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Bobbi Fiedler

Representative from California
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–1987ID F000102
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LegislationHEADLINE
13%with Dems
of 1,198 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
13%with Dems
of 1,198 · both combined
Steepest move
−10 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓1981
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Republican
6.7%with Democrats
of 448 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, −10 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
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6), 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
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 448 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance13.4% · 320 votes
Armed Forces and National Security7.5% · 147 votes
Congress16.7% · 90 votes
International Affairs5.3% · 75 votes
Government Operations and Politics12.7% · 71 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.8% · 65 votes
Agriculture and Food1.9% · 53 votes
Science, Technology, Communications22.4% · 49 votes
Transportation and Public Works12.1% · 33 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources45.2% · 31 votes
Labor and Employment3.3% · 30 votes
Environmental Protection11.5% · 26 votes
Taxation7.7% · 26 votes
Immigration17.4% · 23 votes
Housing and Community Development4.5% · 22 votes
Education16.7% · 18 votes
Health16.7% · 18 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement40% · 15 votes
Energy25% · 12 votes
Law33.3% · 12 votes
Social Welfare0% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes
Native Americans— · 8 votes
Commerce— · 6 votes
Water Resources Development— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 3 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Families— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
97th · 198199th · 1985
Republican · House · CA97th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · California
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Bobbi Fiedler

Representative from California
HOUSER1981–19873 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
13.3%with Democrats
of 1,198 votes · 86.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested13%of 1,198 · combined
Steepest move−10 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019811985
1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 448 votes6.7%

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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 · 448 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance13.4% · 320
Armed Forces and National Security7.5% · 147
Congress16.7% · 90
International Affairs5.3% · 75
Government Operations and Politics12.7% · 71
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.8% · 65
Agriculture and Food1.9% · 53
Science, Technology, Communications22.4% · 49
Transportation and Public Works12.1% · 33
Public Lands and Natural Resources45.2% · 31
Labor and Employment3.3% · 30
Environmental Protection11.5% · 26
Taxation7.7% · 26
Immigration17.4% · 23
Housing and Community Development4.5% · 22
Education16.7% · 18
Health16.7% · 18
Crime and Law Enforcement40% · 15
Energy25% · 12
Law33.3% · 12
Social Welfare0% · 11
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9
Native Americans— · 8
Commerce— · 6
Water Resources Development— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Commemorations— · 3
Finance and Financial Sector— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Private Legislation— · 2
Families— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

Service record

97th · 198199th · 1985
Republican97th–99th

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