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Edward Joseph Derwinski

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1959–1983ID D000269
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LegislationHEADLINE
21%with Dems
of 3,134 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
21%with Dems
of 3,134 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓1959196519711977
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
18.3%with Democrats
of 262 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, −7 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 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, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 1982H.R. 7093No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.Res. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 636), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7356No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.Res. 621No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 262 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance21.1% · 484 votes
Congress26% · 288 votes
Government Operations and Politics23.7% · 177 votes
International Affairs53.8% · 160 votes
Energy13.5% · 133 votes
Armed Forces and National Security18.3% · 71 votes
Transportation and Public Works37.3% · 67 votes
Labor and Employment11.9% · 59 votes
Agriculture and Food17% · 53 votes
Taxation18.8% · 48 votes
Education19.6% · 46 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources26.2% · 42 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance43.6% · 39 votes
Law10.3% · 39 votes
Health6.7% · 30 votes
Commerce25% · 28 votes
Environmental Protection14.8% · 27 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement42.3% · 26 votes
Housing and Community Development22.7% · 22 votes
Science, Technology, Communications42.9% · 21 votes
Finance and Financial Sector40% · 20 votes
Social Welfare31.3% · 16 votes
District of Columbia13.3% · 15 votes
Industrial relations21.4% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources21.4% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Immigration— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Credit— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

12 Congresses
86th · 195997th · 1981
Republican · House · IL86th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Edward Joseph Derwinski

Representative from Illinois
HOUSER1959–198312 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
21.3%with Democrats
of 3,134 votes · 78.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested21%of 3,134 · combined
Steepest move−7 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019591981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 262 votes18.3%

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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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 262 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance21.1% · 484
Congress26% · 288
Government Operations and Politics23.7% · 177
International Affairs53.8% · 160
Energy13.5% · 133
Armed Forces and National Security18.3% · 71
Transportation and Public Works37.3% · 67
Labor and Employment11.9% · 59
Agriculture and Food17% · 53
Taxation18.8% · 48
Education19.6% · 46
Public Lands and Natural Resources26.2% · 42
Foreign Trade and International Finance43.6% · 39
Law10.3% · 39
Health6.7% · 30
Commerce25% · 28
Environmental Protection14.8% · 27
Crime and Law Enforcement42.3% · 26
Housing and Community Development22.7% · 22
Science, Technology, Communications42.9% · 21
Finance and Financial Sector40% · 20
Social Welfare31.3% · 16
District of Columbia13.3% · 15
Industrial relations21.4% · 14
Mines and mineral resources21.4% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Private Legislation— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Immigration— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Credit— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

86th · 195997th · 1981
Republican86th–97th

Party switchers

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