Jon C. Porter

Representative from Nevada

HOUSEREPUBLICAN2003–2009ID P000589

LegislationHEADLINE

18%with Dems

of 2,296 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

18%with Dems

of 2,296 · both combined

Steepest move

+12 pts

2005 → 2007

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 ↓2003

2007–08110th Congress

Sat as a Republican

24.5%with Democrats

of 1,070 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, +12 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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 10, 2008H.R. 7321Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 10, 2008H.R. 7321No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1534Providing for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textProviding for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1534Providing for consideration of H.R. 7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 10, 2008noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 10, 2008H.Res. 1533Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of Rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on RulesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 3, 2008H.R. 6867Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 3, 2008S. 3197National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 1,070 contested votes scored in the 110th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress2.1% · 700 votes

Economics and Public Finance33.5% · 492 votes

Armed Forces and National Security14.3% · 119 votes

Taxation5.6% · 90 votes

Energy18.6% · 70 votes

Emergency Management24.6% · 69 votes

Health15.2% · 66 votes

Labor and Employment14.3% · 56 votes

Housing and Community Development35.8% · 53 votes

International Affairs14.6% · 48 votes

Law4.3% · 46 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources15.2% · 46 votes

Finance and Financial Sector18.6% · 43 votes

Agriculture and Food38.5% · 39 votes

Transportation and Public Works31.6% · 38 votes

Education42.4% · 33 votes

Government Operations and Politics30% · 30 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement10.3% · 29 votes

Commerce41.7% · 24 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance4.5% · 22 votes

Immigration5.3% · 19 votes

Science, Technology, Communications42.1% · 19 votes

Commemorations0% · 17 votes

Native Americans40% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Animals— · 9 votes

Social Welfare— · 8 votes

Environmental Protection— · 6 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes

Water Resources Development— · 4 votes

Families— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

108th · 2003110th · 2007

Republican · House · NV108th–110th

Term datesexact

Jon C. Porter

Representative from Nevada

HOUSER2003–20093 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

17.6%with Democrats

of 2,296 votes · 82.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested18%of 2,296 · combined

Steepest move+12 pts2005→07, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020032007

2007–08 · 110th · Republican · of 1070 votes24.5%

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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 1,070 contested votes scored in the 110th

By policy area

career

Congress2.1% · 700

Economics and Public Finance33.5% · 492

Armed Forces and National Security14.3% · 119

Taxation5.6% · 90

Energy18.6% · 70

Emergency Management24.6% · 69

Health15.2% · 66

Labor and Employment14.3% · 56

Housing and Community Development35.8% · 53

International Affairs14.6% · 48

Law4.3% · 46

Public Lands and Natural Resources15.2% · 46

Finance and Financial Sector18.6% · 43

Agriculture and Food38.5% · 39

Transportation and Public Works31.6% · 38

Education42.4% · 33

Government Operations and Politics30% · 30

Crime and Law Enforcement10.3% · 29

Commerce41.7% · 24

Foreign Trade and International Finance4.5% · 22

Immigration5.3% · 19

Science, Technology, Communications42.1% · 19

Commemorations0% · 17

Native Americans40% · 10

Animals— · 9

Social Welfare— · 8

Environmental Protection— · 6

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4

Water Resources Development— · 4

Families— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion.

Service record

108th · 2003110th · 2007

Republican108th–110th

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