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Louie Gohmert

Representative from Texas
HOUSEREPUBLICAN2005–2023ID G000552
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LegislationHEADLINE
5%with Dems
of 7,070 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
5%with Dems
of 7,070 · both combined
Steepest move
−3 pts
2017 → 2019
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 ↓200520112017
2021–22117th Congress
Sat as a Republican
3.2%with Democrats
of 531 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2017 → 2019, −3 pts — within one party label.
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 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 531 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress2% · 1,951 votes
Economics and Public Finance6.7% · 1,461 votes
Armed Forces and National Security8.3% · 554 votes
Government Operations and Politics1.8% · 328 votes
Finance and Financial Sector4% · 248 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources0.4% · 241 votes
Energy1.3% · 236 votes
Environmental Protection1.8% · 226 votes
Health3.2% · 186 votes
Emergency Management7.1% · 168 votes
Taxation2.1% · 143 votes
Labor and Employment2.1% · 140 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement7.7% · 117 votes
Transportation and Public Works6.4% · 109 votes
Agriculture and Food17.3% · 104 votes
Education6.7% · 104 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 89 votes
International Affairs12.4% · 89 votes
Law2.5% · 79 votes
Science, Technology, Communications2.5% · 79 votes
Immigration6.6% · 61 votes
Commerce11.5% · 52 votes
Water Resources Development2.5% · 40 votes
Native Americans9.1% · 33 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance6.7% · 30 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 28 votes
Animals0% · 21 votes
Social Welfare6.7% · 15 votes
Commemorations0% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Families— · 7 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

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

9 Congresses
109th · 2005117th · 2021
Republican · House · TX109th–117th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
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Louie Gohmert

Representative from Texas
HOUSER2005–20239 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
4.6%with Democrats
of 7,070 votes · 95.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested5%of 7,070 · combined
Steepest move−3 pts2017→19, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020052021
2021–22 · 117th · Republican · of 531 votes3.2%

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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 531 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career
Congress2% · 1,951
Economics and Public Finance6.7% · 1,461
Armed Forces and National Security8.3% · 554
Government Operations and Politics1.8% · 328
Finance and Financial Sector4% · 248
Public Lands and Natural Resources0.4% · 241
Energy1.3% · 236
Environmental Protection1.8% · 226
Health3.2% · 186
Emergency Management7.1% · 168
Taxation2.1% · 143
Labor and Employment2.1% · 140
Crime and Law Enforcement7.7% · 117
Transportation and Public Works6.4% · 109
Agriculture and Food17.3% · 104
Education6.7% · 104
Housing and Community Development0% · 89
International Affairs12.4% · 89
Law2.5% · 79
Science, Technology, Communications2.5% · 79
Immigration6.6% · 61
Commerce11.5% · 52
Water Resources Development2.5% · 40
Native Americans9.1% · 33
Foreign Trade and International Finance6.7% · 30
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 28
Animals0% · 21
Social Welfare6.7% · 15
Commemorations0% · 11
Families— · 7
Sports and Recreation— · 2

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

Service record

109th · 2005117th · 2021
Republican109th–117th

Party switchers

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