Patsy Takemoto Mink

Representative from Hawaii

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1965–2003ID M000797

LegislationHEADLINE

95%with Dems

of 5,076 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

95%with Dems

of 5,076 · both combined

Steepest move

−7 pts

1967 → 1969

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 ↓1965197119771983198919952001

2001–02107th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

94.2%with Democrats

of 360 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −7 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

4 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

Jul 27, 2002H.R. 3009Andean Trade Preference ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Jul 27, 2002H.Res. 509Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report on H.R. 2002, Trade Act of 2002LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Jul 27, 2002H.Res. 507Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on RulesLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textWaiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on RulesParty majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Democratic majority

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Jul 26, 2002H.R. 5005Homeland Security ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Jul 26, 2002H.R. 5005Homeland Security ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Jul 26, 2002H.R. 5005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Jul 26, 2002H.R. 5005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Jul 26, 2002H.R. 5005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 360 contested votes scored in the 107th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance93.4% · 1,079 votes

Congress97% · 859 votes

Government Operations and Politics98.5% · 264 votes

International Affairs93.1% · 217 votes

Armed Forces and National Security87.8% · 213 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement98.8% · 162 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.8% · 135 votes

Labor and Employment99.1% · 117 votes

Taxation90.5% · 116 votes

Energy90.7% · 107 votes

Health90.2% · 92 votes

Education98.8% · 80 votes

Law95.7% · 69 votes

Transportation and Public Works90.9% · 66 votes

Finance and Financial Sector93.8% · 65 votes

Science, Technology, Communications91.9% · 62 votes

Environmental Protection91.7% · 48 votes

Commerce89.1% · 46 votes

Agriculture and Food85.4% · 41 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance92.7% · 41 votes

Housing and Community Development93.9% · 33 votes

Social Welfare92.9% · 28 votes

Water Resources Development85.7% · 28 votes

Immigration90% · 20 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.4% · 18 votes

District of Columbia100% · 15 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 14 votes

Mines and mineral resources100% · 14 votes

Native Americans100% · 13 votes

Commemorations83.3% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes

Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes

Families— · 8 votes

Depletion allowances— · 7 votes

Independent regulatory commissions— · 6 votes

Mortgages— · 6 votes

Political participation— · 4 votes

Private Legislation— · 4 votes

Public works— · 4 votes

Coins and coinage— · 3 votes

Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes

Credit— · 3 votes

International economic relations— · 3 votes

Petroleum industry— · 3 votes

Revenue sharing— · 3 votes

Conferences— · 2 votes

Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes

Emergency Management— · 2 votes

Executive reorganization— · 2 votes

Life insurance— · 2 votes

Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes

Power resources— · 2 votes

Real property— · 2 votes

Youth— · 2 votes

Animals— · 1 vote

Congressional oversight— · 1 vote

Day care— · 1 vote

Disabled— · 1 vote

Gold— · 1 vote

Government corporations— · 1 vote

Heating— · 1 vote

Industrial relations— · 1 vote

Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote

Lakes— · 1 vote

Postal service— · 1 vote

Reclamation of land— · 1 vote

Refugees— · 1 vote

Right of privacy— · 1 vote

Rivers— · 1 vote

Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 45 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: American Revolution Bicentennial, Awards, medals, prizes, Cemeteries and funerals, Chemicals, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Corporations, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Impeachments, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Leases, Libraries, Livestock, Lobbying, Lotteries, Minorities, Motor vehicles, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Postal rates and revenues, Prices, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recreation areas, Right to counsel, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

12 Congresses

89th · 1965107th · 2001

Democrat · House · HI89th–107th

Term datesexact

Patsy Takemoto Mink

Representative from Hawaii

HOUSED1965–200312 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

94.6%with Democrats

of 5,076 votes · 5.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested95%of 5,076 · combined

Steepest move−7 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019652001

2001–02 · 107th · Democrat · of 360 votes94.2%

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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

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Latest 6 shown · 360 contested votes scored in the 107th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance93.4% · 1,079

Congress97% · 859

Government Operations and Politics98.5% · 264

International Affairs93.1% · 217

Armed Forces and National Security87.8% · 213

Crime and Law Enforcement98.8% · 162

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.8% · 135

Labor and Employment99.1% · 117

Taxation90.5% · 116

Energy90.7% · 107

Health90.2% · 92

Education98.8% · 80

Law95.7% · 69

Transportation and Public Works90.9% · 66

Finance and Financial Sector93.8% · 65

Science, Technology, Communications91.9% · 62

Environmental Protection91.7% · 48

Commerce89.1% · 46

Agriculture and Food85.4% · 41

Foreign Trade and International Finance92.7% · 41

Housing and Community Development93.9% · 33

Social Welfare92.9% · 28

Water Resources Development85.7% · 28

Immigration90% · 20

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.4% · 18

District of Columbia100% · 15

Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 14

Mines and mineral resources100% · 14

Native Americans100% · 13

Commemorations83.3% · 12

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9

Vietnamese Conflict— · 9

Families— · 8

Depletion allowances— · 7

Independent regulatory commissions— · 6

Mortgages— · 6

Political participation— · 4

Private Legislation— · 4

Public works— · 4

Coins and coinage— · 3

Congressional-executive relations— · 3

Credit— · 3

International economic relations— · 3

Petroleum industry— · 3

Revenue sharing— · 3

Conferences— · 2

Constitutional amendments— · 2

Emergency Management— · 2

Executive reorganization— · 2

Life insurance— · 2

Monuments and memorials— · 2

Power resources— · 2

Real property— · 2

Youth— · 2

Animals— · 1

Congressional oversight— · 1

Day care— · 1

Disabled— · 1

Gold— · 1

Government corporations— · 1

Heating— · 1

Industrial relations— · 1

Intergovernmental relations— · 1

Lakes— · 1

Postal service— · 1

Reclamation of land— · 1

Refugees— · 1

Right of privacy— · 1

Rivers— · 1

Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 45 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: American Revolution Bicentennial, Awards, medals, prizes, Cemeteries and funerals, Chemicals, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Corporations, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Impeachments, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Leases, Libraries, Livestock, Lobbying, Lotteries, Minorities, Motor vehicles, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Postal rates and revenues, Prices, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recreation areas, Right to counsel, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 1965107th · 2001

Democrat89th–107th

Party switchers

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