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Henry B. González

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1961–1999ID G000272
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LegislationHEADLINE
89%with Dems
of 7,321 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
89%with Dems
of 7,321 · both combined
Steepest move
+19 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓1961196719731979198519911997
1997–98105th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
93.8%with Democrats
of 195 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +19 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

5 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 19, 1998H.Res. 614Appointment of ManagersLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 611), 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 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1998H.Res. 612Supporting United States Troops in the Persian GulfLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 20, 1998H.R. 4328Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 1999LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 20, 1998H.Res. 604Providing for the consideration of S. 1132 and S. 2133LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 195 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance89.5% · 1,534 votes
Congress92.6% · 916 votes
Armed Forces and National Security76.1% · 489 votes
International Affairs89.3% · 439 votes
Government Operations and Politics88.7% · 390 votes
Labor and Employment98% · 196 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources90.8% · 174 votes
Energy62.1% · 169 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement93.9% · 163 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance83.6% · 146 votes
Transportation and Public Works86.5% · 133 votes
Science, Technology, Communications90.9% · 121 votes
Agriculture and Food87.6% · 113 votes
Environmental Protection75.2% · 101 votes
Education96% · 99 votes
Health97.9% · 97 votes
Housing and Community Development99% · 97 votes
Taxation86.9% · 84 votes
Commerce88.2% · 68 votes
Social Welfare87.7% · 65 votes
Law90.2% · 61 votes
Finance and Financial Sector78.3% · 60 votes
Immigration85.2% · 54 votes
Water Resources Development78.4% · 51 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.7% · 43 votes
Native Americans92.6% · 27 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 20 votes
District of Columbia66.7% · 15 votes
Families100% · 15 votes
Industrial relations92.9% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources78.6% · 14 votes
Commemorations90.9% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 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
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 3 votes
Animals— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Income tax— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 72 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, 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Embargo, Emigration, 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, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, 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

19 Congresses
87th · 1961105th · 1997
Democrat · House · TX87th–105th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
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Henry B. González

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1961–199919 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
88.8%with Democrats
of 7,321 votes · 11.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested89%of 7,321 · combined
Steepest move+19 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019611997
1997–98 · 105th · Democrat · of 195 votes93.8%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 195 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance89.5% · 1,534
Congress92.6% · 916
Armed Forces and National Security76.1% · 489
International Affairs89.3% · 439
Government Operations and Politics88.7% · 390
Labor and Employment98% · 196
Public Lands and Natural Resources90.8% · 174
Energy62.1% · 169
Crime and Law Enforcement93.9% · 163
Foreign Trade and International Finance83.6% · 146
Transportation and Public Works86.5% · 133
Science, Technology, Communications90.9% · 121
Agriculture and Food87.6% · 113
Environmental Protection75.2% · 101
Education96% · 99
Health97.9% · 97
Housing and Community Development99% · 97
Taxation86.9% · 84
Commerce88.2% · 68
Social Welfare87.7% · 65
Law90.2% · 61
Finance and Financial Sector78.3% · 60
Immigration85.2% · 54
Water Resources Development78.4% · 51
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.7% · 43
Native Americans92.6% · 27
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 20
District of Columbia66.7% · 15
Families100% · 15
Industrial relations92.9% · 14
Mines and mineral resources78.6% · 14
Commemorations90.9% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Emergency Management— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Vietnamese Conflict— · 3
Animals— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Real property— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Income tax— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 72 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Embargo, Emigration, 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, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

87th · 1961105th · 1997
Democrat87th–105th

Party switchers

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