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Albert Harold Quie

Representative from Minnesota
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1957–1979ID Q000010
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LegislationHEADLINE
30%with Dems
of 2,367 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
30%with Dems
of 2,367 · both combined
Steepest move
−15 pts
1969 → 1971
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 ↓1957196319691975
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Republican
33.6%with Democrats
of 447 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −15 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
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 4018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 12370No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 12, 1978H.R. 12929No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 12929), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Oct 6, 1978H.R. 13750No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1978H.R. 13750No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1978H.R. 13635No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1978H.R. 12928No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1978H.R. 12932No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 4, 1978H.R. 13059No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 447 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance29% · 259 votes
Congress28.7% · 143 votes
Energy26.4% · 110 votes
Government Operations and Politics22% · 91 votes
International Affairs68.1% · 72 votes
Labor and Employment26.2% · 42 votes
Armed Forces and National Security34.3% · 35 votes
Transportation and Public Works20.6% · 34 votes
Agriculture and Food53.3% · 30 votes
Law31% · 29 votes
Taxation17.2% · 29 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources23.1% · 26 votes
Environmental Protection28.6% · 21 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance42.9% · 21 votes
Commerce10.5% · 19 votes
Education27.8% · 18 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement26.7% · 15 votes
District of Columbia60% · 15 votes
Industrial relations28.6% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources28.6% · 14 votes
Finance and Financial Sector41.7% · 12 votes
Housing and Community Development25% · 12 votes
Social Welfare25% · 12 votes
Health18.2% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Home repair and improvement— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 75 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, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Electronic surveillance, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Government securities, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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, Museums, 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, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, 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

11 Congresses
85th · 195795th · 1977
Republican · House · MN85th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Minnesota
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Albert Harold Quie

Representative from Minnesota
HOUSER1957–197911 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
29.6%with Democrats
of 2,367 votes · 70.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested30%of 2,367 · combined
Steepest move−15 pts1969→71, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019571977
1977–78 · 95th · Republican · of 447 votes33.6%

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 · 447 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance29% · 259
Congress28.7% · 143
Energy26.4% · 110
Government Operations and Politics22% · 91
International Affairs68.1% · 72
Labor and Employment26.2% · 42
Armed Forces and National Security34.3% · 35
Transportation and Public Works20.6% · 34
Agriculture and Food53.3% · 30
Law31% · 29
Taxation17.2% · 29
Public Lands and Natural Resources23.1% · 26
Environmental Protection28.6% · 21
Foreign Trade and International Finance42.9% · 21
Commerce10.5% · 19
Education27.8% · 18
Crime and Law Enforcement26.7% · 15
District of Columbia60% · 15
Industrial relations28.6% · 14
Mines and mineral resources28.6% · 14
Finance and Financial Sector41.7% · 12
Housing and Community Development25% · 12
Social Welfare25% · 12
Health18.2% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Home repair and improvement— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 75 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, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Electronic surveillance, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Government securities, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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, Museums, 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, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

85th · 195795th · 1977
Republican85th–95th

Party switchers

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