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Mark Sanford

Representative from South Carolina
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1995–2019ID S000051
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LegislationHEADLINE
12%with Dems
of 4,556 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
12%with Dems
of 4,556 · both combined
Steepest move
+5 pts
1995 → 1997
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 ↓1995200120072013
2017–18115th Congress
Sat as a Republican
11.3%with Democrats
of 797 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1995 → 1997, +5 pts — within one party label.
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
Dec 21, 2018S. 3628National Flood Insurance Program Extention ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018H.Con.Res. 148Correct Enrollment to S. 3628LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Dec 21, 2018H.R. 7388National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 21, 2018H.R. 62879/11 Memorial ActLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 1934Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 21, 2018S. 512Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 3247Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic and Empowerment ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 2018S. 1862Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 797 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance16.9% · 1,089 votes
Congress1.6% · 1,088 votes
Government Operations and Politics11.6% · 318 votes
Armed Forces and National Security32.5% · 311 votes
Finance and Financial Sector4.4% · 159 votes
International Affairs15.3% · 144 votes
Environmental Protection12.9% · 124 votes
Taxation5.6% · 124 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources22.8% · 123 votes
Energy12.1% · 116 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement16.2% · 111 votes
Health10% · 100 votes
Law8.3% · 84 votes
Education5.3% · 76 votes
Transportation and Public Works16.9% · 65 votes
Agriculture and Food29.3% · 58 votes
Water Resources Development21.2% · 52 votes
Labor and Employment0% · 46 votes
Science, Technology, Communications6.8% · 44 votes
Immigration14.7% · 34 votes
Emergency Management21.9% · 32 votes
Commerce10% · 30 votes
Housing and Community Development13.3% · 30 votes
Social Welfare4% · 25 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues15% · 20 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance22.2% · 18 votes
Native Americans0% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commemorations— · 7 votes
Families— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes
Animals— · 3 votes

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

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

Service record

6 Congresses
104th · 1995115th · 2017
Republican · House · SC104th–115th
Term datesexact
Members · South Carolina
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Mark Sanford

Representative from South Carolina
HOUSER1995–20196 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
12.3%with Democrats
of 4,556 votes · 87.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested12%of 4,556 · combined
Steepest move+5 pts1995→97, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019952017
2017–18 · 115th · Republican · of 797 votes11.3%

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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 797 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance16.9% · 1,089
Congress1.6% · 1,088
Government Operations and Politics11.6% · 318
Armed Forces and National Security32.5% · 311
Finance and Financial Sector4.4% · 159
International Affairs15.3% · 144
Environmental Protection12.9% · 124
Taxation5.6% · 124
Public Lands and Natural Resources22.8% · 123
Energy12.1% · 116
Crime and Law Enforcement16.2% · 111
Health10% · 100
Law8.3% · 84
Education5.3% · 76
Transportation and Public Works16.9% · 65
Agriculture and Food29.3% · 58
Water Resources Development21.2% · 52
Labor and Employment0% · 46
Science, Technology, Communications6.8% · 44
Immigration14.7% · 34
Emergency Management21.9% · 32
Commerce10% · 30
Housing and Community Development13.3% · 30
Social Welfare4% · 25
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues15% · 20
Foreign Trade and International Finance22.2% · 18
Native Americans0% · 10
Commemorations— · 7
Families— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Animals— · 3

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Sports and Recreation.

Service record

104th · 1995115th · 2017
Republican104th–115th

Party switchers

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