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Keith Ellison

Representative from Minnesota
HOUSEDEMOCRAT2007–2019ID E000288
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LegislationHEADLINE
98%with Dems
of 5,322 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
98%with Dems
of 5,322 · both combined
Steepest move
−3 pts
2015 → 2017
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 ↓20072013
2017–18115th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
96.3%with Democrats
of 728 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2015 → 2017, −3 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 20, 2018H.R. 88Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Designation ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM 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, 2018LEGISLATIONNAYDEM 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, 2018LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 695, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Dec 20, 2018noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM 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
Dec 20, 2018H.R. 6418VA Website Accessibility ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 2018S. 2322Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 20, 2018H.R. 767Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 728 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress99.3% · 1,447 votes
Economics and Public Finance97.8% · 1,100 votes
Armed Forces and National Security98.3% · 412 votes
Government Operations and Politics96.7% · 239 votes
Energy100% · 194 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources99.5% · 194 votes
Environmental Protection99.5% · 193 votes
Finance and Financial Sector98.9% · 190 votes
Health100% · 137 votes
Emergency Management99.2% · 133 votes
Taxation99.1% · 114 votes
Transportation and Public Works100% · 103 votes
Agriculture and Food96.9% · 97 votes
Education98.9% · 90 votes
Housing and Community Development98.9% · 87 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 63 votes
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 56 votes
Law98.1% · 53 votes
Water Resources Development98.1% · 52 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 44 votes
Commerce97.4% · 39 votes
International Affairs100% · 32 votes
Native Americans100% · 26 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 19 votes
Immigration100% · 18 votes
Animals100% · 13 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 13 votes
Social Welfare100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commemorations— · 5 votes
Families— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

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, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
110th · 2007115th · 2017
Democrat · House · MN110th–115th
Term datesexact
Members · Minnesota
KE

Keith Ellison

Representative from Minnesota
HOUSED2007–20196 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
98.4%with Democrats
of 5,322 votes · 1.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested98%of 5,322 · combined
Steepest move−3 pts2015→17, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020072017
2017–18 · 115th · Democrat · of 728 votes96.3%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 728 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career
Congress99.3% · 1,447
Economics and Public Finance97.8% · 1,100
Armed Forces and National Security98.3% · 412
Government Operations and Politics96.7% · 239
Energy100% · 194
Public Lands and Natural Resources99.5% · 194
Environmental Protection99.5% · 193
Finance and Financial Sector98.9% · 190
Health100% · 137
Emergency Management99.2% · 133
Taxation99.1% · 114
Transportation and Public Works100% · 103
Agriculture and Food96.9% · 97
Education98.9% · 90
Housing and Community Development98.9% · 87
Labor and Employment100% · 63
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 56
Law98.1% · 53
Water Resources Development98.1% · 52
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 44
Commerce97.4% · 39
International Affairs100% · 32
Native Americans100% · 26
Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 19
Immigration100% · 18
Animals100% · 13
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 13
Social Welfare100% · 10
Commemorations— · 5
Families— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 1

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

Service record

110th · 2007115th · 2017
Democrat110th–115th

Party switchers

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