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Hugh James Saxton

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1985–2009ID S000097
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LegislationHEADLINE
20%with Dems
of 7,361 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
20%with Dems
of 7,361 · both combined
Steepest move
−19 pts
1989 → 1991
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 ↓1985199119972003
2007–08110th Congress
Sat as a Republican
25.1%with Democrats
of 1,024 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, −19 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 10, 2008H.R. 7321Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring ActLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
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 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
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
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, 2008S. 3197National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 3, 2008H.R. 1424Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 3, 2008H.Res. 1525Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 3, 2008H.Res. 1525Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 1,024 contested votes scored in the 110th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance25.4% · 1,773 votes
Congress3.8% · 1,566 votes
Armed Forces and National Security13.5% · 520 votes
International Affairs20.8% · 351 votes
Government Operations and Politics20.1% · 339 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement19% · 211 votes
Labor and Employment27.4% · 201 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources58.8% · 194 votes
Taxation4.6% · 194 votes
Health13.5% · 163 votes
Education33.3% · 126 votes
Transportation and Public Works43.7% · 119 votes
Finance and Financial Sector22.9% · 118 votes
Housing and Community Development32.2% · 118 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance20.5% · 112 votes
Law15.6% · 109 votes
Science, Technology, Communications20.6% · 107 votes
Agriculture and Food33% · 97 votes
Energy48.4% · 95 votes
Emergency Management29.7% · 74 votes
Commerce16.7% · 72 votes
Environmental Protection49.3% · 69 votes
Immigration15% · 60 votes
Social Welfare13.3% · 60 votes
Water Resources Development39.3% · 56 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues39.6% · 48 votes
Native Americans22.2% · 36 votes
Commemorations6.9% · 29 votes
Families35.3% · 17 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion41.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Animals— · 9 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

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

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

Service record

12 Congresses
99th · 1985110th · 2007
Republican · House · NJ99th–110th
Term datesexact
Members · New Jersey
HS

Hugh James Saxton

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSER1985–200912 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
19.7%with Democrats
of 7,361 votes · 80.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested20%of 7,361 · combined
Steepest move−19 pts1989→91, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019852007
2007–08 · 110th · Republican · of 1024 votes25.1%

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 · 1,024 contested votes scored in the 110th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance25.4% · 1,773
Congress3.8% · 1,566
Armed Forces and National Security13.5% · 520
International Affairs20.8% · 351
Government Operations and Politics20.1% · 339
Crime and Law Enforcement19% · 211
Labor and Employment27.4% · 201
Public Lands and Natural Resources58.8% · 194
Taxation4.6% · 194
Health13.5% · 163
Education33.3% · 126
Transportation and Public Works43.7% · 119
Finance and Financial Sector22.9% · 118
Housing and Community Development32.2% · 118
Foreign Trade and International Finance20.5% · 112
Law15.6% · 109
Science, Technology, Communications20.6% · 107
Agriculture and Food33% · 97
Energy48.4% · 95
Emergency Management29.7% · 74
Commerce16.7% · 72
Environmental Protection49.3% · 69
Immigration15% · 60
Social Welfare13.3% · 60
Water Resources Development39.3% · 56
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues39.6% · 48
Native Americans22.2% · 36
Commemorations6.9% · 29
Families35.3% · 17
Arts, Culture, Religion41.7% · 12
Animals— · 9
Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

Service record

99th · 1985110th · 2007
Republican99th–110th

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