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George Vernon Hansen

Representative from Idaho
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1965–1985ID H000171
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LegislationHEADLINE
5%with Dems
of 2,388 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
5%with Dems
of 2,388 · both combined
Steepest move
−4 pts
1981 → 1983
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 ↓1965197119771983
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Republican
2.6%with Democrats
of 304 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, −4 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 4, 1984H.Res. 603No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1984H.R. 5492No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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 3, 1984H.R. 3795No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 3, 1984H.R. 6301No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 3, 1984H.R. 5377No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 3, 1984H.Res. 595No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 2, 1984H.Res. 599No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1984H.R. 5690No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 304 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance2.9% · 487 votes
Congress1.6% · 256 votes
International Affairs1.2% · 165 votes
Government Operations and Politics5.1% · 157 votes
Energy4.6% · 108 votes
Armed Forces and National Security5.7% · 88 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance5.8% · 69 votes
Agriculture and Food16.9% · 59 votes
Transportation and Public Works14% · 57 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources7.8% · 51 votes
Education6.3% · 48 votes
Labor and Employment2.1% · 48 votes
Taxation0% · 48 votes
Environmental Protection3.3% · 30 votes
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 29 votes
Health0% · 28 votes
Law0% · 26 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement4.2% · 24 votes
Commerce0% · 23 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 21 votes
Finance and Financial Sector11.1% · 18 votes
Social Welfare0% · 16 votes
Industrial relations0% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Immigration— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Financial disclosure— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 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 to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, District of Columbia, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Intergovernmental relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

7 Congresses
89th · 196598th · 1983
Republican · House · ID89th–98th
Term datesexact
Members · Idaho
GH

George Vernon Hansen

Representative from Idaho
HOUSER1965–19857 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
4.6%with Democrats
of 2,388 votes · 95.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested5%of 2,388 · combined
Steepest move−4 pts1981→83, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019651983
1983–84 · 98th · Republican · of 304 votes2.6%

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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 · 304 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance2.9% · 487
Congress1.6% · 256
International Affairs1.2% · 165
Government Operations and Politics5.1% · 157
Energy4.6% · 108
Armed Forces and National Security5.7% · 88
Foreign Trade and International Finance5.8% · 69
Agriculture and Food16.9% · 59
Transportation and Public Works14% · 57
Public Lands and Natural Resources7.8% · 51
Education6.3% · 48
Labor and Employment2.1% · 48
Taxation0% · 48
Environmental Protection3.3% · 30
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 29
Health0% · 28
Law0% · 26
Crime and Law Enforcement4.2% · 24
Commerce0% · 23
Housing and Community Development0% · 21
Finance and Financial Sector11.1% · 18
Social Welfare0% · 16
Industrial relations0% · 12
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 8
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Native Americans— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Electronic surveillance— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Mines and mineral resources— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Immigration— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Financial disclosure— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, District of Columbia, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Intergovernmental relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 196598th · 1983
Republican89th–98th

Party switchers

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