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Cecil Landau Heftel

Representative from Hawaii
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1977–1987ID H000449
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LegislationHEADLINE
80%with Dems
of 1,809 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
80%with Dems
of 1,809 · both combined
Steepest move
−1 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 ↓19771983
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
80.4%with Democrats
of 265 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, −1 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
Jun 26, 1986H.R. 2436No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 26, 1986H.R. 2436No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 26, 1986H.R. 2095No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2095), 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
Jun 26, 1986H.R. 2436No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 26, 1986H.R. 5052No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jun 26, 1986H.R. 5052No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 26, 1986H.R. 5052No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 26, 1986H.R. 5052No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 25, 1986H.R. 5052No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 265 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance76.8% · 462 votes
Congress87.7% · 204 votes
International Affairs82% · 167 votes
Government Operations and Politics78.5% · 144 votes
Armed Forces and National Security65.4% · 107 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance71.2% · 66 votes
Agriculture and Food80.3% · 61 votes
Energy84% · 50 votes
Transportation and Public Works70.2% · 47 votes
Taxation76.2% · 42 votes
Labor and Employment78% · 41 votes
Education94.7% · 38 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.9% · 36 votes
Environmental Protection70.6% · 34 votes
Science, Technology, Communications82.1% · 28 votes
Health85.2% · 27 votes
Law79.2% · 24 votes
Social Welfare90% · 20 votes
Housing and Community Development88.2% · 17 votes
Commerce75% · 16 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement86.7% · 15 votes
Immigration50% · 14 votes
Industrial relations92.3% · 13 votes
Finance and Financial Sector83.3% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Water Resources Development— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Income tax— · 3 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 3 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Contested elections— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 47 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Territories (U.S.), Terrorism, Tobacco.

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

Service record

5 Congresses
95th · 197799th · 1985
Democrat · House · HI95th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Hawaii
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Cecil Landau Heftel

Representative from Hawaii
HOUSED1977–19875 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
79.6%with Democrats
of 1,809 votes · 20.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested80%of 1,809 · combined
Steepest move−1 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019771985
1985–86 · 99th · Democrat · of 265 votes80.4%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 265 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance76.8% · 462
Congress87.7% · 204
International Affairs82% · 167
Government Operations and Politics78.5% · 144
Armed Forces and National Security65.4% · 107
Foreign Trade and International Finance71.2% · 66
Agriculture and Food80.3% · 61
Energy84% · 50
Transportation and Public Works70.2% · 47
Taxation76.2% · 42
Labor and Employment78% · 41
Education94.7% · 38
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.9% · 36
Environmental Protection70.6% · 34
Science, Technology, Communications82.1% · 28
Health85.2% · 27
Law79.2% · 24
Social Welfare90% · 20
Housing and Community Development88.2% · 17
Commerce75% · 16
Crime and Law Enforcement86.7% · 15
Immigration50% · 14
Industrial relations92.3% · 13
Finance and Financial Sector83.3% · 12
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Native Americans— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Government securities— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Water Resources Development— · 4
Commemorations— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Income tax— · 3
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Private Legislation— · 3
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Museums— · 2
Public works— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Contested elections— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1

Also voted in 47 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Territories (U.S.), Terrorism, Tobacco.

Service record

95th · 197799th · 1985
Democrat95th–99th

Party switchers

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