Rep. David Stockman
Former Representative forMichigan’s 4th District
Stockman was the representative forMichigan’s 4th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1977 to 1982.
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Stockman is shown as a purple triangle▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below.Each dot was a member of the House of Representativesin 1982positioned 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. 4, 1977 to Dec. 21, 1982.See fullanalysis methodology.
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Stockman sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Labor and Employment (21%)Government Operations and Politics (15%)Environmental Protection (15%)Private Legislation (12%)Finance and Financial Sector (9%)Taxation (9%)Economics and Public Finance (9%)Foreign Trade and International Finance (9%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Stockman recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 8129 (96th): A bill to enhance the economic and military security of the United …
- H.R. 8101 (96th): Hazardous Waste Containment Act of 1980
- H.R. 7476 (96th): A bill for the relief of Caliopi Sue McDaniel.
- H.R. 5413 (96th): Motor Vehicle Regulatory Improvement Act of 1979
- H.R. 4541 (96th): A bill for the relief of Pik Yee Tang.
- H.Con.Res. 737 (95th): A resolution to oppose the implementation and enforcement by the President of …
- H.Con.Res. 738 (95th): A resolution to oppose the implementation and enforcement by the President of …
Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1977 to Dec 1980, Stockman missed 427 of 2,816 roll call votes, which is 15.2%.This ismuch worse thanthe median of 8.6%among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 1980.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Jan-Mar | 100 | 10 | 10.0% | 73rd |
| 1977 Apr-Jun | 273 | 35 | 12.8% | 77th |
| 1977 Jul-Sep | 198 | 21 | 10.6% | 72nd |
| 1977 Oct-Dec | 135 | 25 | 18.5% | 87th |
| 1978 Jan-Mar | 150 | 29 | 19.3% | 89th |
| 1978 Apr-Jun | 300 | 45 | 15.0% | 77th |
| 1978 Jul-Sep | 308 | 25 | 8.1% | 53rd |
| 1978 Oct-Oct | 76 | 20 | 26.3% | 92nd |
| 1979 Jan-Mar | 63 | 14 | 22.2% | 86th |
| 1979 Apr-Jun | 221 | 46 | 20.8% | 89th |
| 1979 Jul-Sep | 198 | 18 | 9.1% | 62nd |
| 1979 Oct-Dec | 190 | 35 | 18.4% | 79th |
| 1980 Jan-Mar | 148 | 32 | 21.6% | 85th |
| 1980 Apr-Jun | 197 | 13 | 6.6% | 40th |
| 1980 Jul-Sep | 192 | 37 | 19.3% | 84th |
| 1980 Oct-Dec | 67 | 22 | 32.8% | 85th |
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
- 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
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
