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Lee Herbert Hamilton

Representative from Indiana
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1965–1999ID H000114
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LegislationHEADLINE
76%with Dems
of 7,716 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
76%with Dems
of 7,716 · both combined
Steepest move
−17 pts
1993 → 1995
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 ↓196519711977198319891995
1997–98105th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
71.2%with Democrats
of 605 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1993 → 1995, −17 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

7 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 19, 1998noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1998noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1998H.Res. 612Supporting United States Troops in the Persian GulfLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 605 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance68.3% · 1,673 votes
Congress81.9% · 1,014 votes
Armed Forces and National Security73.1% · 510 votes
International Affairs88.2% · 474 votes
Government Operations and Politics71.7% · 466 votes
Labor and Employment81.4% · 199 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources86.5% · 192 votes
Energy69.5% · 174 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement64.5% · 172 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance76.4% · 157 votes
Transportation and Public Works73.2% · 142 votes
Agriculture and Food72.5% · 120 votes
Science, Technology, Communications75% · 120 votes
Education72% · 118 votes
Health80.6% · 108 votes
Environmental Protection66% · 103 votes
Taxation74.8% · 103 votes
Housing and Community Development82.2% · 101 votes
Law86.6% · 82 votes
Finance and Financial Sector54.7% · 75 votes
Commerce63.9% · 72 votes
Social Welfare76.1% · 67 votes
Immigration74.1% · 58 votes
Water Resources Development69.6% · 56 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues80.8% · 52 votes
Native Americans90.3% · 31 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion65% · 20 votes
Commemorations93.3% · 15 votes
District of Columbia100% · 15 votes
Families73.3% · 15 votes
Industrial relations71.4% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources78.6% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 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
Animals— · 2 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
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 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
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 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
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 68 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, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, 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, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, 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

17 Congresses
89th · 1965105th · 1997
Democrat · House · IN89th–105th
Term datesexact
Members · Indiana
LH

Lee Herbert Hamilton

Representative from Indiana
HOUSED1965–199917 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
75.8%with Democrats
of 7,716 votes · 24.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested76%of 7,716 · combined
Steepest move−17 pts1993→95, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019651997
1997–98 · 105th · Democrat · of 605 votes71.2%

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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 · 605 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance68.3% · 1,673
Congress81.9% · 1,014
Armed Forces and National Security73.1% · 510
International Affairs88.2% · 474
Government Operations and Politics71.7% · 466
Labor and Employment81.4% · 199
Public Lands and Natural Resources86.5% · 192
Energy69.5% · 174
Crime and Law Enforcement64.5% · 172
Foreign Trade and International Finance76.4% · 157
Transportation and Public Works73.2% · 142
Agriculture and Food72.5% · 120
Science, Technology, Communications75% · 120
Education72% · 118
Health80.6% · 108
Environmental Protection66% · 103
Taxation74.8% · 103
Housing and Community Development82.2% · 101
Law86.6% · 82
Finance and Financial Sector54.7% · 75
Commerce63.9% · 72
Social Welfare76.1% · 67
Immigration74.1% · 58
Water Resources Development69.6% · 56
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues80.8% · 52
Native Americans90.3% · 31
Arts, Culture, Religion65% · 20
Commemorations93.3% · 15
District of Columbia100% · 15
Families73.3% · 15
Industrial relations71.4% · 14
Mines and mineral resources78.6% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Emergency Management— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 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
Animals— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 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
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 68 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, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, 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, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 1965105th · 1997
Democrat89th–105th

Party switchers

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