Rep. David McCurdy
Former Representative forOklahoma’s 4th District
McCurdy was the representative forOklahoma’s 4th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1981 to 1994.
![Photo of Rep. David McCurdy [D-OK4, 1981-1994]](/image.pl?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.govtrack.us%2fstatic%2flegislator-photos%2f407399-200px.jpeg&f=jpg&w=240)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
McCurdy is shown as a purple triangle▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below.Each dot was a member of the House of Representativesin 1994positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills legislators sponsored and cosponsoredfrom Jan. 3, 1989 to Nov. 29, 1994.See fullanalysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
McCurdy was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 5095 (102nd): Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993
- H.R. 2038 (102nd): Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1992
- H.R. 1455 (102nd): Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991
- H.R. 3048 (100th): National Superconductivity and Competitiveness Act of 1988
- H.R. 5795 (97th): An act to provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Shawnee Tribe of Indians in dockets 64, 335, and 338 by the …
Does 5 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
McCurdy sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (21%)Education (21%)Government Operations and Politics (18%)Housing and Community Development (10%)Labor and Employment (10%)Economics and Public Finance (8%)Environmental Protection (8%)Water Resources Development (5%)
Recently Introduced Bills
McCurdy recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 4784 (103rd): Mountain Park Project Act of 1994
- H.R. 4414 (103rd): Independence for Families Act of 1994
- H.R. 4392 (103rd): To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to …
- H.R. 4302 (103rd): Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995
- H.R. 2712 (103rd): National Education Goal for Parental Participation Act
- H.R. 2402 (103rd): Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994
- H.R. 1112 (103rd): Youth Apprenticeship Act of 1993
Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1981 to Nov 1994, McCurdy missed 561 of 6,505 roll call votes, which is 8.6%.This ismuch worse thanthe median of 3.4%among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Nov 1994.The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absences, major life events, and running for higher office.
| Time Period | Votes Eligible | Missed Votes | Percent | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Jan-Mar | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 73rd |
| 1981 Apr-Jun | 90 | 1 | 1.1% | 10th |
| 1981 Jul-Sep | 106 | 2 | 1.9% | 29th |
| 1981 Oct-Dec | 142 | 4 | 2.8% | 25th |
| 1982 Feb-Mar | 48 | 12 | 25.0% | 87th |
| 1982 Apr-Jun | 119 | 8 | 6.7% | 69th |
| 1982 Jul-Sep | 193 | 20 | 10.4% | 76th |
| 1982 Oct-Dec | 99 | 8 | 8.1% | 55th |
| 1983 Jan-Mar | 43 | 5 | 11.6% | 68th |
| 1983 Apr-Jun | 182 | 8 | 4.4% | 37th |
| 1983 Jul-Sep | 130 | 3 | 2.3% | 37th |
| 1983 Oct-Nov | 143 | 29 | 20.3% | 95th |
| 1984 Jan-Mar | 53 | 22 | 41.5% | 97th |
| 1984 Apr-Jun | 223 | 15 | 6.7% | 56th |
| 1984 Jul-Sep | 96 | 19 | 19.8% | 92nd |
| 1984 Oct-Oct | 36 | 6 | 16.7% | 84th |
| 1985 Jan-Mar | 36 | 2 | 5.6% | 40th |
| 1985 Apr-Jun | 154 | 8 | 5.2% | 58th |
| 1985 Jul-Sep | 101 | 5 | 5.0% | 58th |
| 1985 Oct-Dec | 148 | 7 | 4.7% | 63rd |
| 1986 Jan-Mar | 61 | 7 | 11.5% | 72nd |
| 1986 Apr-Jun | 128 | 8 | 6.2% | 75th |
| 1986 Jul-Sep | 202 | 5 | 2.5% | 42nd |
| 1986 Oct-Oct | 60 | 15 | 25.0% | 95th |
| 1987 Jan-Mar | 39 | 1 | 2.6% | 38th |
| 1987 Apr-Jun | 187 | 8 | 4.3% | 53rd |
| 1987 Jul-Sep | 95 | 17 | 17.9% | 93rd |
| 1987 Oct-Dec | 167 | 13 | 7.8% | 62nd |
| 1988 Feb-Mar | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | 69th |
| 1988 Apr-Jun | 161 | 1 | 0.6% | 13th |
| 1988 Jul-Sep | 152 | 22 | 14.5% | 88th |
| 1988 Oct-Oct | 89 | 2 | 2.2% | 50th |
| 1989 Jan-Mar | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1989 Apr-Jun | 105 | 16 | 15.2% | 95th |
| 1989 Jul-Sep | 128 | 5 | 3.9% | 64th |
| 1989 Oct-Nov | 121 | 4 | 3.3% | 44th |
| 1990 Jan-Mar | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | 31st |
| 1990 Apr-Jun | 150 | 1 | 0.7% | 18th |
| 1990 Jul-Sep | 183 | 5 | 2.7% | 50th |
| 1990 Oct-Oct | 143 | 6 | 4.2% | 60th |
| 1991 Jan-Mar | 62 | 4 | 6.5% | 78th |
| 1991 Apr-Jun | 139 | 5 | 3.6% | 58th |
| 1991 Jul-Sep | 81 | 5 | 6.2% | 69th |
| 1991 Oct-Nov | 162 | 9 | 5.6% | 78th |
| 1992 Jan-Mar | 66 | 3 | 4.5% | 57th |
| 1992 Apr-Jun | 185 | 17 | 9.2% | 85th |
| 1992 Jul-Sep | 196 | 18 | 9.2% | 88th |
| 1992 Oct-Oct | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | 80th |
| 1993 Jan-Mar | 127 | 4 | 3.1% | 57th |
| 1993 Apr-Jun | 190 | 24 | 12.6% | 92nd |
| 1993 Jul-Sep | 164 | 6 | 3.7% | 70th |
| 1993 Oct-Nov | 134 | 15 | 11.2% | 95th |
| 1994 Jan-Mar | 95 | 4 | 4.2% | 59th |
| 1994 Apr-Jun | 219 | 37 | 16.9% | 95th |
| 1994 Jul-Sep | 142 | 54 | 38.0% | 99th |
| 1994 Oct-Nov | 51 | 25 | 49.0% | 98th |
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- TheHouse andSenate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole.
- Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
