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Ron Kind

Representative from Wisconsin
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1997–2023ID K000188
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LegislationHEADLINE
91%with Dems
of 9,533 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
91%with Dems
of 9,533 · both combined
Steepest move
+7 pts
2005 → 2007
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 ↓19972003200920152021
2021–22117th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
96.5%with Democrats
of 574 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, +7 pts — while still a Democrat.
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 purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM 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 purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM 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
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · 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.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · 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 ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 574 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress96.5% · 2,541 votes
Economics and Public Finance89.8% · 2,070 votes
Armed Forces and National Security88.6% · 657 votes
Government Operations and Politics92.8% · 417 votes
Finance and Financial Sector80.3% · 314 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources91.7% · 300 votes
Taxation94.9% · 275 votes
Health90.4% · 272 votes
Energy96.3% · 270 votes
Environmental Protection88.1% · 226 votes
International Affairs83% · 188 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement72.4% · 185 votes
Labor and Employment95% · 181 votes
Emergency Management88% · 175 votes
Education93.9% · 165 votes
Transportation and Public Works88.4% · 164 votes
Law81.8% · 132 votes
Agriculture and Food77% · 122 votes
Housing and Community Development90.9% · 110 votes
Science, Technology, Communications84% · 94 votes
Commerce81.4% · 70 votes
Immigration82.9% · 70 votes
Water Resources Development100% · 64 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance63.2% · 57 votes
Native Americans93% · 43 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.3% · 35 votes
Social Welfare80.6% · 31 votes
Commemorations96% · 25 votes
Animals68.2% · 22 votes
Families100% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

13 Congresses
105th · 1997117th · 2021
Democrat · House · WI105th–117th
Term datesexact
Members · Wisconsin
RK

Ron Kind

Representative from Wisconsin
HOUSED1997–202313 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
90.7%with Democrats
of 9,533 votes · 9.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested91%of 9,533 · combined
Steepest move+7 pts2005→07, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019972021
2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 574 votes96.5%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 574 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career
Congress96.5% · 2,541
Economics and Public Finance89.8% · 2,070
Armed Forces and National Security88.6% · 657
Government Operations and Politics92.8% · 417
Finance and Financial Sector80.3% · 314
Public Lands and Natural Resources91.7% · 300
Taxation94.9% · 275
Health90.4% · 272
Energy96.3% · 270
Environmental Protection88.1% · 226
International Affairs83% · 188
Crime and Law Enforcement72.4% · 185
Labor and Employment95% · 181
Emergency Management88% · 175
Education93.9% · 165
Transportation and Public Works88.4% · 164
Law81.8% · 132
Agriculture and Food77% · 122
Housing and Community Development90.9% · 110
Science, Technology, Communications84% · 94
Commerce81.4% · 70
Immigration82.9% · 70
Water Resources Development100% · 64
Foreign Trade and International Finance63.2% · 57
Native Americans93% · 43
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.3% · 35
Social Welfare80.6% · 31
Commemorations96% · 25
Animals68.2% · 22
Families100% · 13
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

Service record

105th · 1997117th · 2021
Democrat105th–117th

Party switchers

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