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Daniel John Flood

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1945–1981ID F000209
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LegislationHEADLINE
86%with Dems
of 2,979 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
86%with Dems
of 2,979 · both combined
Steepest move
−20 pts
1969 → 1971
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 ↓194519511957196319691975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
87.5%with Democrats
of 88 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −20 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Nov 29, 1979H.R. 2608No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Nov 28, 1979S.Con.Res. 53No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Nov 16, 1979H.R. 2336No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2336), 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
Nov 13, 1979H.R. 5461No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Nov 8, 1979S.Con.Res. 36No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1979H.R. 2859No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 19, 1979H.Con.Res. 186No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 18, 1979H.R. 4034No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 12, 1979H.R. 4040No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 88 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance75.2% · 315 votes
Congress91.7% · 157 votes
Energy82.9% · 111 votes
International Affairs85.8% · 106 votes
Government Operations and Politics81.6% · 103 votes
Labor and Employment95.2% · 42 votes
Transportation and Public Works85.4% · 41 votes
Armed Forces and National Security39.5% · 38 votes
Taxation71.9% · 32 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources74.2% · 31 votes
Agriculture and Food83.3% · 30 votes
Education83.3% · 30 votes
Law93.3% · 30 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance68% · 25 votes
Environmental Protection83.3% · 24 votes
Commerce90.9% · 22 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement88.2% · 17 votes
District of Columbia100% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector92.9% · 14 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Health84.6% · 13 votes
Social Welfare92.3% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources91.7% · 12 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Museums, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

16 Congresses
79th · 194596th · 1979
Democrat · House · PA79th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Pennsylvania
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Daniel John Flood

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSED1945–198116 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
85.9%with Democrats
of 2,979 votes · 14.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested86%of 2,979 · combined
Steepest move−20 pts1969→71, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019451979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 88 votes87.5%

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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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 88 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance75.2% · 315
Congress91.7% · 157
Energy82.9% · 111
International Affairs85.8% · 106
Government Operations and Politics81.6% · 103
Labor and Employment95.2% · 42
Transportation and Public Works85.4% · 41
Armed Forces and National Security39.5% · 38
Taxation71.9% · 32
Public Lands and Natural Resources74.2% · 31
Agriculture and Food83.3% · 30
Education83.3% · 30
Law93.3% · 30
Foreign Trade and International Finance68% · 25
Environmental Protection83.3% · 24
Commerce90.9% · 22
Crime and Law Enforcement88.2% · 17
District of Columbia100% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector92.9% · 14
Industrial relations100% · 14
Health84.6% · 13
Social Welfare92.3% · 13
Mines and mineral resources91.7% · 12
Housing and Community Development100% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Black lung— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Museums, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

79th · 194596th · 1979
Democrat79th–96th

Party switchers

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