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Edward Rell Madigan

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1973–1993ID M000041
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LegislationHEADLINE
25%with Dems
of 4,011 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
25%with Dems
of 4,011 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 pts
1989 → 1991
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 ↓1973197919851991
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Republican
11.1%with Democrats
of 9 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, −7 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
Mar 7, 1991H.R. 1281No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 6, 1991H.R. 991DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT EXTENSION AND AMENDMENTS OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 5, 1991H.Res. 95COMMEND PRESIDENT AND U.S. AND ALLIED TROOPS IN PERSIAN GULFLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textCOMMEND PRESIDENT AND U.S. AND ALLIED TROOPS IN PERSIAN GULFParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Mar 5, 1991H.R. 707COMMODITY FUTURES IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 28, 1991H.Res. 88CONDEMNING CUBA’S HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND COMMENDING THE UN FOR ITS ATTENTION TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CUBALEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 27, 1991S.J.Res. 55COMMEMORATING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF U.S./PORTUGESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONSLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 21, 1991H.Res. 19RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY ON THE PERSIAN GULF CRISISLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 21, 1991H.R. 586REPORTS ON THE COST OF THE PERSIAN GULF OPERATIONSLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 6, 1991H.R. 232VETERANS’ HOUSING AND MEMORIAL AFFAIRS AMENDMENTS OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 9 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance25.9% · 911 votes
Congress22.7% · 409 votes
Armed Forces and National Security14.1% · 327 votes
International Affairs28.6% · 297 votes
Government Operations and Politics23.5% · 272 votes
Energy21.2% · 151 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance23.4% · 128 votes
Labor and Employment33.6% · 113 votes
Transportation and Public Works42.3% · 111 votes
Agriculture and Food24.5% · 98 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources27.2% · 81 votes
Housing and Community Development23.7% · 76 votes
Science, Technology, Communications15.9% · 69 votes
Education41.2% · 68 votes
Taxation23.9% · 67 votes
Environmental Protection18.2% · 66 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement24.6% · 61 votes
Health43.1% · 51 votes
Law29.8% · 47 votes
Social Welfare8.7% · 46 votes
Commerce19.5% · 41 votes
Immigration13.2% · 38 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues22.2% · 36 votes
Water Resources Development34.5% · 29 votes
Finance and Financial Sector34.6% · 26 votes
Native Americans11.1% · 18 votes
District of Columbia28.6% · 14 votes
Industrial relations35.7% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources46.2% · 13 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion27.3% · 11 votes
Commemorations20% · 10 votes
Families10% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Lobbying— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 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
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Emergency Management— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 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
Coins and coinage— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 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
Museums— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Printing— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, 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, Rehabilitation, Right of privacy, 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

10 Congresses
93rd · 1973102nd · 1991
Republican · House · IL93rd–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Edward Rell Madigan

Representative from Illinois
HOUSER1973–199310 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
25.2%with Democrats
of 4,011 votes · 74.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested25%of 4,011 · combined
Steepest move−7 pts1989→91, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019731991
1991–92 · 102nd · Republican · of 9 votes11.1%

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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 · 9 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance25.9% · 911
Congress22.7% · 409
Armed Forces and National Security14.1% · 327
International Affairs28.6% · 297
Government Operations and Politics23.5% · 272
Energy21.2% · 151
Foreign Trade and International Finance23.4% · 128
Labor and Employment33.6% · 113
Transportation and Public Works42.3% · 111
Agriculture and Food24.5% · 98
Public Lands and Natural Resources27.2% · 81
Housing and Community Development23.7% · 76
Science, Technology, Communications15.9% · 69
Education41.2% · 68
Taxation23.9% · 67
Environmental Protection18.2% · 66
Crime and Law Enforcement24.6% · 61
Health43.1% · 51
Law29.8% · 47
Social Welfare8.7% · 46
Commerce19.5% · 41
Immigration13.2% · 38
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues22.2% · 36
Water Resources Development34.5% · 29
Finance and Financial Sector34.6% · 26
Native Americans11.1% · 18
District of Columbia28.6% · 14
Industrial relations35.7% · 14
Mines and mineral resources46.2% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion27.3% · 11
Commemorations20% · 10
Families10% · 10
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Lobbying— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Emergency Management— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Printing— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 71 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, 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, Rehabilitation, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 1973102nd · 1991
Republican93rd–102nd

Party switchers

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