Rep. Thomas W. Ewing
Former Representative forIllinois’s 15th District
Ewing was the representative forIllinois’s 15th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1991 to 2000.
![Photo of Rep. Thomas W. Ewing [R-IL15, 1991-2000]](/image.pl?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.govtrack.us%2fstatic%2flegislator-photos%2f400581-200px.jpeg&f=jpg&w=240)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Ewing is shown as a purple triangle▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below.Each dot was a member of the House of Representativesin 2000positioned 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, 1995 to Dec. 15, 2000.See fullanalysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Ewing was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.J.Res. 86 (106th): Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Korean War and the service by members of the Armed Forces during such war, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1114 (104th): To authorize minors who are under the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and who are under 18 years of age to …
- H.R. 436 (104th): Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act
Does 3 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
Ewing sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (22%)Foreign Trade and International Finance (14%)Commerce (14%)Agriculture and Food (11%)International Affairs (10%)Law (10%)Economics and Public Finance (10%)Science, Technology, Communications (7%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Ewing recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 5660 (106th): Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000
- H.R. 5498 (106th): To permit landowners to assert otherwise available State law defenses against real …
- H.R. 4764 (106th): To require the United States Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to …
- H.R. 4541 (106th): Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000
- H.R. 4303 (106th): MTBE Elimination Act
- H.R. 4112 (106th): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified …
- H.Con.Res. 256 (106th): Expressing the sense of Congress with regard to the use of reformulated …
Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jul 1991 to Dec 2000, Ewing missed 208 of 5,593 roll call votes, which is 3.7%.This ison par withthe median of 3.0%among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2000.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Jul-Sep | 80 | 1 | 1.2% | 34th |
| 1991 Oct-Nov | 162 | 4 | 2.5% | 53rd |
| 1992 Jan-Mar | 66 | 7 | 10.6% | 86th |
| 1992 Apr-Jun | 185 | 5 | 2.7% | 42nd |
| 1992 Jul-Sep | 196 | 6 | 3.1% | 56th |
| 1992 Oct-Oct | 41 | 2 | 4.9% | 58th |
| 1993 Jan-Mar | 127 | 1 | 0.8% | 26th |
| 1993 Apr-Jun | 190 | 2 | 1.1% | 22nd |
| 1993 Jul-Sep | 164 | 4 | 2.4% | 62nd |
| 1993 Oct-Nov | 134 | 2 | 1.5% | 47th |
| 1994 Jan-Mar | 95 | 12 | 12.6% | 93rd |
| 1994 Apr-Jun | 219 | 2 | 0.9% | 29th |
| 1994 Jul-Sep | 142 | 4 | 2.8% | 52nd |
| 1994 Oct-Nov | 51 | 2 | 3.9% | 70th |
| 1995 Jan-Mar | 279 | 1 | 0.4% | 18th |
| 1995 Apr-Jun | 189 | 3 | 1.6% | 42nd |
| 1995 Jul-Sep | 232 | 5 | 2.2% | 58th |
| 1995 Oct-Dec | 185 | 6 | 3.2% | 69th |
| 1996 Jan-Mar | 110 | 4 | 3.6% | 67th |
| 1996 Apr-Jun | 182 | 7 | 3.8% | 71st |
| 1996 Jul-Sep | 163 | 4 | 2.5% | 57th |
| 1997 Jan-Mar | 71 | 1 | 1.4% | 37th |
| 1997 Apr-Jun | 174 | 2 | 1.1% | 34th |
| 1997 Jul-Sep | 232 | 4 | 1.7% | 47th |
| 1997 Oct-Nov | 163 | 8 | 4.9% | 76th |
| 1998 Jan-Mar | 89 | 4 | 4.5% | 71st |
| 1998 Apr-Jun | 185 | 19 | 10.3% | 93rd |
| 1998 Jul-Sep | 199 | 2 | 1.0% | 33rd |
| 1998 Oct-Dec | 74 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1999 Jan-Mar | 77 | 2 | 2.6% | 54th |
| 1999 Apr-Jun | 184 | 10 | 5.4% | 82nd |
| 1999 Jul-Sep | 204 | 1 | 0.5% | 21st |
| 1999 Oct-Nov | 146 | 9 | 6.2% | 79th |
| 2000 Jan-Mar | 95 | 7 | 7.4% | 75th |
| 2000 Apr-Jun | 277 | 19 | 6.9% | 81st |
| 2000 Jul-Sep | 130 | 32 | 24.6% | 97th |
| 2000 Oct-Dec | 101 | 4 | 4.0% | 31st |
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
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
