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Aston Donald McEachin

Representative from Virginia
HOUSEDEMOCRAT2017–2023ID M001200
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LegislationHEADLINE
97%with Dems
of 1,882 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
97%with Dems
of 1,882 · both combined
Steepest move
+2 pts
2017 → 2019
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 ↓2017
2021–22117th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
98.5%with Democrats
of 547 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2017 → 2019, +2 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
Nov 17, 2022H.R. 3630Lymphedema Treatment ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 17, 2022H.R. 2250Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 17, 2022S. 4359Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textSenator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Nov 17, 2022S. 3369To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, as the “Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 17, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 16, 2022S. 4524Speak Out ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Nov 15, 2022H.Res. 1464Providing for consideration of the bill S. 4524, the Speak Out Act, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Nov 14, 2022H.R. 5441PAST ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 30, 2022H.R. 8987Fairness for 9/11 Families ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 547 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress99.8% · 549 votes
Economics and Public Finance99.3% · 296 votes
Armed Forces and National Security90.4% · 177 votes
Government Operations and Politics97.6% · 124 votes
Finance and Financial Sector96.5% · 86 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 63 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 62 votes
Health98.4% · 61 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 45 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 38 votes
International Affairs100% · 35 votes
Immigration100% · 31 votes
Law100% · 30 votes
Transportation and Public Works100% · 28 votes
Taxation100% · 26 votes
Science, Technology, Communications95.2% · 21 votes
Energy100% · 18 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 17 votes
Agriculture and Food100% · 13 votes
Education100% · 13 votes
Emergency Management100% · 13 votes
Commerce100% · 12 votes
Water Resources Development100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Native Americans— · 9 votes
Social Welfare— · 9 votes
Families— · 7 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 6 votes
Animals— · 5 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 4 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
115th · 2017117th · 2021
Democrat · House · VA115th–117th
Term datesexact
Members · Virginia
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Aston Donald McEachin

Representative from Virginia
HOUSED2017–20233 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
97.4%with Democrats
of 1,882 votes · 2.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested97%of 1,882 · combined
Steepest move+2 pts2017→19, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020172021
2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 547 votes98.5%

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 · 547 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career
Congress99.8% · 549
Economics and Public Finance99.3% · 296
Armed Forces and National Security90.4% · 177
Government Operations and Politics97.6% · 124
Finance and Financial Sector96.5% · 86
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 63
Labor and Employment100% · 62
Health98.4% · 61
Environmental Protection100% · 45
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 38
International Affairs100% · 35
Immigration100% · 31
Law100% · 30
Transportation and Public Works100% · 28
Taxation100% · 26
Science, Technology, Communications95.2% · 21
Energy100% · 18
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 17
Agriculture and Food100% · 13
Education100% · 13
Emergency Management100% · 13
Commerce100% · 12
Water Resources Development100% · 10
Native Americans— · 9
Social Welfare— · 9
Families— · 7
Housing and Community Development— · 6
Animals— · 5
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 4

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

115th · 2017117th · 2021
Democrat115th–117th

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