Across 4 Congresses, most in the
109th at 54.
In the 110th,
7 —
11 fewer than the median representative, who filed 18.
Of the 133, 2 became law.
Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every
member, never get a vote.
Bills introduced, against the typical representative107th to 110th
27107th Congresstypical member 13
45108th Congresstypical member 13
54109th Congresstypical member 16
7110th Congresstypical member 18
median for the chamber, that Congress
Cosponsored
1,504
Signed on to someone else's bill
Recorded votes
5,842
Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside
Their work
Drawn from the 133 bills this member
introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who
most often sign on.
Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.
Biography
A Representative from California. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. , September 7, 1938. B. S. , University of Redlands, Redlands, Calif. , 1981. M. A. , California State University, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1988. Attended University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. Member of the Carson City, Calif. , city council, 1990. Mayor pro tempore, Carson City, Calif. , 1991-1992. Educator, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, Calif. Delegate to the Democratic National Conventions, 1984, 1992, and 2000. Member of the California state assembly, 1993-1996. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourth Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Walter R. Tucker III, and reelected to the six succeeding Congresses (March 26, 1996-April 21, 2007). Chair, Committee on House Administration (One Hundred Tenth Congress). Died on April 21, 2007, in Carson, Calif. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, Calif.
Votes
How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest
first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture.
Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.
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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term.
Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress
onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member
who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none.
Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they
are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than
reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers
also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here.
Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left,
because the ones on file were theirs while serving.
Records come from
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Biographical Directory of Congress.
