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Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield

Representative from Kentucky
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1995–2017ID W000413
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LegislationHEADLINE
10%with Dems
of 8,229 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
10%with Dems
of 8,229 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 pts
2009 → 2011
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
2015–16114th Congress
Sat as a Republican
8%with Democrats
of 842 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2009 → 2011, −7 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

7 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
Jul 14, 2016H.R. 4992To codify regulations relating to transfers of funds involving Iran, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jul 14, 2016H.R. 5538Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jul 14, 2016H.R. 5538No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5538), 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
Jul 14, 2016H.R. 5538No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 14, 2016H.R. 5538No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 14, 2016H.R. 5538No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 14, 2016H.R. 5538No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 14, 2016H.R. 5538No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 14, 2016H.R. 5538No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 842 contested votes scored in the 114th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress1.2% · 2,065 votes
Economics and Public Finance19.2% · 1,963 votes
Armed Forces and National Security11.9% · 521 votes
Government Operations and Politics5.3% · 374 votes
Energy3.5% · 256 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources13.7% · 249 votes
Taxation2.8% · 248 votes
Health2.3% · 221 votes
Environmental Protection2.8% · 214 votes
Finance and Financial Sector6.2% · 211 votes
International Affairs8.6% · 209 votes
Emergency Management15.3% · 157 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement3.4% · 149 votes
Education11.5% · 148 votes
Transportation and Public Works17.1% · 146 votes
Labor and Employment11.2% · 125 votes
Agriculture and Food29.5% · 112 votes
Housing and Community Development20.4% · 108 votes
Law2.9% · 104 votes
Science, Technology, Communications3.4% · 88 votes
Commerce9.5% · 74 votes
Water Resources Development14.5% · 55 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance16% · 50 votes
Immigration4.7% · 43 votes
Social Welfare10.8% · 37 votes
Native Americans9.1% · 33 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues12.5% · 24 votes
Commemorations0% · 24 votes
Animals87.5% · 16 votes
Families20% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 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: Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

11 Congresses
104th · 1995114th · 2015
Republican · House · KY104th–114th
Term datesexact
Members · Kentucky
WW

Wayne Edward (Ed) Whitfield

Representative from Kentucky
HOUSER1995–201711 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
9.7%with Democrats
of 8,229 votes · 90.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested10%of 8,229 · combined
Steepest move−7 pts2009→11, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019952015
2015–16 · 114th · Republican · of 842 votes8%

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 · 842 contested votes scored in the 114th

By policy area

career
Congress1.2% · 2,065
Economics and Public Finance19.2% · 1,963
Armed Forces and National Security11.9% · 521
Government Operations and Politics5.3% · 374
Energy3.5% · 256
Public Lands and Natural Resources13.7% · 249
Taxation2.8% · 248
Health2.3% · 221
Environmental Protection2.8% · 214
Finance and Financial Sector6.2% · 211
International Affairs8.6% · 209
Emergency Management15.3% · 157
Crime and Law Enforcement3.4% · 149
Education11.5% · 148
Transportation and Public Works17.1% · 146
Labor and Employment11.2% · 125
Agriculture and Food29.5% · 112
Housing and Community Development20.4% · 108
Law2.9% · 104
Science, Technology, Communications3.4% · 88
Commerce9.5% · 74
Water Resources Development14.5% · 55
Foreign Trade and International Finance16% · 50
Immigration4.7% · 43
Social Welfare10.8% · 37
Native Americans9.1% · 33
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues12.5% · 24
Commemorations0% · 24
Animals87.5% · 16
Families20% · 10
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

Service record

104th · 1995114th · 2015
Republican104th–114th

Party switchers

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