Valdez Demings

Representative from Florida

HOUSEDEMOCRAT2017–2023ID D000627

LegislationHEADLINE

97%with Dems

of 2,043 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

97%with Dems

of 2,043 · both combined

Steepest move

+4 pts

2017 → 2019

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 ↓2017

2021–22117th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

96.5%with Democrats

of 572 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2017 → 2019, +4 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

Open roll call

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 · 572 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress100% · 603 votes

Economics and Public Finance98.4% · 304 votes

Armed Forces and National Security89.9% · 178 votes

Government Operations and Politics97% · 132 votes

Finance and Financial Sector99% · 100 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement97.1% · 70 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 68 votes

Health96.8% · 63 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 58 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 46 votes

Immigration97.4% · 39 votes

International Affairs100% · 37 votes

Law100% · 32 votes

Transportation and Public Works100% · 29 votes

Taxation100% · 27 votes

Energy100% · 26 votes

Science, Technology, Communications73.9% · 23 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.7% · 19 votes

Emergency Management92.9% · 14 votes

Agriculture and Food100% · 13 votes

Education100% · 13 votes

Commerce100% · 12 votes

Water Resources Development100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Native Americans— · 9 votes

Social Welfare— · 9 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 8 votes

Families— · 7 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 7 votes

Animals— · 5 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, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

115th · 2017117th · 2021

Democrat · House · FL115th–117th

Term datesexact

Valdez Demings

Representative from Florida

HOUSED2017–20233 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

96.6%with Democrats

of 2,043 votes · 3.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested97%of 2,043 · combined

Steepest move+4 pts2017→19, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020172021

2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 572 votes96.5%

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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 · 572 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career

Congress100% · 603

Economics and Public Finance98.4% · 304

Armed Forces and National Security89.9% · 178

Government Operations and Politics97% · 132

Finance and Financial Sector99% · 100

Crime and Law Enforcement97.1% · 70

Labor and Employment100% · 68

Health96.8% · 63

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 58

Environmental Protection100% · 46

Immigration97.4% · 39

International Affairs100% · 37

Law100% · 32

Transportation and Public Works100% · 29

Taxation100% · 27

Energy100% · 26

Science, Technology, Communications73.9% · 23

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.7% · 19

Emergency Management92.9% · 14

Agriculture and Food100% · 13

Education100% · 13

Commerce100% · 12

Water Resources Development100% · 10

Native Americans— · 9

Social Welfare— · 9

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 8

Families— · 7

Housing and Community Development— · 7

Animals— · 5

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

Service record

115th · 2017117th · 2021

Democrat115th–117th

Party switchers

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