.1% · 61 votes

Agriculture and Food91.7% · 60 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance90.5% · 42 votes

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 39 votes

Commerce97.1% · 34 votes

Immigration91.3% · 23 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 21 votes

Native Americans90.5% · 21 votes

Commemorations75% · 20 votes

Social Welfare100% · 18 votes

Water Resources Development94.4% · 18 votes

Animals100% · 16 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 13 votes

Too few contested votes to score

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

7 Congresses

105th · 1997111th · 2009

Democrat · House · MA105th–111th

Term datesexact

Bill Delahunt

Representative from Massachusetts

HOUSED1997–20117 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

97.2%with Democrats

of 4,330 votes · 2.8% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested97%of 4,330 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts2001→03, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019972009

2009–10 · 111th · Democrat · of 661 votes98.8%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 661 contested votes scored in the 111th

By policy area

career

Congress98.9% · 1,219

Economics and Public Finance96.6% · 1,005

Armed Forces and National Security97.8% · 186

Taxation97.7% · 174

International Affairs91.1% · 135

Health96.9% · 128

Government Operations and Politics96.9% · 127

Finance and Financial Sector94.9% · 118

Public Lands and Natural Resources95.4% · 108

Education99% · 105

Labor and Employment100% · 91

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 87

Energy98.8% · 83

Law100% · 83

Housing and Community Development96% · 75

Emergency Management97.3% · 74

Transportation and Public Works95.1% · 61

Agriculture and Food91.7% · 60

Foreign Trade and International Finance90.5% · 42

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 39

Commerce97.1% · 34

Immigration91.3% · 23

Environmental Protection100% · 21

Native Americans90.5% · 21

Commemorations75% · 20

Social Welfare100% · 18

Water Resources Development94.4% · 18

Animals100% · 16

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 13

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

105th · 1997111th · 2009

Democrat105th–111th

Party switchers

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