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Carol Shea-Porter

Representative from New Hampshire
HOUSEDEMOCRAT2007–2019ID S001170
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LegislationHEADLINE
96%with Dems
of 3,440 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
96%with Dems
of 3,440 · both combined
Steepest move
−3 pts
2009 → 2013
still a Democrat

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 ↓20072013
2017–18115th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
93.4%with Democrats
of 791 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2009 → 2013, −3 pts — while still a Democrat.
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 13, 2018H.Res. 1091Calling on the Government of Burma to release Burmese journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo sentenced to seven years imprisonment after investigating attacks against civilians by Burma’s military and security forces, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 12, 2018H.R. 2Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 12, 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 12, 2018H.Res. 1176Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 12, 2018H.Res. 1176Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 11, 2018S. 825Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2017LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 2018S. 3029PREEMIE Reauthorization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 2018H.R. 7217Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 2018H.R. 3008George W. Bush Childhood Home Study ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 791 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress99.4% · 1,053 votes
Economics and Public Finance95.4% · 648 votes
Armed Forces and National Security89.7% · 214 votes
Finance and Financial Sector97.2% · 141 votes
Government Operations and Politics97.7% · 132 votes
Energy100% · 113 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.4% · 108 votes
Agriculture and Food92.1% · 89 votes
Health92% · 88 votes
Taxation84.7% · 85 votes
Emergency Management91.4% · 81 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 70 votes
Housing and Community Development97.1% · 68 votes
Education100% · 63 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 50 votes
Transportation and Public Works92.3% · 39 votes
Water Resources Development100% · 34 votes
Law100% · 31 votes
Science, Technology, Communications96.8% · 31 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement88% · 25 votes
Commerce87.5% · 24 votes
International Affairs100% · 21 votes
Native Americans90% · 20 votes
Animals100% · 13 votes
Immigration100% · 13 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 11 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Social Welfare— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 5 votes
Families— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

4 Congresses
110th · 2007115th · 2017
Democrat · House · NH110th–115th
Term datesexact
Members · New Hampshire
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Carol Shea-Porter

Representative from New Hampshire
HOUSED2007–20194 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
95.6%with Democrats
of 3,440 votes · 4.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested96%of 3,440 · combined
Steepest move−3 pts2009→13, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020072017
2017–18 · 115th · Democrat · of 791 votes93.4%

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 · 791 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career
Congress99.4% · 1,053
Economics and Public Finance95.4% · 648
Armed Forces and National Security89.7% · 214
Finance and Financial Sector97.2% · 141
Government Operations and Politics97.7% · 132
Energy100% · 113
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.4% · 108
Agriculture and Food92.1% · 89
Health92% · 88
Taxation84.7% · 85
Emergency Management91.4% · 81
Environmental Protection100% · 70
Housing and Community Development97.1% · 68
Education100% · 63
Labor and Employment100% · 50
Transportation and Public Works92.3% · 39
Water Resources Development100% · 34
Law100% · 31
Science, Technology, Communications96.8% · 31
Crime and Law Enforcement88% · 25
Commerce87.5% · 24
International Affairs100% · 21
Native Americans90% · 20
Animals100% · 13
Immigration100% · 13
Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 11
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 10
Social Welfare— · 9
Commemorations— · 5
Families— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

110th · 2007115th · 2017
Democrat110th–115th

Party switchers

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