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Elizabeth Esty

Representative from Connecticut
HOUSEDEMOCRAT2013–2019ID E000293
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LegislationHEADLINE
95%with Dems
of 2,644 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
95%with Dems
of 2,644 · both combined
Steepest move
+2 pts
2013 → 2015
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 ↓2013
2017–18115th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
96.5%with Democrats
of 829 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2013 → 2015, +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 21, 2018S. 3628National Flood Insurance Program Extention ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018H.Con.Res. 148Correct Enrollment to S. 3628LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Dec 21, 2018H.R. 7388National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 21, 2018S. 3456To redesignate Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge as the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018H.R. 62879/11 Memorial ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 1934Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 21, 2018S. 512Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 3247Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic and Empowerment ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 829 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress99.4% · 702 votes
Economics and Public Finance95.1% · 546 votes
Armed Forces and National Security89.5% · 229 votes
Government Operations and Politics97.7% · 171 votes
Finance and Financial Sector86.6% · 127 votes
Energy98.2% · 114 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 100 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.6% · 72 votes
Taxation86.4% · 66 votes
Health85.9% · 64 votes
Agriculture and Food90% · 50 votes
Law100% · 49 votes
Transportation and Public Works93.3% · 45 votes
Emergency Management92.5% · 40 votes
Education100% · 39 votes
Water Resources Development97.2% · 36 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement96% · 25 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 22 votes
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 18 votes
Immigration94.1% · 17 votes
International Affairs100% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Housing and Community Development— · 9 votes
Commerce— · 8 votes
Native Americans— · 7 votes
Social Welfare— · 7 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5 votes
Animals— · 2 votes

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Families, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
113th · 2013115th · 2017
Democrat · House · CT113th–115th
Term datesexact
Members · Connecticut
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Elizabeth Esty

Representative from Connecticut
HOUSED2013–20193 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
95.3%with Democrats
of 2,644 votes · 4.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested95%of 2,644 · combined
Steepest move+2 pts2013→15, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020132017
2017–18 · 115th · Democrat · of 829 votes96.5%

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 · 829 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career
Congress99.4% · 702
Economics and Public Finance95.1% · 546
Armed Forces and National Security89.5% · 229
Government Operations and Politics97.7% · 171
Finance and Financial Sector86.6% · 127
Energy98.2% · 114
Environmental Protection100% · 100
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.6% · 72
Taxation86.4% · 66
Health85.9% · 64
Agriculture and Food90% · 50
Law100% · 49
Transportation and Public Works93.3% · 45
Emergency Management92.5% · 40
Education100% · 39
Water Resources Development97.2% · 36
Crime and Law Enforcement96% · 25
Labor and Employment100% · 22
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 18
Immigration94.1% · 17
International Affairs100% · 13
Housing and Community Development— · 9
Commerce— · 8
Native Americans— · 7
Social Welfare— · 7
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5
Animals— · 2

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Families, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

113th · 2013115th · 2017
Democrat113th–115th

Party switchers

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