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David Alan Stockman

Representative from Michigan
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1977–1981ID S000935
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LegislationHEADLINE
16%with Dems
of 989 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
16%with Dems
of 989 · both combined
Steepest move
+1 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓1977
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Republican
16.3%with Democrats
of 472 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +1 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
Dec 10, 1980H.Res. 826No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 1615), 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
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.Res. 802No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 3, 1980H.R. 7020No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 3, 1980H.R. 8378No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 472 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance15.2% · 230 votes
Congress10.7% · 149 votes
International Affairs28.8% · 104 votes
Government Operations and Politics13.9% · 79 votes
Energy12.5% · 48 votes
Transportation and Public Works6.7% · 30 votes
Education29.6% · 27 votes
Labor and Employment4% · 25 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance28.6% · 21 votes
Taxation15% · 20 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources21.1% · 19 votes
Agriculture and Food17.6% · 17 votes
Armed Forces and National Security47.1% · 17 votes
Health31.3% · 16 votes
Environmental Protection0% · 13 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 12 votes
Industrial relations0% · 12 votes
Law0% · 11 votes
Social Welfare9.1% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commerce— · 9 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Municipal finance— · 3 votes
Native Americans— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Science, Technology, Communications— · 1 vote

They also voted in 50 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Territories (U.S.), Terrorism, Tobacco, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

2 Congresses
95th · 197796th · 1979
Republican · House · MI95th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Michigan
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David Alan Stockman

Representative from Michigan
HOUSER1977–19812 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
16%with Democrats
of 989 votes · 84% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested16%of 989 · combined
Steepest move+1 pts1977→79, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019771979
1979–80 · 96th · Republican · of 472 votes16.3%

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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 · 472 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance15.2% · 230
Congress10.7% · 149
International Affairs28.8% · 104
Government Operations and Politics13.9% · 79
Energy12.5% · 48
Transportation and Public Works6.7% · 30
Education29.6% · 27
Labor and Employment4% · 25
Foreign Trade and International Finance28.6% · 21
Taxation15% · 20
Public Lands and Natural Resources21.1% · 19
Agriculture and Food17.6% · 17
Armed Forces and National Security47.1% · 17
Health31.3% · 16
Environmental Protection0% · 13
Housing and Community Development0% · 12
Industrial relations0% · 12
Law0% · 11
Social Welfare9.1% · 11
Commerce— · 9
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Municipal finance— · 3
Native Americans— · 3
Private Legislation— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Public works— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Museums— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Science, Technology, Communications— · 1

Also voted in 50 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Territories (U.S.), Terrorism, Tobacco, Water Resources Development.

Service record

95th · 197796th · 1979
Republican95th–96th

Party switchers

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