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George Miller O'Brien

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1973–1987ID O000010
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LegislationHEADLINE
29%with Dems
of 2,819 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
29%with Dems
of 2,819 · both combined
Steepest move
+7 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓197319791985
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Republican
41.7%with Democrats
of 252 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +7 pts — within one party label.
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. 5052No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jun 12, 1986H.R. 1No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
May 15, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
May 15, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
May 15, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
May 14, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 8, 1986H.R. 4515No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 8, 1986H.R. 4515No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 8, 1986H.R. 4515No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 252 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance33% · 664 votes
Congress29.5% · 305 votes
International Affairs38.2% · 207 votes
Government Operations and Politics24% · 200 votes
Armed Forces and National Security16.7% · 144 votes
Energy13.6% · 140 votes
Agriculture and Food24.7% · 89 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance44.7% · 85 votes
Transportation and Public Works43.7% · 71 votes
Labor and Employment35.7% · 70 votes
Taxation12.5% · 64 votes
Education43.9% · 57 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources36.8% · 57 votes
Science, Technology, Communications21.6% · 51 votes
Environmental Protection8.9% · 45 votes
Health26.2% · 42 votes
Law31.7% · 41 votes
Housing and Community Development20.6% · 34 votes
Commerce21.9% · 32 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement32.1% · 28 votes
Social Welfare34.8% · 23 votes
District of Columbia33.3% · 15 votes
Immigration13.3% · 15 votes
Industrial relations14.3% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources42.9% · 14 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues27.3% · 11 votes
Finance and Financial Sector10% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Commemorations— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Native Americans— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Water Resources Development— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 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
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 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
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Mortgages— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote
Youth— · 1 vote

They also voted in 68 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, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government corporations, 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, 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

7 Congresses
93rd · 197399th · 1985
Republican · House · IL93rd–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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George Miller O'Brien

Representative from Illinois
HOUSER1973–19877 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
28.6%with Democrats
of 2,819 votes · 71.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested29%of 2,819 · combined
Steepest move+7 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019731985
1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 252 votes41.7%

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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 · 252 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance33% · 664
Congress29.5% · 305
International Affairs38.2% · 207
Government Operations and Politics24% · 200
Armed Forces and National Security16.7% · 144
Energy13.6% · 140
Agriculture and Food24.7% · 89
Foreign Trade and International Finance44.7% · 85
Transportation and Public Works43.7% · 71
Labor and Employment35.7% · 70
Taxation12.5% · 64
Education43.9% · 57
Public Lands and Natural Resources36.8% · 57
Science, Technology, Communications21.6% · 51
Environmental Protection8.9% · 45
Health26.2% · 42
Law31.7% · 41
Housing and Community Development20.6% · 34
Commerce21.9% · 32
Crime and Law Enforcement32.1% · 28
Social Welfare34.8% · 23
District of Columbia33.3% · 15
Immigration13.3% · 15
Industrial relations14.3% · 14
Mines and mineral resources42.9% · 14
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues27.3% · 11
Finance and Financial Sector10% · 10
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Commemorations— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Native Americans— · 5
Public works— · 5
Water Resources Development— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 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
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Mortgages— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1
Youth— · 1

Also voted in 68 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, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government corporations, 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, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 197399th · 1985
Republican93rd–99th

Party switchers

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