Jo Ann Emerson

Representative from Missouri

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1997–2015ID E000172

LegislationHEADLINE

12%with Dems

of 5,698 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

12%with Dems

of 5,698 · both combined

Steepest move

+11 pts

2005 → 2007

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 ↓199720032009

2013–14113th Congress

Sat as a Republican

0%with Democrats

of 5 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, +11 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

3 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

Jan 22, 2013noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Jan 22, 2013H.R. 307To reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jan 14, 2013noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.

Where this lands

NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Jan 14, 2013noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jan 14, 2013H.R. 219To improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jan 4, 2013H.R. 41To temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the National Flood Insurance ProgramLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jan 3, 2013H.Res. 5Adopting rules for the One Hundred Thirteenth CongressLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Jan 3, 2013H.Res. 5Adopting rules for the One Hundred Thirteenth CongressLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Jan 3, 2013H.Res. 5Adopting rules for the One Hundred Thirteenth CongressLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 5 contested votes scored in the 113th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress1.9% · 1,509 votes

Economics and Public Finance23.4% · 1,335 votes

Armed Forces and National Security16.7% · 299 votes

Taxation4.5% · 199 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources3.2% · 190 votes

Government Operations and Politics11.7% · 188 votes

Health21% · 157 votes

Energy7.2% · 153 votes

International Affairs15.6% · 141 votes

Finance and Financial Sector14.4% · 139 votes

Emergency Management15.4% · 123 votes

Education19.3% · 119 votes

Environmental Protection4.3% · 116 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement4.7% · 106 votes

Labor and Employment15.8% · 101 votes

Housing and Community Development19% · 100 votes

Transportation and Public Works22% · 100 votes

Law3.4% · 87 votes

Agriculture and Food41.2% · 68 votes

Science, Technology, Communications17.5% · 57 votes

Commerce14.8% · 54 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance8.5% · 47 votes

Native Americans29.6% · 27 votes

Immigration0% · 26 votes

Commemorations4% · 25 votes

Water Resources Development8% · 25 votes

Social Welfare10% · 20 votes

Animals35.3% · 17 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 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

9 Congresses

105th · 1997113th · 2013

Republican · House · MO105th–113th

Term datesexact

Jo Ann Emerson

Representative from Missouri

HOUSER1997–20159 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

12.5%with Democrats

of 5,698 votes · 87.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested12%of 5,698 · combined

Steepest move+11 pts2005→07, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019972013

2013–14 · 113th · Republican · of 5 votes0%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 5 contested votes scored in the 113th

By policy area

career

Congress1.9% · 1,509

Economics and Public Finance23.4% · 1,335

Armed Forces and National Security16.7% · 299

Taxation4.5% · 199

Public Lands and Natural Resources3.2% · 190

Government Operations and Politics11.7% · 188

Health21% · 157

Energy7.2% · 153

International Affairs15.6% · 141

Finance and Financial Sector14.4% · 139

Emergency Management15.4% · 123

Education19.3% · 119

Environmental Protection4.3% · 116

Crime and Law Enforcement4.7% · 106

Labor and Employment15.8% · 101

Housing and Community Development19% · 100

Transportation and Public Works22% · 100

Law3.4% · 87

Agriculture and Food41.2% · 68

Science, Technology, Communications17.5% · 57

Commerce14.8% · 54

Foreign Trade and International Finance8.5% · 47

Native Americans29.6% · 27

Immigration0% · 26

Commemorations4% · 25

Water Resources Development8% · 25

Social Welfare10% · 20

Animals35.3% · 17

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 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 · 1997113th · 2013

Republican105th–113th

Party switchers

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